Gemini Rue

I have to disagree with some of the other "best game ever!" reviews. Yes, the pixel art is nice, and yes, some of the puzzles are clever. There are also some nice twists and turns as the story unfolds. However, I never really got fully immersed in the story. I felt it was lacking something. The occasional plot-hole and "wait...what?" moment didn't help things. I also got stuck on a couple of puzzles: for one, I may have missed a possible action (though I could swear I had tried it before consulting a walkthrough), but for the other, it involved a little pixel-hunting. So yes, not bad at all, and hopefully it'll get you thinking about the nature of identity and memory (though despite the in-game references, Memento it is not). But still, I finished the game feeling a little hollow.

'Gemini Rue' is a point-and-click adventure game that was written and designed by Joshua Nuernburger. In the game, you play as Azriel Odin and Delta-Six. The former is a former assassin and the latter is a prisoner who just had his memory wiped as part of rehabilitation. Azriel and Delta-Six's storylines, although separate, will inevitably converge. For an indie game, in which the art, animation and programming were all done by Nuernburger himself, its overall quality is pretty close to professional. The noir and dystopic future tones of the story are well complimented by the appropriately drawn and animated settings. The puzzles are logical, borderline too easy in parts. The voice acting is also well done, though may be amateurish at times, but is nothing laughable. All in all, these elements are surprisingly good for an indie title. Still, the game's flaws can hard to ignore. For instance, the point-and-click interface is clunky, but serviceable. The graphics can be muddy in some parts, making clickable objects hard to detect. In spite of its flaws, 'Gemini Rue' is an indie title is a gem that, with a bit of polish here and there, could have rivaled the top Sierra adventure games.

This game is great, I really liked the story and the world building is amazing. The puzzles are all logic and the voices are very good. The "action" sequences are simple enough so nobody should avoid playing this game because of that.

I was looking for something to replace my blade runner void and i found it. It's a good game. The conclusion was perfect and surprisingly i didn't see it the twist coming. 10/10 I loved it!

I played this game some 10 years ago. I was litterally blown away by the plot and especially how everything unfolds at the end. When I saw this game on sale on GOG, I thought "why not play it again, just for nostalgia's sake ?". So I gave it a shot. Unfortunately, even 10 years later, the plot was still very clear in my mind. So what I was left with was an awkard point & click. None of the puzzles are illogical (well, maybe one or two of them are) but the gameplay is really brought down by numerous backtrackings and useless gameplay gimmicks (those crates... oh my God...) as well as an interface that is really clumsy. There's some gunplay too. But I found these more annoying than entertaining. So why the four stars ? Basically for three reasons : the astmosphere is really good, if you don't mind heavy pixel art, there is a "Flashback" vibe to the art direction, which always rubs me the right way. And thridly, there is a plot twist that is simply one of the best to be experienced... ... If you don't see it coming (no spoiler). By replaying the game, I noticed how the game really gives heavy hints on what is coming ahead. It didn't strike me 10 years ago, probably because I was a much less expercienced gamer and reader, so the twist was a total surprise. Basically, either you don't see the plot twist coming and you'll have a really great experience, or you will guess in advance that twist and it will be just another of those point & click games, albeit a nice one... In the end, for me, it's a 3/5 if you guess the plot twist and a 5/5 if you don't... So that will be a 4/5 ! Grab it on sale if you can !