As you learn the backgrounds of the various characters it becomes clear that this is an ironic punishment, based on their past, and the city is already littered with the statues of previous inhabitants – who it seems only you can hear whispering to you.
If anyone does commit a sin, for any reason, everyone is then punished the same and instantly turned into golden statues. Once you arrive in the city you discover that it is inhabited by only a few dozen people, who are under the protection of the gods but only if they stick to the ‘Golden Rule’ and do not commit a sin. The story behind The Forgotten City is peculiarly specific (the Roman setting is a replacement for the Dwemer ruins from the original mod) but one of the great achievements of the game is how you barely ever question just how strange the setting and concept is. It soon becomes clear why, as you discover the titular forgotten city and are suddenly thrown back thousands of years in time. Who you are is determined in large part by the answers you give to your equally mysterious rescuer, who asks you to look out for her friend who has disappeared while investigating some nearby ruins. The set-up to The Forgotten City is certainly an unusual one, as you wake after having being found drifting on the river Tiber in Italy.
Combat is only a tiny part of the game, which instead focuses on a time-travelling plot that bares comparison to the likes of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and The Sexy Brutale, while still having few similarities in terms of actual gameplay. The Forgotten City doesn’t easily fit into any genre, but it has elements of visual novels and walking simulators, while being far more dynamic and interactive than either.
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