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Modern Tales: Age of Invention

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

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What works

  • Beautiful artwork and locations
  • Engaging historical-themed story
  • Varied puzzles and hidden object scenes
  • Fast travel map and collectibles
  • Fair achievements and replay options

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Weak or absurd story elements
  • Mediocre voice acting
  • Lack of bonus chapter or extended content
  • Some frustrating puzzle mechanics (no reset)

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the game’s motivation profile. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Modern Tales: Age of Invention: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Idle, Intimacy.

Last update: 25/07/2026