Posted on: September 23, 2023

massivealbatross

Gry: Opinie: 1

Thoroughly enjoyable grotesque adventure

For some reason, when I told my wife that I was busy playing "Bone Totem", her face broke into a smirk. I can't think why. My humiliation is compounded by the fact that after 16 hours enjoying this wonderful puzzle game, and muddling through all sorts of bones and totems, I'm not exactly sure to which bone or totem the titular "Bone Totem" refers. In any case, "Stasis: Bone Totem" is wonderfully atmospheric puzzle adventure game. You control three characters, swapping between them to solve macabre puzzles. The characters are brought to life by eerily realistic portraits and passionate voice acting. You'll take them through a series of grotesque adventures on an abandoned rig as they come to terms with grief and, well, capitalism. While some of the environments are macabre, I can't say the game scared me at all. The nods to the horror movie classics are many, but danger is clearly telegraphed, and there's no real sense of vulnerability here. The writing is also often lacking. On the second screen of the game, ordinary sea water is described as "void-black broth slapping ... as if distressed." It doesn't get better, and the plot somewhat heavy-handed at times. Fortunately, you can skip past the irrelevant text and focus on the more interesting puzzles thanks to the game's excellent ping system, which always gives you the thread to find the next clue in your environment. And the puzzles are satisfying. They hit a just-right sweet spot of difficulty and intrigue without leaps of logic. So, minor gripes aside, I thoroughly enjoyed Stasis: Bone Totem. You'll want to find out what happens to the end. It's a game that's been made with a great deal of care, and I recommend it to non-squeamish people looking for a good puzzle game. + Gorgeous, grim environments + Great mix of puzzles and progression + Voice acting brings the characters to life + Decent length + Just good in a way games often aren't anymore - Questionable writing - Some puzzles too easy

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Posted on: September 28, 2023

gerriti

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Gry: 95 Opinie: 4

Deep story, voice acting, art design

I played the origin Stasis shortly before buying this title. I generally like both titles a lot. Still they differ a bit in style. The horror aspect is lost a bit in Bone Totem due to a three character setup and also a bit due to the interface. In the original Stasis there was no hotspot highlighting at all. Deliberately as the devs said back then to create better immersion. This was sometimes annoying since one can miss interactive hotspots that you need to hunt for to progress in the game. Here in Bone Totem the hotspot highlighting system is finally there, also logically kind of well integrated as a "ping" into the game world that highlights interactive and non-interactive hotspots not only on the currently visible screen but also beyond the corners of the current view. This is actually quite distracting the gameplay and immersion. You no longer have to pixel hunt but I find the approach a bit too distracting. The game turned out surprisingly big for me and I had a long and fun time playing it. Even if it is not feeling as lonesome and frightening as the former Stasis title the story stays interesting and I had fun pushing forward. The characters are really memorable. Even if some aspects of the story are a bit too far fetched or unlogical the overall game adds up and makes you think. It even mirrors some or our real life present, where our society and humanity is or might be going to.

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Posted on: October 14, 2023

crabcrabhathat

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Gry: 506 Opinie: 3

high quality well paced point and click

first point and click I have finished, great atmosphere, voice acting, and reasonable puzzles. if you are looking for a great weekend horror game for October this is well worth your money. also bundling a walkthrough guide with the nice soundtrack is a great play and well worth the cost whether or not you get lost.

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Posted on: October 15, 2023

Spiritacious

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Gry: 23 Opinie: 1

Excellent First Point-and-Click Game

The story is excellent. Lots of convenience for a point-and-click adventure game. I have a few problems with some puzzles, but this is a great play. I tried not to be too tied to the guide, but about halfway through I got so invested in the story I had to blast through the game.

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Posted on: February 21, 2024

Ahmn

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Gry: 278 Opinie: 111

Solid game by solid devs

It feels a lot more polished than previous games in the series. I liked the setting, the characters, their interactions and the gameplay itself, even though a few were very vague and had me consult a guide in order to progress. Main strength is the characters and how they change throughout the game. The characters have very different personalities and they themselves and their relationships change a lot as the story progresses. I found myself inspecting new items with every character as I wanted to read what each of the characters thought about a certain item. There is a lot of hidden storytelling in details like that and especially Moses' comments are very fun to read. The only real weakness is the at times a bit out there story. Without spoiling anything I felt like the story was made up of many separate parts that at times did not blend too well and could have done better as several separate games. It felt a bit more like Beautiful Desolation in that regard. A lot of wild ideas packed into one game. Previous Stasis titles were kind of subtle in comparison and focused on the main ideas and a main story. Difficult to say if its a 4 or 5 out of 5 but I'll give it a 5 because of the characters, their interactions and the great variety. Really solid game despite the story sometimes being a bit too out there.

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