Posted on: April 9, 2016
jeanlie
Владелец игрыИгр: Отзывов: 2
Nice puzzles, disappointing adventure
TL;DR: "a nice game with pleasant logic puzzle and a weak story-line that I will quickly forget". J.U.L.I.A. is a point-and-click, puzzle adventure game set in space. This is a remake of a 2012 game, made possible by a successful crowd-funding campaign - and if you are reading this review, you are probably trying to evaluate whether it is worth your money or not. Here are my two cents! About the graphics: overall good, but not jaw-dropping. The whole game is basically a succession of panels that mix "hand-painted" and 3D rendered objects. The scenes are mostly static, and you won't be able to change the viewpoint. Animations are quite good but they are not very frequent. About the gameplay/puzzles: this is where the game shines the most. Puzzles were diversified and enjoyable. They can all be solved with logic and I would define their difficulty as casual: I was able to finish the game without looking once at a walkthrough. About the story: sadly, that's the weakest point of the game. The plot is non-imaginative and riddled with holes. Most of the characters, including the main character that you incarnate, are idiotic beyond description. Worst: the puzzles rarely make any sense in the context of the story, and I felt like they were just laid there to justify being a point-and-click adventure... In addition the story is very linear, and you will go through cycles of "get this item", then "research a newly available upgrade", to finally "go to the previously locked place using the new upgrade". Rinse and repeat. Overall, my honest rating would be 3.5 stars. I finally settled on 3 stars instead of 4, because at its original price of 20$ this game is clearly overpriced. In fact i even felt a bit robbed getting it with a 50% discount... If you are looking for an interesting story that will make you think, I would suggest the excellent Primordia instead. If you are looking for incredible alien vistas, maybe try The Solus Project!
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