Arctic Eggs

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Arctic Eggs is a game about cooking eggs, set in Antarctica in the distant future of 2091. The Poultry Prepper is caught trying to escape the base, and as punishment is forced to cook food for the local residents. Should the Poultry Prepper satisfy every hungry person on the base, they may yet earn their freedom. As the Poultry Prepper meets various people on the base, they learn a bit about the characters, who comment on what they're thinking about and make requests for food preparation. To receive an audience with The Saint of Six Stomachs, the Poultry Prepper must satisfy 27 NPCs total. The narrative of Arctic Eggs is not really that complex, as the writers were trying to lean the story into a surrealist comedy. While it's hard to pin down a central theme, one might observe commentary on nihilism and an erosion of social norms. These ideas are presented through the dialogue of the NPCs, who frankly seem to only care about eating eggs. Characters will commonly rattle off some absurdist commentary about standing on toilets, or how they've raised some beloved cockroaches to be cooked. While some of these discussions resonated with me—particularly one of the longer dialogues about pandering to an audience—much of it failed to evoke much of a reaction. While I'm willing to give the writers a punchline of a character randomly breaking out into dance once, it quickly loses its impact after the third time across different NPCs as a non-sequitur to end a conversation. I felt like Arctic Eggs was at odds with itself on whether to fully commit to being a comedy game or really lean into its nihilistic setting. The result was that I found it to be neither particularly funny nor a highly thought-provoking experience. However, credit is due where it is due for the music and art direction, which do a good job of setting the tone for the world. There are four areas in Arctic Eggs, each featuring around 8–10 NPCs who request that the Poultry Prepper cook some food for them. While the earliest requests in the game are mostly variations on fried eggs and bacon, requests become increasingly eccentric as people start asking to have their beers, cigarettes, and even bullets cooked. The Poultry Prepper's pan depth is determined by the difficulty of the game, with the hardest mode being a virtually flat surface. The Poultry Prepper has the NPCs' items dropped into the pan at the start of the minigame, and the main goal is to cook the proteins on both sides. While cooking, the pan can be gripped and lightly tilted, or flipped rapidly. As the pan is well-oiled, its contents tend to slide around as if on an ice-like surface. If any food item falls outside the pan, the Poultry Prepper must start the dish from the beginning. Each area tends to have a theme; for example, the bar features several liquids which get added to the pan, whereas the prison features cockroaches and bullets. Several items add a layer of complexity to cooking, such as when bullets explode in the pan or when cockroaches frequently try to run away. I appreciated that the developers found a way to keep this mini-game fairly bespoke between NPCs, with a few featuring unique cooking elements, such as an inverted control system. The gameplay seems designed to frustrate, which I'm patient enough to endure but recognize may be a turnoff for others. Sadly, I don't think I'd recommend Arctic Eggs to others. I didn't feel the writing and other abstract elements of this game came together to supplement what feels like a party game from the Wii era. However, I am still interested in the developers' upcoming title, which I hope will remedy some of Arctic Eggs' shortcomings. After all... sometimes you've gotta break a few eggs.

I really like the aesthetics! The central mechanic was a real joy and the developers kept iterating on it to the very end. Some of the messages in the game really resonated with me. I think my favorite was the metaphor comparing how making art accessible is akin to wind erosion. Yes, you can now reach the mountain that has become a hill, but the journey won't be the same. Also if you are an achievement hunter type you can get everything in under 3 hours. Thank you devs!

Nice, quick game with interesting aesthetics. They somehow made frying eggs a real gameplay task, and it's actually a bit challenging. It's good gameplay. The dialogue is nonsense. It's the main thing I didn't like about this game. t's not good writing when I have no idea what they're talking about, and when there is no connection between any of it. It's word salad. The central theme of frying an egg on Mount Everest doesn't mean anything. It's like one of those motivational posters, where it seems to mean something but it's just a platitude. A game doesn't even have to mean anything, like Kirby or Mario. But an NPC saying that they "wish they invented a toilet that doesn't whisper sweet nothings in your ear" means even less than nothing. It's obfuscating and completely random. It's better to keep it meaningless at that point. For a surreal game with good dialogue, check out The Stanley Parable, Soma, MiSide, or Killer7. At least there's a consistent point to those games, and the dialogue supports that point. I still have to give this a thumbs up. It's unique and weird enough that it's worth your time. And the gameplay is actually good.

Игра оказалась интереснее, чем я ожидал. Основная механика здесь максимально простая. Ты готовишь еду на сковороде, используя довольно обычное управление и физику. На первый взгляд кажется, что этого недостаточно для полноценной игры, но Arctic Eggs довольно хорошо понимает, как использовать эту механику в контексте происходящего. Самое главное, что готовка не существует отдельно от остальной игры. Она постоянно связана с NPC, диалогами и ситуациями, в которые попадает главный герой. Ты не просто жаришь яйца ради самого процесса, а готовишь их конкретным персонажам, которые при этом могут попросить что-нибудь специфическое или просто начать рассказывать какую-нибудь ♥♥♥♥♥. За два часа механика мне не успела надоесть. Думаю, это во многом связано именно с тем, что игра постоянно меняет контекст, в котором ты её используешь. Сложность я оставил на среднем уровне и каких-то серьёзных проблем не испытал. Игра не пыталась меня искусственно дрочить, но и полностью бездумной её назвать нельзя. Физика иногда создаёт ситуации, где приходится немного привыкать к управлению, но это скорее часть фана, чем раздражающий элемент. При этом Arctic Eggs менее однообразна, чем может показаться по описанию. Я много времени проводил именно за разговорами с NPC. Они часто выдают либо смешные диалоги, либо просто какие-то странные и интересные мысли. Некоторые персонажи просят приготовить им еду, и благодаря этому обычная механика постепенно становится частью общего повествования. Разнообразие блюд тоже неплохое. Правда, для Черва мне хотелось чего-то более сложного, чем просто куча яиц. С другой стороны, возможно, именно эта абсурдность и подходит игре. NPC стали одной из лучших частей Arctic Eggs. При этом сам мир не показался мне каким-то особенно привлекательным. Он скорее существует как декорация, внутри которой находятся интересные персонажи. Визуальный стиль мне понравился очень сильно. Я обожаю low-poly графику, особенно когда разработчики не пытаются скрывать её технические ограничения. Arctic Eggs выглядит просто, местами даже примитивно, но именно это и создаёт нужный вайб. Персонажи, окружение и постановка хорошо работают вместе. Игра не выглядит как попытка сделать дорогую AAA-картинку из десяти полигонов. Она просто принимает собственный стиль и использует его нормально. Музыка здесь в основном просто существует. Ничего особо запоминающегося для себя я не выделил. Зато юмор, диалоги и общая подача мне действительно понравились. Arctic Eggs отлично понимает, что она сама по себе довольно бредовая игра. Ей не нужно делать серьёзное лицо и рассказывать игроку, что перед ним величайшее философское произведение о человеческой природе. При этом иногда игра действительно позволяет себе быть глубже в некоторых местах. И самое главное, эти моменты не выглядят натянутыми. Это довольно редкое качество. Многие разработчики пытаются добавить в свою игру "глубокую философию", после чего получается псевдоинтеллектуальная ♥♥♥♥♥ с персонажами, которые разговаривают исключительно для того, чтобы игрок понял, насколько всё это символично. Arctic Eggs этого не делает. Она может пошутить, может рассказать какую-нибудь странную дичь, а потом внезапно выдать интересную мысль. И всё это воспринимается естественно. Я полностью прошёл игру за два часа и это, на мой взгляд, идеальная продолжительность для такого опыта. Игра успевает показать свои основные идеи, не успевает надоесть и заканчивается раньше, чем начинает казаться однообразной. Каких-то серьёзных недостатков за прохождение я не заметил. Возможно, именно потому, что Arctic Eggs достаточно короткая и очень чётко понимает, что она из себя представляет. В итоге Arctic Eggs оставила у меня очень приятное впечатление. Это очень вайбовый и домашний low-poly experience, который строится вокруг довольно абсурдной механики, но умудряется связать её с персонажами, юмором и повествованием. Не великий шедевр и не игра, которая перевернула жанр. Просто хорошо сделанный маленький проект, который знает свои сильные стороны и не пытается казаться чем-то большим. 8/10

Got this because of frying pan and lookin all ps1 nostalgia, pretty much what it was, not bad, but not amazing, I also realise that none of these punks like sunny side up and want their yolk all double fried n that, pfffft get outta here with that nonsense, always have that sun shining when complementing bullets and cockroaches. Was also rewatching hell's kitchen whilst playing, so my pan game was just incredible from the get go, if ya need a fry up, just get on me. Lastly, bit of a strange story, but very much frying pan related! When we were kids back in the day, me and the lads broke into this abandoned house one weekend because we were 'cool' asf clearly, seemed like nobody had lived there since 1930s-40s, we explored further into the house and opened a door to reveal a downstairs bathroom. I still can't wrap my head around why, but the bathtub was full to the brim of pans... like serious pan game, all old and rusted at this point, a lot of frying pans too, no woks or anything like that, just pure boiled and fried eggs, you know what am sayin? Mad times ay, until next time, let's fry, my guy.

Arctic Eggs just OOZES personality, while sometimes it's trying a bit too hard to be weird and quirky. Like I can hear the writer's thought process of "Oooooh guys look, I have a hecking honey jar in my bathroom, isn't that QUIRKY and COOL? Please acknowledge me I'm so lonely", Like chill out dude. Weirdness has to be almost accidental and somewhat purposeful, not just random stuff thrown together in a blender. A "zombie unicorn vampire" isn't a cool idea just because you're combining a bunch of unrelated things. With that said, the game becomes insanely deep and philosophical at points, which hits harder because everything else around it is nonsensical. Kevin Brown (the developer) explicitly said that this contrast was intentional which made me forgive the overt quirkiness a bit. One moment you're frying a cockroach, a bullet, and an egg simultaneously while an NPC talks about interpretive plumbing, and the next this absolute bombshell was dropped out of nowhere, which left me in awe. I'll include the quote in full: "Pandering resembles erosion: grand ideas, like towering mountains, erode into accessible but diminished forms. Initially, these ideas, pure and monumental, become mountains through expression, enabling others to perceive them. Yet, as demands for broader accessibility grow, like relentless rain, they sculpt the peaks into gentler hills, and eventually, valleys and canyons. This erosion, while making the mountains more accessible, strips away the beautifully rigid peaks. At the canyon's base, the view spans wide, offering superficial understanding without deeper engagement. The hiker who navigates the mountain's original, rugged terrain, though seeing less, grasps its true nature far beyond any canyon ♥♥♥♥♥." BOOM. What else is there to say? Who am I to tell The Water Museum what they can or can't do? This is their art and polishing it for my sake would well... turn it from a mountain into a canyon. Speaking of mountains, can you fry an egg on Mount Everest?

i've never thought about using cigarettes and beer as a seasoning for eggs. great game