Posted on: June 28, 2018
Anyia
Possesseur vérifiéJeux: 340 Avis: 3
Remarkably well executed
I picked this game up in one of the sales and promptly forgot about it until recently. And it would have been a terrible deed indeed to have kept this gem forgotten. It might just be my favourite indie game to date! But I get ahead of myself. The game isn't perfect, I did find the following two things annoying: - The dialog options disappear too quickly. On occasion I didn't even finish reading them before they faded. Possibly because I was really tired but had to keep playing because I was so engrossed in the game. - Working the radio on a track-pad is horrible, especially the WAL. Horrible and tedious. Once you realise you can use the scrolling motion it gets a bit better. I still played it through a second time back-to-back despite this though. This game tells a story, or it tells a million stories, it depends on what you take away from it. The real game isn't in the game mechanics, it's in your understanding of the rules of the game universe. Seem cryptic? Good, I wouldn't want to spoil this one for you! While some have complained about the lack of "game elements", that is a strength in my view. It's in many ways more of a choose-your-own-adventure type story. And it's done well. Really well. The atmosphere the game builds is phenomenal, and the creepiness is superb. I wouldn't call it horror, and it doesn't rely on cheap scares. Instead, it builds a mystery, and a sense of urgency. The constant interactions with the NPCs draws you into their world, and their interactions all come across as believable and genuine. The voice acting is again something that's done really well. In the end, what truly wins me over is how exceptionally well they took a concept, and explored the ramifications within it. And whoever dreamed up and approved the "other Alex" minor feature deserves an award. It so eloquently displayed an aspect of the universe that I was honestly stunned when it dawned on me how it worked. 11/10, would have bought at full price.
Trouvez-vous ce commentaire utile ?
