Posted on: August 30, 2022
Unfallen_Satan
Bestätigter BesitzerSpiele: 604 Rezensionen: 78
An engrossing point and click adventure
It's not easy to to make a horror point and click adventure game, but Stasis pulls it off admirably. Instead of relying on jump scares and grotesque imagery, which the game has in moderation, the horror comes more from the fear of unknown and the darkness of man. This is also where the game falls apart a bit toward the end. Once you learn what happened and the depth of depravity of the bad people, much of the horror is gone. You end up with a generic inventory based point and click adventure game with a sparse and mediocre main plot. Before then, Stasis is an engrossing experience. You explore a dilapidated science ship the size of a small city called Groomlake, slowly uncovering not just more of the ship and its horrors but also more of the ship's history, as though going back in time. It's a remarkable bit of world building. You learn about the ship and its history mainly through text logs of crew members. These are surprisingly varied and well written, giving small glimpses of what feel like real people. Occasional set pieces and radio conversations break the pace of reading to make the game feel more dynamic. Environmental story telling rounds out the narrative structure. Although the environment feels interesting overall, some of the details are not fleshed out enough to make sense when examined closely. Overall, though, I was constantly motivated to explore and learn more about Groomlake and its former denizens. Knowing its strength, the game doesn't bog down the exploration with gameplay. The control is minimalist with a contextual cursor and an inventory. Most puzzles are logical inventory puzzles. A few are obtuse due to unexpected interactions with the game world. Nothing that's "What the hell?" I read a guide at a couple spots, and it did not take away from my experience. Stasis is a short game, lasting several hours depending on how fast you read text and solve the puzzles. However, little of that time is wasted. P.S. Double click makes you run.
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