Whispers of a Machine

This game is pretty good on the technical level. All of the mechanics are well thought out and useful, and the puzzles are logical. Even puzzles I failed to get and had to look up were logical in retrospect. However, the game falters a little in character design and storytelling. It's not terrible, but kind of bland. I wasn't invested in the main character at all, hence the decisions at the end completely lacked emotional impact for me. Still, a decent point & click adventure. I recommend giving it a try if you like the genre.

The post AI-pocalyptic setting of a city on a raised platform is original and the twists of the story are gripping. I liked interacting with game characters, even though there were only a few of them available every given story day. Your dialogue choices influence the abilities you will get and add some variability to the story, but it still remains fairly linear and you have to solve puzzles in specific sequence. The puzzles are logical, you always know what needs to be done even if you don't understand how. I recommend to read a guide when you get stuck - some puzzles communicate poorly the mechanics of solving them. Voice acting was good, but the graphics and background drawings were mostly meh.

pros: + different paths and ways to solve puzzles + intriguing world building that makes you want to learn more about the world cons: - the story is a bit anticlimatic... it seems to be building up to something epic but the conclusion is a bit of a letdown - some puzzles are obtuse and hard to figure out on your own... the game could've given more hints

Fun adventure game. Interesting story and intuitive puzzles.

The setting and story were fun, particularly with the nordic slant. Got stuck on three slightly obtuse puzzles that didn't really give sufficient clues, and the fact that some actions/options only become available after doing certain things/talking to certain people. Overall though, a fun experience. One major flaw: even though I saved before the choice/point of no return at the end, the save was overwritten after the choice, so wasn't able to load it to see the other ending ... and no, not going to play through the whole thing again just for that.