Posted on: December 24, 2021

Swissy88

Games: 665 Reviews: 115

Bravo

Is it the best game I ever played? No. Is it the best story I've ever heard? Nah. But it has a great charm to it. It has a good 'moral of the story', which is very apropos for me with my current situations in life. I cared about the characters. I cared about how the story ended up. I don't really care for the puzzles, I'd rather just progress the story without having to figure out things but I powered through it with a guide, about 2 hours playthrough. If you google "distraint mini soundtrack" you should find a link made by Mr. Makkonen on steam with a link to the OST zip. Now, time for Distraint 2.

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Posted on: July 26, 2019

myTheus

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Games: 396 Reviews: 4

A product of love

The story carries this game so well. It has everything I hate, like written dialogue and a lot of back and forth) and yet I loved it, the story is unque and beautifull, but also real well written, there are some jokes, but they never feel out of place, they are understated and feel like Price (the main character) is just trying to relax himself, the pacing of the "cut-scenes" is brilliant, presentation is perfect humurous on the surface but so tense and dark when it matters. The part that undermines this game is the gameplay, I didn't expect this to be Spelunky, but it could be better, there is a lot of back and forth, don't get me wrong, it NEEDS to be there, because otherwise it would be just pressing right button to the finish line, but it is still back and forth and some of the levels are a bit weirdly constructed (which, to be fair, could be on purpose), and leads you to be a bit lost at times. I would recommend it for the story, it's short, cheap, but memorable and it feels like it was made with love.

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Posted on: March 16, 2020

Ger Bib

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Games: 379 Reviews: 190

At First I Didn't Like...

...the character renditions. Then as the game progressed I felt they fit perfectly. You see, when a person gains power, climbs to stardom, or earns riches, some people, not all, start to think they're better than others, forgetting that when it comes to relieving oneself, we all sit on a pot. It may be porcelain, silver, or even gold, but we all take that position of humility in order to make our personal deposit. That's what the humbly drawn characters in Distraint represent to me. Whether the head of a corporation, a servant of that corporation, or even a victim of that corporation, regardless, all three MUST squat. So the character renditions fit perfectly to what Jesse Makkonen is drawing our attention to. Without the illusion that surrounds those who are "successful", we ALL sit on a pot, and one day, we ALL pay the piper. Puzzles are cleverly designed. Clues are provided, but if you hurriedly overlook them, you could spend a great deal of time progressing through the game. A great game that you can sit down and complete in an afternoon! They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so a video must be worth much more! Please check out my 5 minute video... https://youtu.be/Bk3lBEAisqo Thanks for reading this review!

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Posted on: January 25, 2019

JoHnYxBr4vO

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Games: 11 Reviews: 1

Boring

The quests are sometimes impossible to complete and most of the time they doesn't have any sense. It was free so I claimed it but i wouldn't spend my money on this game.

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Posted on: July 5, 2020

marie_curie78

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Games: Reviews: 10

Meh

The story felt forced, the art direction did not match the "horror" element, the puzzles were simplistic and sometimes illogical (e.g. you are asked to *find* a dog, you do find it, then your character refuses to report the finding until you actually *bring* the dog back to the owner). It's hard to relate to a character with such a forced one-dimensional nature, and the messages of compassion and guilt come across as trite.

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