Set in the final days of summer 1992, the player takes on the role of Anne Tarver, a rookie FBI special agent. She is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a missing boy, Lucas Fairfax, in the fictional town of Kingdom, Virginia, paired with Maria Halperin, an experienced but discredited agent. Anne’s supervisor instructs her to secretly monitor Maria for any signs of distrust.
Anne discovers that Lucas had an interest in photography and finds a nearby cave where he may have stayed. After the two narrowly escape a minor cave collapse, they return to the site the next day when Maria is approached by a teenager who takes a locket she wears containing a photo of her mother, Judith Ortega, who had also was an FBI agent. They arrest the teenager and among his belongings include some LSD, of which Anne keeps a small sample for herself. As they continue to investigate, they find some of Lucas’ photos that point to the abandoned observatory in the town, which appears to be a focal point, and are prevented from entering when forces from the local Air Force base arrive to block access, while other people from the town, including Lucas’s father and the mayor arrive. Back at FBI headquarters, Anne investigates Judith and discovers that she had been discredited by the agency for unusual investigative methods, similar to Maria.
While they are getting gas, Maria accidentally drops Anne’s backpack and finds the secret files on her. She heads away, leaving Anne to fend for herself. Anne decides to look for Maria’s locket and then returns to her apartment. With it empty, she enters the lockpicking facility and finds a special room that includes numerous case files from Judith’s time at the agency, revealing that she had investigated Anne’s father, having uncovered a conspiracy within the FBI. Anne finds Maria, returns her locket, and throws away the instructions for tracking Maria. In return, Maria gives her the envelope in which Anne had kept the LSD sample, as Maria had also spied on her.
Main features
Some positive points of Virginia Torrent
- Intriguing and engaging narrative.
- Well-developed and interesting characters.
- Immersive and captivating soundtrack.
- Simple but effective graphics .
- Simple and accessible gameplay.
