Posted on: November 27, 2022

PanzerFranzz

Игр: 1491 Отзывов: 35

story/graphics good, everything else bad

Pros: The story is a recombination of lots of different space sci-fi movies/books themes that comes together in a (sometimes) original way Voice acting is decent Cons: Very limited oppertinues to interact with main character Walking Simulator Puzzle-game kinda like Myst or 7th Guest SLOW camera movement No save game feature: was not clear if my game was being saved or not the whoile time... (it was) Puzzles are either very simple (copy this number from one side of the screen to the other is like 50% of them) or totally uninitiative treasure hunting elements of the UI or for notes can be very frustrating One of those trendy "unclear endings" where the writers are too lazy to even try to make the end / story make any sense. Your choices MAKE ZERO difference to the story, you are just watching it happen no matter what you do Despite the fact that you control the camera as the ship's AI, you have that powered ripped away from you every 10 minutes for some cutscreen that you could easily have watched with your own camera angles and not lost that immersion. some buggy face animations that completely take you out of the game (unacceptable given that you spend a lot of the game staring one person more or less in the fact). Conclusion: I love this genre of space thriller, but even if it is on sale, it just isn't worth the time to beat it. Just not that fun, even if at times interesting and even beautiful. I just don't get the praise for this game, other than people who like the story so much they didnt notice the other flaws OR maybe it is just being hyped-up by all the usual suspects in gaming "journalism" because of the female protagionist. There are a lot of better sci-fi space video games out there that you should play before this one... All 3 of the Mass Rffect Games, Galatic Civilzation 3, Offworld Trading Company, Alien Isolation, Deadspace 1-3, Prey, Rimworld, Star Control 2 remake, Portal 1-2, Half-life (all), Star Wars: KOTOR (all).

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Posted on: December 9, 2020

iSatrix

Владелец игры

Игр: 165 Отзывов: 2

Intriguing story, beautiful aestethic

Observation took me just over 6 hours to complete. I thoroughly enjoyed the realistic aesthetic of the game. The story is very on-the-rails but that was to be expected and I am only stating it for those who may enjoy branching stories. The puzzles are not terribly hard but I did struggle to find the information I needed a couple of times, but it was never bad enough to where I needed a guide. I actually enjoyed this aspect of not having all the information I needed immediately available to me. About bugs; other reviews had me afraid to purchase initially because they seemed to have game breaking bugs. I am very happy to say that I only experienced ONE bug in my play through and it was near the end of the game. There was a hatch that would appear invisible and let me see the planet behind it. This bug was purely visual, however, and would only occur when I was looking at the door from a very specific angle. So I am assuming game-breaking bugs have been addressewd by the time I played. I played a few hours a night between December 6th thru the 9th. If you enjoy sci-fi and outer space then I think you will enjoy this game! It is well worth the play through, especially when you just want to play a quick story.

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Posted on: March 24, 2024

Malix82

Владелец игры

Игр: 582 Отзывов: 3

3-3.5/5, "walking-sim" in space

The concept is great, the controls and ui are seemingly intentionally horrid. Most of the time you're controlling VERY slowly rotating cameras, but when you get some freedom with "orb-mode", it gets bad. The orb has very delayed controls and narrow fov, which at least made me get completely lost and turned around in a single hallway. It gets worse as each "bonk" with a wall distorts the screen and nudges the orb to random direections. Controlling the darn thing is a trial. Flying outside the station trying to find "clamp controls" is a needle & haystack situation. Most of the puzzles are fairly straightforward, but instructions can occasionally be deliberately vague. Most computer systems you interact are designed by misanthropes, these UIs are not meant for humans. No technical issues, apart from the narrow fov at times. Lots of flashing lights, though. Overall I did like it. Bit confusing at times.

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Posted on: May 25, 2020

Remitoid

Владелец игры

Игр: 68 Отзывов: 2

Scifi puzzler

Controlling an AI, you use cameras and drones to solve a variety of puzzles on a modern space station. Most of the puzzles are good, some are a bit vague or require you to look for an item, except you're not exactly sure what to look for. There are some bugs and graphical glitches, but I didn't encounter anything game breaking. The controls could use some work too as they seem to be optimized for a controller. Play it if you're into puzzle games. The plot is good and not too long considering. There's a hint of horror thrown into the mix at times also.

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Posted on: May 27, 2020

DeLounger

Владелец игры

Игр: 327 Отзывов: 2

A Pretty Solid Sci-fi/Horror Game

Having finished Observation in around 10 hours, the main thing I've taken away from it is the atmosphere and forboading sense of the unknown. The unnerving mood and feeling of isolation while roaming around a seemingly abandoned space station is this game's strongest quality. The story itself is a mindbending mystery that is drip fed as players progress through each objective, trying to find out what happened on this space station, while simultaniously trying to keep the station running. All of these positives are then wrapped together with some fantastic voice acting, as the fear and dread is expertly portrayed through not only the denizons of the space station but by the station's A.I., known as SAM. If science fiction and horror indies are your bread and butter, then I couldn't recommend Observation anymore.

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