About
You are a graduate student and you must defeat the ultimate boss monster: your Thesis! Develop relationships with quirky allies and improve your stats by inspecting your surroundings and making difficult choices. Will you explore and alter memories for a chance at a better life? Will you risk looking back?
What is happening now
Looking Back is an indie RPG released for PC in August 2019. Recent coverage primarily discusses Lord of the Rings Online's Rise of Isengard expansion, examining how that 2011 release functioned as a turning point for the long-running MMO. The piece reflects on how the expansion arrived shortly after LOTRO's transition to free-to-play and represented a shift in the game's design philosophy, marking a distinction between its earlier and later eras. The retrospective considers how this period reshaped the game's direction and player experience.
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