David’s 30 Platinum Trophies Before Turning 30
5/30
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: As close to perfection as one can get.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5: Excellence incarnate.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Amazing experience.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5: Good game.
⭐️⭐️⭐️: Fun enough to be worth your time.
⭐️⭐️.5: Missed the mark in a considerable amount of elements.
⭐️⭐️: A trudge towards progress/completion.
⭐️.5: A great deal of regrets playing this.
⭐️: Truly disappointing.
.5: Kudos to anyone with a shred of bother.
The above rating descriptions pertain strictly to the overall rating after taking into consideration the elements below, for which I’ll still employ a five-point rating to get an average afterwards.
Graphics: 4 - Before anything, having played Deliver Us the Moon not too long before this, there will be some “dregs” from that to this due to its similar nature. That said, I think the game’s small size allowed for more attention to world-building. Of course, while not the most sophisticated graphics, the attention to detail is highly appreciated.
Gameplay: 3.5 - Also another walk-and-interact-in-space type of game, it’s a relatively easy puzzler that relies heavily on replaying recordings of the crew you’re sent to investigate (more on that below).
Audio: 4 - Given its also more narrative approach, I think the game did a good job on utilizing sounds (especially the voiceover) as engagingly as can be to keep you hooked to the story (also more on this below).
Replay Value: 1 - It’s very short, though I applaud the ease with which you can backtrack on any stuff you missed. But that’s the thing, though, is you wouldn’t have missed that much to begin with if you decide to do so. Unless, of course, you’ve willingly ignored quite obvious story elements.
Story: 4 - Very short game means very short story, so don’t expect a novel out of it. However, the investigative nature of it worked really well with the replay mechanics of the game, and I particularly liked how you’re essentially a fly-on-the-wall for the most part that really brought each character to life, all while listening to them and making them even more real since you’re relying on their voices 90% of the time (there are stuff to read, too), each having a uniquely colorful personality (pun intended; if you know, you know). Top-notch storytelling via disembodied voices, and again, owing to its size, the game didn’t waste resources telling you its story with the things you can find and interact within that reveals what you need to know.
Overall: 3.3 - Short is its only shortcoming.
5/30
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: As close to perfection as one can get.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5: Excellence incarnate.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Amazing experience.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5: Good game.
⭐️⭐️⭐️: Fun enough to be worth your time.
⭐️⭐️.5: Missed the mark in a considerable amount of elements.
⭐️⭐️: A trudge towards progress/completion.
⭐️.5: A great deal of regrets playing this.
⭐️: Truly disappointing.
.5: Kudos to anyone with a shred of bother.
The above rating descriptions pertain strictly to the overall rating after taking into consideration the elements below, for which I’ll still employ a five-point rating to get an average afterwards.
Graphics: 4 - Before anything, having played Deliver Us the Moon not too long before this, there will be some “dregs” from that to this due to its similar nature. That said, I think the game’s small size allowed for more attention to world-building. Of course, while not the most sophisticated graphics, the attention to detail is highly appreciated.
Gameplay: 3.5 - Also another walk-and-interact-in-space type of game, it’s a relatively easy puzzler that relies heavily on replaying recordings of the crew you’re sent to investigate (more on that below).
Audio: 4 - Given its also more narrative approach, I think the game did a good job on utilizing sounds (especially the voiceover) as engagingly as can be to keep you hooked to the story (also more on this below).
Replay Value: 1 - It’s very short, though I applaud the ease with which you can backtrack on any stuff you missed. But that’s the thing, though, is you wouldn’t have missed that much to begin with if you decide to do so. Unless, of course, you’ve willingly ignored quite obvious story elements.
Story: 4 - Very short game means very short story, so don’t expect a novel out of it. However, the investigative nature of it worked really well with the replay mechanics of the game, and I particularly liked how you’re essentially a fly-on-the-wall for the most part that really brought each character to life, all while listening to them and making them even more real since you’re relying on their voices 90% of the time (there are stuff to read, too), each having a uniquely colorful personality (pun intended; if you know, you know). Top-notch storytelling via disembodied voices, and again, owing to its size, the game didn’t waste resources telling you its story with the things you can find and interact within that reveals what you need to know.
Overall: 3.3 - Short is its only shortcoming.