Posted on: October 25, 2021

DystopianDreamer
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Creepy Atmosphere, Poor Perspective
The game looks gorgeous, and hits the right notes for the mood it's trying to portray. Felt genuinely creepy & eerie. Except for those moments where you fall into a pit even though you were sure you could make that jump. The game has a problem with perspective. It's in 3D space, but has a fixed camera like it's a 2D platformer, and very little in the way of indications of where objects are in relation to other objects, so you'll often find yourself hitting obstacles that you thought you'd clear, or missing jumps you thought you'd make. There was one section where all I had to do was walk in a straight line, and managed to die 3 times because I accidentally stepped too far to one side of the pipe I was walking across, because it's hard to know if you're centered when you only see the side of the object. This makes for poor gameplay, which is a shame, since this game is reliant entirely on gameplay and art direction for it's charm, as story is a very thin veneer. You just need to survive each room and make it to the next, until you find yourself at the end of the game. Your motivations and backstory are left to your imagination. Although, It does manage to maintain its wonderful atmosphere throughout the game, but seeing as I completed the game in under 3 hours, it shouldn't have been in any danger of wearing out its welcome regardless. I also had some problems with the scripting physics in the game. After one cut scene, a monster left the room and knocked over a cage. There was an object I needed to reach, but couldn't. I tried standing on the knocked over cage, and it was still out of reach. After exhausting all options, I restarted from my last checkpoint, and this time, the monster did not knock over the cage, and I could just drag it to the right place and stand on it to reach the object that I couldn't before. This seems like a QA fail. Overall though, I did enjoy the game, but at $25 CAD @ full price, I'd recommend waiting for a sale if you're interested.
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