Erica (video game)

Erica is a FMV-based interactive fiction video game developed by Flavourworks and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 on August 19, 2019.

Erica
Developer(s)Flavourworks
Publisher(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment
Composer(s)Austin Wintory
Platform(s)PlayStation 4
Release
  • NA: August 19, 2019
Genre(s)Interactive fiction thriller
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

The game was compared to Netflix's interactive fiction film Bandersnatch, wherein the player makes choices at critical story junctures to steer which branch of the narrative will unfold.[1] Erica can be played using a companion app on a smartphone using PlayLink, or using the touch pad on a Playstation 4 Controller.[2]

Plot

The game stars Holly Earl as Erica Mason, a young woman grappling with nightmares from her childhood and trying to unravel the truth of her family's occult past. The narrative begins with Erica reliving her father's murder and attempting to identify his killer from these visions. When she receives a severed hand in the mail from a mysterious sender, Erica makes contact with the police and returns temporarily to Delphi House, an asylum with which her parents worked when they were alive. There, she meets people from her father's past, as well as several young women staying at Delphi House, and begins to unravel the mystery behind Delphi House, her father's killing, and a mysterious symbol which appears throughout the game.

Reception

Erica received mixed reviews, and Metacritic attributes it an aggregated score of 69/100 from 40 critic reviews.[3][4][5]

Erica's musical score, composed by Austin Wintory, was nominated for "original composition" awards at the 23rd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards and the 2019 International Film Music Critics Association Awards.

References
  1. "Interactive murder mystery game 'Erica' gets a surprise release". Engadget.
  2. "Erica Review - Movie Night".
  3. "Erica". Metacritic.
  4. Heritage, Stuart (August 23, 2019). "Erica review – interactive story careens down a dramatic cul-de-sac" – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. Marshall, Cass (August 21, 2019). "Erica is a surreal, dreamlike full-motion video game that benefits from friends". Polygon.
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