I am SO conflicted on this game. And my thoughts are a mess. So imma just list some things I liked and some things I didn't... beginning with the latter.
Negative 1) I have never seen a single piece of media where chapter title cards seemed less appropriate. Every single time one popped up, I gasped in annoyance. The name of every chapter is cheesy at best and I think they want to convey a certain... epicness? Which does not fit the tone of the game at all.
Negative 2) I've also never seen a game that made me like it much less in the last five seconds of ingame footage. Seriously, the last five seconds before the ending (of course, with a chapter title card) made my rating at least half a star more negative, I think it kinda clashes with the vibe of everything that came before.
"Negative" 3) Also yea, gameplay-wise it's not terribly inventive, but it works. A little jank here and there, but it's fine.
Positive 1) I reaaally like the enviroment design and effect work in the game. Both are really well done!
Positive 2) I also eally like the German voice work. The voice acting in general is really good.
Positive 3) The second half of the game are wayyy better than the first half. They subverted some expectations and avoided some harmful tropes in the process (sadly not completely, but it's quite good in that aspect).
So yea, SOS is.. fine. It has some interesting ideas. It's kinda fitting that Quantic Dream handled the Directors Cut, as the worst elements of this game are the . This game is the best thing that godawful studio/publisher has associated with their name. Honestly... Quantic Dream did not deserve it.
Negative 1) I have never seen a single piece of media where chapter title cards seemed less appropriate. Every single time one popped up, I gasped in annoyance. The name of every chapter is cheesy at best and I think they want to convey a certain... epicness? Which does not fit the tone of the game at all.
Negative 2) I've also never seen a game that made me like it much less in the last five seconds of ingame footage. Seriously, the last five seconds before the ending (of course, with a chapter title card) made my rating at least half a star more negative, I think it kinda clashes with the vibe of everything that came before.
"Negative" 3) Also yea, gameplay-wise it's not terribly inventive, but it works. A little jank here and there, but it's fine.
Positive 1) I reaaally like the enviroment design and effect work in the game. Both are really well done!
Positive 2) I also eally like the German voice work. The voice acting in general is really good.
Positive 3) The second half of the game are wayyy better than the first half. They subverted some expectations and avoided some harmful tropes in the process (sadly not completely, but it's quite good in that aspect).
So yea, SOS is.. fine. It has some interesting ideas. It's kinda fitting that Quantic Dream handled the Directors Cut, as the worst elements of this game are the . This game is the best thing that godawful studio/publisher has associated with their name. Honestly... Quantic Dream did not deserve it.