INSOMNIA: The Ark

This game is a lot of things, finished isn't one of them. It tries to pull an AA game, while barely making the effort to reach A. The Good : The ambiance and story seem top notch from where I stand, which is 7 hours in. It could have settled with just being a little RPG with retrofuturistic aesthetics, but pushes beyond with a few original world building idea (which I haven't all discovered yet). No quest markers so you have to learn to know where things are and look for them (cool if you're into that Morrowind shit). Not really an open world though. The Bad : Gameplay wise, they left the isometric field halfway through and it shows. The camera and aiming system feel (and are) patched together with duct tape to offer a mediocre experience with no depth whatsoever. Expect minimal service. The inventory is a chore to use with no sorting system. Also, the items stored into the personal locker used to disappear, making the limited inventory space a massive handicap (might have been patched). Useless hunger and thirst system. The Ugly : Bugs galore. Inventory stops working -> quit+relaunch. Death screen doesn't load -> quit+relaunch. Non english-translated bits. The quests locations indications are either imprecise or inexistant, making the player run around in the wrong location for virtually nothing. A lot of unexplained game systems. A Fistful of Dollars : The game is cheap, but I don't recommend paying more than 10$ to get your money worth. There might be something truly great in it along the line. For a Few Dollars More : If you're into that kind of games, and like it janky, get Technomancer. It's as bad, but less frustrating to play. Alternatively if you're into the talky bits, get Disco Elysium, it's amazing. If what you like is to explore shit with some okayish story, and similar aesthetics, go for the Outer Worlds.

This game is awesome. Great visuals that remind me of Do androids dream of electric sheep?, blade runner, Alien and the film Immortal from 2004 to new a few of the influences you can see here. Really just beautiful. Amazing locations, interesting lore, if vague and mysterious. Fun and challenging gun play, some really new unexpected things in this.

I have it on steam, and as far as the forums go, apparently they have ironed out most issues, sadly, many pwople already left, i dont know if there is a way to recover form such a rough launch, but all i can hope is someone realizes the game isnt in such a bad position anymore Story , atomsphere, gameplay loop, its unique design choices and the characters, i think they got right the most important aspects, and if what ive heard is true, then the game is in a good state right now, sadly, i cant play in my current machine with is an inmense downgrade, but is one of the games i hope i can bet back to soon,

There are things in this game that should annoy me but don't, like not having any proper camera freedom. But it works in an ark sort of way. The perspective lets them present the enviroments in a way that make them feel lively. Good characters, good writing, and a unique setting make this world a joy to experience. Style and gameplaywise this game feels like a bit like a mix of the old-school fallout games and bioshock. But emotionally it reminds me of Hollow Knight in that it was a world that was dark yet there was something strangely beautiful about it and i felt really compelled to go explore what it had to offer. I bought this game on sale, but I kind of wish i hadn't. What the dev's have made here is worth every penny imo.

Strong RPG element, great script and interesting battle mechanic. Yet buggy a bit.