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Posted on: October 10, 2015

IcariaNightfall

Games: 54 Reviews: 3

Highly recommend

This is a cyberpunk tale done right: a self-consistent, well-realised world operating under its own logic (no lazy deus ex machina twists, easy outs, or ad hoc contrivances so common to this genre) that doesn't hold the audience's hand and isn't too ponderous or self-impressed. It's dense, intelligent storytelling. If you can fault anything, character motivations are occasionally a tad thin (Regis' 'life begins at conception' shtick is a bit hard to swallow). Soundtrack and VO work are equally as impressive; deluxe edition is worth it just for the MP3/FLAC soundtrack. Adventure game mechanics are mostly bullshit-free. Occasionally, you'll get stuck because the game requires you to use an object in a non-intuitive way (eg. using a physical object in 'the Trance' or being expected to use 'wetware' on a corpse despite not being able to do that to anyone else, living or dead, across the first two thirds of the game). You'll also have to use Google to figure out how to get the game running in full-screen.

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Posted on: November 6, 2016

mina86

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Games: Reviews: 10

Could be better

+ The story is all right, the world created makes some dose of sense. There are some minor flaws with character motivation mostly, but overall not bad. + Voice acting is good, as I’ve came to expect from Wadjet. - Some puzzles make little sense or introduce one-time mechanics. Others are almost too simple. - Graphics, *sighs*, more than in any other Wadjet’s games, ‘retro’ look bothered me. It used to be cute, but I wished they moved a little with the times. In particular, getting text, ‘talking heads’ and backgrounds in higher resolution would improve the game. - One of the endings made no sense. PS. If you’re wondering about the screen shot with a girl on the tree, it’s not in the game. It’s an image from an alpha version and the story line has been removed.

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Posted on: March 10, 2016

Pegbiter

Games: Reviews: 4

Downright marvelous

I instantly fell in love with the detailed science fiction world of Technobabylon. The progressive plot revealed just enough in each chapter to keep me guessing almost all the way to the closing credits. All endings I found were equally satisfying, though perhaps not as gratifying as progressing before all the pieces were there. The story is quite complex, but coherent and rewarding if one pays attention. I am also impressed by the gorgeous backgrounds and captivating soundtrack. The puzzles are so well balanced that I never got really stuck even though I felt fairly challenged most of the time. In short, this is exactly the kind of game I always hope to find when trying a new title. Please create the sequel hinted at on the commentary track!

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Posted on: March 20, 2016

knickwall

Verified owner

Games: 119 Reviews: 1

Great atmosphere

Technobabylon is the first adventure I ever completed. I am not much of an adventure gamer, but I bought this game on a whim as I was looking for good cyberpunk-themed entertainment. I wasn't disappointed! Bearing in mind that I might be considered a beginner in the adventure genre, I found that many of the puzzles could be challenging, but never to an unfair or illogical extent. What I loved most about the game is the fact that it tells the story through a number of different characters, creating a great effect when you realise how their different plots are inter-twined. The atmosphere is dense and immersive, and the music certainly adds a lot to that. While this game deals with some fairly dark issues (it is set, after all, in a dystopian future), it manages to strike a good balance between these themes and some lighter tones. On a more technical note, I did not encounter any bugs during the 12 or so hours I played this game, except for the ones mentioned in other reviews (such as the crashing when you press ALT-TAB). All in all, though, this game was a very smooth and entertaining experience and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in cyberpunk, science-fiction and adventures.

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Posted on: January 3, 2021

Foritus

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Games: 840 Reviews: 1

One of my favourite games

I'm not a point and click die-hard, so I didn't go into this with any expectations around what it "should" be like. I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of the characters and the quality of the writing, there are some really neat ideas embedded into the universe (my favourite one being people infecting themselves with cosmetic diseases that are easily curable as a kind of degenerate future recreation). I see some reviewers mentioning an "SJW agenda", I think they might just be sweaty idiots who don't like that this game has some LGBT characters in it who are just living their lives.

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