CAYNE

I play a lot of adventure games, and I couldn't even get out of the first room. Just had no idea what to do, and no idea how to figure out what to do. Uninstalled.

I enjoyed it.

This game reminded me very much of Planescape: Torment, so I was excited to give it a shot. And I’d love to tell you how my experience went. Except I couldn’t get out of the first room. You’re strapped to a bed, waiting for a machine to rip a baby out of you. I clicked everywhere to escape. I even picked up a scalpel. I waited for the robot thing to walk near me and click on it with the scalpel in hand. Nothing. Nothing was happening. I don’t know how long this went on for, but eventually I died. Tried again. Same thing. Now, I never been one for puzzle games, so maybe there was something I was missing, despite clicking on everything. Maybe there was a certain order I was supposed to go in. Don’t know. There’s no hint what to do, other than escape the bed. Maybe it had something to do with timing? Again, no idea. But dying twice in the same spot didn’t endear this game to me.

My own personal opinions on this game is....well....that this is an important game. The situation is backward, the puzzles dont make sense, the attendant in the first room is breathing some sort of poison (I'm guessing) that is somehow keeping him alive. The patient's consent has been ignored, completely. Everything is obtuse, opaque, and hidden. Things dont make sense here. They're based on ideas that dont work. But, the software itself is INCREDIBLY on point. When I saved my game (because I'm not used to the backwards puzzle logic yet) the program told me: EXACTLY. WHERE. THE. SAVE. GAME. FILE. WAS. BEING. SAVED. Fucking thank you.

Sorry, I don't really go for abortion-based horror, cockney profanity and unsolvable puzzles. Bye!