Masterful narrative/exploration game oozing with atmosphere, but probably not for everyone.
Game is mostly focused on linear story which is very well written, thoughtful and immersive, both in terms of character/events and environment of the planet with all it's little details. Little choice you have is mainly relegated to exploration. In terms of gameplay, it is very minimalistic, you basically move on graph of nodes and scan, occasional other activities require max 2-3 mouse clicks. There are few places where you are time/resource pressured, but margin for error is large so it should not pose any challenge. Graphics while very limited do amazing job of environmental story telling and creating atmosphere with simple shapes and colors. Music is phenomenal, greatly adds to the mood of the game.
The only negative I could find is that movement is bit clunky, requiring more clicks then it should.
In the end all elements of the game fit together very well and create something memorable and unique, well worth the time, as long as you can put up with the simplistic and slow gameplay.
Game is mostly focused on linear story which is very well written, thoughtful and immersive, both in terms of character/events and environment of the planet with all it's little details. Little choice you have is mainly relegated to exploration. In terms of gameplay, it is very minimalistic, you basically move on graph of nodes and scan, occasional other activities require max 2-3 mouse clicks. There are few places where you are time/resource pressured, but margin for error is large so it should not pose any challenge. Graphics while very limited do amazing job of environmental story telling and creating atmosphere with simple shapes and colors. Music is phenomenal, greatly adds to the mood of the game.
The only negative I could find is that movement is bit clunky, requiring more clicks then it should.
In the end all elements of the game fit together very well and create something memorable and unique, well worth the time, as long as you can put up with the simplistic and slow gameplay.