I liked the aesthetic of this game. The art design was really neat. I also really liked Trevor, even though he's voiced by my mortal enemy. I enjoyed the ending of the game the most, especially the Live Chat, I thought that was a good bit.
NOW FOR ALL ITS FUCKING PROBLEMS.
- There are way too many cutscenes. They interrupt you every 5-10 minutes, and the audio is too loud in some of them.
- There are lots of bugs. I was tackled and arrested mid air by an Interceptor.
- The first person sections are not fun.
- The puzzles are all tedious and feel like padding instead of being fun and giving you a sense of accomplishment.
- There is too much world building for such a simple concept. It's The Truman Show made by Walt Disney, but they insist on reminding you every chance they get.
- They over explain every concept in the world except the most ridiculous ones, like oh yeah tell me about the live streaming app, but don’t explain how the cameras work or the dome itself. YES GAME I'M SO STUPID THAT YOU NEED TO SPEND 5 MINUTES EXPLAINING A LIVE STREAMING APP.
- All the characters are kinda shit (Except Trevor)
- This game refuses to let you miss any reference it makes, like your boss at the start of the game is ‘Lumbergh’ from “Office Space.” I was like oh that's funny and then 5 minutes later someone is like “OH YA LIKE FROM OFFICE SPACE.”
- My game crashed twice, which was fine because the checkpoint system is decent but like look at it come on.
- The game recommends you use a controller. They lied to me. Do not use one.
- At the end you should’ve been able to choose whether you stay or leave. Would be in line with Trevor gaining autonomy and agency but it would kinda ruin the game. Still sucks though
One last thing. During the Viso-o-rama section (which is like a dream sequence) they tell you to break your routine. In front of you is a card reader that opens the gate from your job at the beginning of the game. You use it like 3 times in the opening so I thought “oh I’ll walk past it, that makes sense.” But nothing happened, I had to punch in to progress. This is the way the game handles everything. Don’t think, just drool and hit the buttons you ape.
Although I jumped up and cheered when Trevor said “LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE.” That ruled.
NOW FOR ALL ITS FUCKING PROBLEMS.
- There are way too many cutscenes. They interrupt you every 5-10 minutes, and the audio is too loud in some of them.
- There are lots of bugs. I was tackled and arrested mid air by an Interceptor.
- The first person sections are not fun.
- The puzzles are all tedious and feel like padding instead of being fun and giving you a sense of accomplishment.
- There is too much world building for such a simple concept. It's The Truman Show made by Walt Disney, but they insist on reminding you every chance they get.
- They over explain every concept in the world except the most ridiculous ones, like oh yeah tell me about the live streaming app, but don’t explain how the cameras work or the dome itself. YES GAME I'M SO STUPID THAT YOU NEED TO SPEND 5 MINUTES EXPLAINING A LIVE STREAMING APP.
- All the characters are kinda shit (Except Trevor)
- This game refuses to let you miss any reference it makes, like your boss at the start of the game is ‘Lumbergh’ from “Office Space.” I was like oh that's funny and then 5 minutes later someone is like “OH YA LIKE FROM OFFICE SPACE.”
- My game crashed twice, which was fine because the checkpoint system is decent but like look at it come on.
- The game recommends you use a controller. They lied to me. Do not use one.
- At the end you should’ve been able to choose whether you stay or leave. Would be in line with Trevor gaining autonomy and agency but it would kinda ruin the game. Still sucks though
One last thing. During the Viso-o-rama section (which is like a dream sequence) they tell you to break your routine. In front of you is a card reader that opens the gate from your job at the beginning of the game. You use it like 3 times in the opening so I thought “oh I’ll walk past it, that makes sense.” But nothing happened, I had to punch in to progress. This is the way the game handles everything. Don’t think, just drool and hit the buttons you ape.
Although I jumped up and cheered when Trevor said “LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE.” That ruled.