Bottle (2016)

I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand I desperately needed to ensure I could continue providing. Upon learning the severity of the self-inflicted damage, I became almost suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man, with no history of depression or anxiety. I had never experienced anger outbursts, nor was I the type to break down and cry, but I was in a tough situation that truly prevented me from seeing the light on the other side. With nothing better to do, I looked for a game I could play WITH ONE HAND while recovering. Somehow, I stumbled upon this game and read some of the comments. I decided it was worth a try... I must admit I didn't beat the game, nor did I play as much as some of you. In fact, I may have played this game for only a day or two. That being said, after doing so, I had a new joy and hope for life. I managed to leave behind the pain and suffering that had been thrust upon me. I could experience the joy and happiness of other people. I relaxed for 5 ♥♥♥♥ minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay. After realizing this, I turned off the game and went back to work. My hand hurt a lot, but I was motivated. I stopped feeling so sorry for myself and became the father I needed to be at that moment, not the weak boy I was behaving like. Today, I am close friends with the mother of my children. We don't fight, argue, or say hurtful things to each other. We are parents and friends. Now I have 3 children. My third child is, wait, ALSO 4 YEARS OLD. The woman I am with was going through a very similar situation at the time of my separation, and we just unexpectedly stumbled into each other's lives. We have been dating for a year and are very happy together. Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today. This silly little game helped me realize that. Thank you.

It’s ok for the price and some of the early work of the developer. It’s not very optimized but did run at 30fps and its tweaks in settings on the Steam deck. I would not directly recommend it but if you like Walking Simulators you can give it a try.

A peaceful winter walk while recollecting a short emotional story. well done. would also recommend the remake of bottle which keeps the core message of the game, but expands on dialogue & graphics

[b]Bottle[/b] is, like a lot of the games by this developer, primarily a means to take screenshots and experience a generally calm journey for a short while. Since it is currently $0.99 full price, and less on sale or part of a bundle, really the only investment here is your time. For me, that was a little over an hour to go through the game twice and collect all the achievements. Don't expect a particularly deep story or much else to do. If you enjoy long walks in the winter and taking photos, then you can certainly get something out of this one.

Utter garbage

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Empfehlenswert: Nein (persönliche Wertung: 2/10) Errungenschaften: Ja Positiv: - Schöne Umgebung - Leichte 100% Negativ: - Story irrelevant - Statische Tiere - Noir-Modus sinnlos Fazit: Bottle ist ein kurzes Spiel des Genres Walking-Simulator. Wir steuern einen Trinker, der von A nach B läuft. Ich habe eine herzzerreißende Story mit Tiefgang erwartet, wurde aber komplett enttäuscht. Die einzigen Interaktionen mit Text geschehen durch Zettel, die im Grunde keine Story erzählen. Auf diesen Zetteln steht so etwas wie: "Achte darauf wohin der Hirsch schaut!" Völliger Schwachsinn! Solche Tiere würden im Normalfall wegrennen und nirgendwo hinschauen. In diesem Spiel sind sie jedoch statisch und blicken in zwei Richtungen. Nebenbei kann man noch Glühwürmchen finden, die einen für kurze Zeit schneller machen... Mehr hat das Spiel auch nicht zu bieten! Obwohl... Es gibt ja noch den Noir-Modus. Welcher über das Spiel nur einen Schwarz-Weiß-Filter legt und ein alternatives Ende einer nicht-existierenden Story hat. Ich habe wirklich mehr von dem Titel erwartet. Wenigsten waren die 100% einfach zu erreichen. Nicht Empfehlenswert!!!!