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Posted on: July 2, 2020
aserlanger
Verified ownerGames: 159 Reviews: 1
So-So - and run control doesnt work
Started out ok although the game slows down inexplicably to the point where I thought it was my computer -but no. Got to the first point in the game where you have to "run" but the run key does not work no mater what you switch it to (and this is another point where the game slows way down). Meh at best and unfinishable at present.
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Posted on: June 4, 2023
DNMR2K5
Verified ownerGames: 1223 Reviews: 16
A game stopping bug, -2 stars
I don't know what to tell you about the story, seeing as I'll never finish it, and I'm not about to restart the game again for the second time just for a "chance" that the bug won't start... But the voicework, story from what I can scrape together from the very short time I played was going along nicely. The graphics are well done, and the overall sound design was on par with most great AA titles, it's just a shame that I won't even get to finish it either as it's a rare bug that won't trigger an event causing me to live out my days forever in a locked room! 3 stars because I was really getting into the game, and -2 stars for a rare bug that won't trigger an event, thereby stopping all progress, thank **** for GoG's refund policy!
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Posted on: March 8, 2024
Mjauv
Verified ownerGames: 1030 Reviews: 74
Banality of unwell
I finished a playthrough of The Shattering yesterday - it doesn't take more than a few hours in total and to the developers credit, those few hours were completely void of any bugs and the game itself ran fine on my rig besides some odd stuttering. Gameplay-wise, The Shattering is a walking sim with some light puzzle mechanics and the occasional escape sequence where you play as John, a man who is aided by a therapist in experiencing traumatizing memories. In short: The Shattering is a story about mental illness and the devs manages to check just about every cliché imaginable (SPOILERS INCOMING). An entire chapter is dedicated to Johns shitty childhood with depictions of bullying and abuse from both peers and adults but it's completely void of emotional impact. Partly because of the total absense of subtlety and partly because of how predictable it all is. Oh, so the guy who got tormented for no apparent reason, hallucinates and has a substance abuse ALSO turns out to have an imaginery wife? How poignant. By the end of the game I felt nothing but indiffenrence to Johns sob story. Yeah, his life sucks, we get it. If you want a game that makes you reach for a handkerchief, there are plenty of better ones to choose from on GOG.
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