Inner Chains

one star for the many crashes at the start of the game and the second star for the game-breaking-bugs in many situations that obstruct the advancement in the story. nice graphics, cool audio atmosphere but.. not enough technical polish.

It looks cool but movement is painfully slow and combat is so dull it makes me wonder if it wasn't added as an afterthought late in the game's development.

You're probably going to be really excited by the first 15 minutes. It's all downhill from there. The art direction stays strong, but the mechanics drag it down and enemies get repetitive. The small arsenal also means puzzles and movement feel repetitive too.

Inner Chain is actually pretty good game. There are few issues with it such as frame drops when closing to particles (fire), weapon being removed when respawning on last check point (in the beggining levels), optimisation would be helpful in general to shorten loading time and few minor ones... However gameplay is good! iInteresting environment, creepy atmosphere and general concept is really good. I would not call it FPS though, not classic FPS though but I'd classify this as horror / atmospheric game. To devs: removing bugs such as frame drops or loading time would be highly appreciated. Also some text explaining notes would be great although notes in journal are pretty self explanatory. Also some extra narrator would be great for the game, adding extra value but I guess it's too late for that. Summarizing it I may be subjective - game however is good and worth playing.

This game is 50% about atmosphere and art style, 25% stealth and traps and 25% about shooting things. Also, it is not very difficult and there are no difficulty levels to select from. If you know this and you are still thinking about it, then I think you should buy it! You don’t see something like this every day! I love the art style and I really enjoyed this game, but this is not the only reason I am giving it 5 stars. Personally, I would have preferred a classic shooter but I cannot rate a game on that and I have to admit it does what it wants to do really well. It is a bit short but if you don’t play it like a normal shooter it is ok and if you take your time and enjoy the stunning environment I think it is actually quite long considering the price tag. There is not much story compared to a modern shooter like Doom or Wolfenstein and it is not as polished as a AAA-Game but there is more story than in the classic doom or quake games I still loved so much for example and it never claimed to be a AAA-game and doesn’t charge you for one. Considering that it is a 20€ game I am giving 5 stars without remorse. It was released a little unfinished which is a main reason for a good deal of the bad reviews you will find, especially on steam. But this shouldn’t concern people thinking about buying now because most issues have been fixed.