This is the best game wich i`ve played in 2024. Recomended on all 100%. I hope that developers will not stop and in future create more such quality and interesting games. Thank you STARWARD INDUSTRIES for The Invincible and Ukrainiane language. Wish you good lack on your way.
The game dose rather rough trade of from more wide open world to very narrow path, maybe few side areas to explore if you realy want to but thing to change much of the play. Into very focused atmosphere centric play.
I recognize that was nescessary to retain the style and the intended emotional effect but do feel like an elehant in dog sized enclosure sometimes - always pushed and prodded rather than naturaly wanting to go places.
Still to its credit the trade off dose make atmosphere very heavy and that is intended. Sometimes harphing on it too much in dialogue but i guess some people need things explicit.
Graphicaly it looks its age (barely year old at time of this review) nothing too extravagant but very solid adherence to a retrofuturism with rather original style is amazing breath fo fresh air, but acousticaly i think the devs nailed it - the sounds and music chosen plays perfectly - pulling my mind nigh on unnoticed into dark paces and wierd spaces.
Very cautious recommandation - i understand that most peopel woudl not want to play restrictive walking somulator but i personaly was won by its artfullness (again very me thing so can not give more than 3/5).
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Exceptionaly restrictive play areas, to a point of it being distracting
feeling of immersion can be easily broken by linearity
I'm not a fan of narrative games, but this one kept me going: the landscapes are gorgeous, the voice acting is competent, the 1950s sci-fi setting is original, and the story development kept me engaged.
I remember reading The Invincible as a kid. Now it was possible to walk around the world that not only resembles the one from the book but also expands it with so much details and explanations. I liked the slow pace of the game, no violence, lots of useful life hacks, and brutal truth of space exploration. This keeps reminding us we really have a perfect conditions here on Earth to live as a human species, that we don't fully realize and appreciate. This also brings back the question - how Stanisław LEM was able to invent all of this over 60 years ago?? BIG THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO GAME!! :-)
don't listen to naysayers saying it's a walking simulator and play this. great story built of of the foundation of Lem's novel, wonderful atmosphere and art direction provide fullfiling experience for sf and space geeks. I recon Lem would be happy to see (or maybe even play :)) The Invincible.