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Posted on: March 21, 2016

Ekhord

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Games: 76 Reviews: 3

Loved it. A lot.

Be warned : there are no "newmechanics/hype/game+++" in this game, just a good story with well writen characters, and beautiful art. It's a bit passive, but relaxing at the same time, and captivating. So if you're in the mood, that's cool (sometimes, frame rate slow down, maybe a patch could fix it). Until now, one of my best game 2016, though I can understand critics. It's a choice of heart in fact, despite the imperfections, because I think that a few games set a mood like that.

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Posted on: March 19, 2016

rwaylor

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Games: 1826 Reviews: 2

Ug....why did I think I would like this

Read & watched many reviews which made it sound like something interesting. The mysterious island, cool radio feature (that does not get in the way but I felt added to the overall environment), wondering how the story and event in the past would be told and somehow fit into my exploration, and adventure. What did I get? Way too much teen drama combined with two features I could not look past. The first is how you respond or interact in conversation. The game gives almost no time for you to think about which choice you would want to pick and similar to Mass Effect (2-3) I found choices I picked did not come close to what I wanted to say. If you are trying to 'explore' or actually do anything other then focus on the seemingly pointless banter that goes on endlessly you will miss your chance to respond. Second issue I have with the game is a feeling of having no control or freedom. If you decide you do not want to take part in the shallow 'discussions' taking place and want to explore forget it. The game controls your options and limits the adventure which may work if that is your style of play but I wanted to wander off and discover on my own. A 'press' review stated this was -a mix of Freaks and Geeks and the best teen films of the 80s. This was something that got me interested in the game (I really like F&G and 80s movies) . I have no idea what part of the game fits that description. Maybe the end (which I didn't make it to)? Just my opinion of course. Someone looking for this type of game will probably find it's good. But for me it represents my first real mistake-buy on GOG. Still love GOG and this was completely my fault, I should have watched a play through. 2 stars for it working with multiple monitors, the radio feature, and Alex being a cool character. Minus remaining stars for excessive 'teen drama' and allowing that to interfere so badly with what sounds like a good story . Sorry GOG for the negative review. :-(

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Posted on: March 23, 2016

medallish

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Games: 318 Reviews: 14

Good story, Gameplay, what gameplay?

I do like this game, it was interesting, it told a pretty original story, and I was genuinely interested in seeing what happened next, and considered a second playthrough just to try out some of the other dialog options, but when it comes to gameplay, well you just wander, select the dialog option(or fail to do so because they will fade quickly as you're trying to decide, not necessarily a bad thing of course), the closest you get to gameplay is the radio gimmick which I don't see ageing well, but if all you really want is the story, and the option to select good dialog options(I thought they were pretty diverse atleast) Then you'll probably really like this game, if you like being challenged then you'll probably really dislike the game, I give it 4 stars although personally to me it's more a 3 star game, but I find it's voice acting and story and characters are interesting and since that the characters and story is basically the only content I have to admit it does it really well.

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Posted on: October 24, 2016

ab83

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Games: 66 Reviews: 1

nice short experience that is very long

I wish I could give more stars for this game. The voice acting, music, art and story are excellent. On the other hand, all the long slow walks back and forth on the island impacts a lot negatively on the game. It literally just wiped out any desire to complete the letters and anomalies and repeat the story to see different outcomes.

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Posted on: May 1, 2017

MarkoH01

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Games: 1485 Reviews: 65

Like 80s Teen Mystery? This is for you!

I just finished my second playthrough of this game and I am still amazed. I am amazed how this game was actually able to give me the feeling like I was part in one of those teen mystery movies of the 80s. The dialogues are great, the characters fleshed out, the story has surprising, funny, dramatic and sad moments in it. This game simply is an experience for everybody who likes ghost storys, mysterys or teen drama. This is an absolutely amazing piece of entertainment and I won't tell any more because part of the fun is experiencing the story without knowing much about it. Unfortunately though the game also has some fundamental flaws: 1) There is absolutely no possibility to rebind keys. You will however be able to control characters using keys from one of those sets W,A,S,D, Space(Action), Shift(Radio), Ctrl(Map) Arrowkeys, Enter(Action), Rightmouse(Radio), Middlemouse(Map) 2) There are in general no puzzles in the game - it's more of a choice based interactive story in which some choices do matter more than others. Gameplay is comparable to the newer Telltale Games but without the QTE sequences. 3) You only have a limited time to chose what you want to say. Unfortunately the timer is already running while the other characters are still talking to you so it happens quite often that you have to interrupt the other characters (and the great voice overs). Quick reading is essential so that the timer has not run out before you decided. This game is 80% dialogue so this is a big minus! I have no problem with a bit time pressure but you should not be forced to answer before the question is even asked. 4) English only - and not everything subtitled. No other languages than English are supported and some things (radio stations) are still missing subtitles. If you don't mind the flaws and are interested in this kind of game I still highly recommend it.

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