Review: Tron: Identity
My introduction to Tron was actually through Monolith Production’s 2003 FPS, Tron 2.0. It was a great game and an unfortunate way to dive in. I later watched Tron and was disappointed that Tron 2.0’s nuanced and deep interpretation of the inner world of computers wasn’t informed by the storytelling from the 1982 film.
That’s not to say Tron isn’t worthwhile. It’s an imaginative setting that feels like an archaic interpretation of what computers would eventually be. Tron: Identity is an unassuming approach to that universe. It’s a visual novel and decidedly a small project made out of love for the property. Playing it, you can almost sense the excitement Bithell Games had for developing the title, and that goes a long way in making Tron: Identity a worthwhile title.
Tron: Identity (PC [reviewed], Switch) Developer: Bithell Games Publisher: Bithell Games Release: April 11, 2023 MSRP: $14.99
Taking place in an initially undefined part of the Tron timeline, Tron: Identity puts you in the role of Query, a Disciple of Tron who works without allegiance. Essentially, a private eye. At a place called “The Repository,” someone has blown open a vault and, it’s assumed, made off with something important. No one is quite sure what, and no one really knows why. That’s for you to find out.
Familiarity with the Tron mythos isn’t firmly required, but you’ll be diving in at the deep end without it. The Grid has been left on its own for so long, that the idea of a User has fallen to legend. Some people still believe firmly in these godly figures, while others believe only in programs. You’ll be hit with references of ENCOM, Flynn, and TRON, but the programs you meet along the way are new characters and they don’t have any definitive
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