The world ended on the day the bombs fell. Since then, it’s always been like this: disease, hunger, death. The ruling Aristocrats — a faceless oligarchy that controls all resources — have unchallenged authority. There’s never enough food, water, or vaccine to go around. The rich receive regular dose...
The world ended on the day the bombs fell. Since then, it’s always been like this: disease, hunger, death. The ruling Aristocrats — a faceless oligarchy that controls all resources — have unchallenged authority. There’s never enough food, water, or vaccine to go around. The rich receive regular doses of vaccinations in exchange for their unconditional government support. The poor live in fear, superstition, and squalor until they die.
Amy Wellard, a young woman reluctantly working for the government to qualify for the vaccine lottery, believes there’s a cure — and she’s going to find it. Even if it costs her her life.
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Behind-the-scenes commentary mode
Explore a lush, post-apocalyptic world
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I loved absolutely everything about this game: the plot is good and solid, the game world is atmospheric and the voice-acting is stunning. And what's more important is that there's real cinematic drama in the game. You don't usually see this in point-and-click games.
This game is not to bad. I had the time to binge play it so it was not to long but some of the puzzles stumped me for a time. There is a mix of dead easy puzzles 'click the ravens and move on' to hard (for me) 'look all over the place to see the spot you need to shoot'.
There are 3 endings. You can load the auto save to see all 3. All in all it's not to bad.
If you like Wadjet Eye point-and-click quests, this is definitely the game for you.
It is rather short - I have finished it mostly in one day, - and very dinamic. The plot hooks you in and won't let go till the end of the game. Also, unlike many p&c quests, this has absolutely none dumb or below the belt jokes. The storyline is serious and dramatic, and the world around is very dark. Be ready for that.
Mostly the story is linear, though you do get to make a couple of choices on the way. However, I don't feel like a big tree of choices is imperative to a game like that, and also mostly main character chooses as I would have wanted her to, so - no problem with me.
The concept team for the game has done a brilliant job. The picture is very atmospheric with a lot of details, and the pixel hunting process has a lot of in-game logic in it. Also the music! Really loved it.
So if you love point-and-click quests and dramatic stories, and a certain flair of "the post-apocalyptic world is an awful place to be in" doesn't scare you - I definitely recomend Shardlight to you.
It's retro and has a feel similar to Fallout.
p.s Does anyone know wwhy this game is advertised twice?: https://www.gog.com/game/shardlight_special_edition
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