SOMA

Wooed by the fawning reviews, I dipped my toe into a genre that I usually don't touch. It's a beautiful game, and the storyline is a little intriguing, but I never reached the end. I was too bored in some parts and too frustrated in others. Without combat, other challenges are created for us. But when I've done everything I need to do and I just want the train to move, and it won't move, things start to go sour. The story wasn't enough to sink my teeth into, and the underwater sequences drag on. And then the story started to drag, and that's when it went downhill. Without an interesting narrative to push me forward, or interesting puzzles, or interesting interactions… you get the idea. Ultimately, I was disappointed by this game. I kept meaning to go back to it and push until the end, but I never looked forward to it. I guess that's what defines any book or game: are you looking forward to going back to it, or is it a chore just to say, "I reached the end"?

This game gets two stars for gameplay alone. Otherwise, the story is a string of tired cliches that left me disappointed. The final straw was the allusion of choice towards the end (no spoilers). A fairly major decision plays out regardless of the choice. A huge missed opportunity. Overall I found the game rather boring not excelling in any area -- again, except gameplay.

Game starts of pretty entertaining with some nice puzzles, but when you get to the part were you are wandering around dark (really dark) corridors while trying to avoid these giant walking turds, it's then the game goes to pot. I gave up at this point due to eye-strain through trying to see in the dark and pure boredom. Nice attempt at a horror game that was nearly there at the start of the game but unfortunately flops massively after a few hours of play. Buy in sale only.

Ev0ke5 f33ls.

The story is so fucking awesome. But the gameplay are sucks.