Case Blind: Stolen Route

[quote][b][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_flip]Warning: Asset Flip![/url][/b] "Case Blind: Stolen Route" is one of literally thousands of creatively bankrupt asset flips infesting Steam and lowering the average quality of all video games everywhere.[/quote] This is your typical amateur Unity kitbash, a bunch of ripped off assets from other people assembled incompetently onto a basic first person horror game Unity blueprint. The primary purpose of the game is not, as it might seem, to be a first person horror adventure, instead this seems primarily orientated around the use of Steam Direct to enable someone to tell his imaginary girlfriend that he's a real game developer now. Thanks, Steam Direct, for 19,000+ garbage games being published onto Steam every year. This is one of them. So, "Case Blind: Stolen Route" is partially or completely made up of stock assets, "borrowed" from asset stores and free asset websites. Little, if anything in this game is the creation of the "developer". While there's no up front price for this asset flip, the other problem with asset flips is that when developers aren't capable of doing their job and creating high quality assets, it's also true they can't do any of the rest of the job of a game developer either. That's definitely true for "Case Blind: Stolen Route", and this kind of asset flipping never results in games that have quality or value for PC gamers. The technical execution of this game is shallow and simplistic, just enough to tick the boxes required to get something (anything) published on Steam, rather than investing the huge amount of effort and budget needed to create a fully fledged, comprehensive, high quality product. This feels like a tech demo more than a full game. Now on to pricing and value for gamers. This is "free" enough (not every "free" game in the "free" section is truly free, there's usually some hidden price tag), at least you won't be expected to spend any more money after you download this, but just because something is free doesn't mean it's good, and the cost of a game is more than just financial, your time is valuable too. In terms of public reception, this failed. There's over 130 million unique gamers visiting Steam every month. SteamDB showed the game peaked at [b]only 3 concurrent players[/b]... this is a dismal public reception. This was so bad they couldn't even give it away. Since free games don't contribute to your game collector badge and other profile stuff, is this a worthwhile addition to your Steam library? Nope. This isn't worth downloading. I didn't pay money, but I still feel ripped off.

broken buggy mess (you have to rename the executable just to be able to launch the game through steam + more)

Decent short game. Some glitches. Free to play. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB347rD1JaY

Игра "Case Blind: Stolen Route" — это захватывающее приключение, которое с первых минут погружает в атмосферу тайны и интриги. Разработчики проделали колоссальную работу над сюжетом, сумев создать действительно непредсказуемую историю с неожиданными поворотами. Каждый найденный предмет, каждая диалоговая ветка — всё это кирпичики, из которых складывается общая картина расследования. Геймплей построен на классических элементах point-and-click, но с интересными дополнениями, которые не дают заскучать. Головоломки логичны и хорошо вписаны в контекст, они заставляют мозг работать, но не вызывают фрустрации. Атмосферу прекрасно дополняет музыкальное сопровождение и визуальный стиль, который, хоть и не претендует на фотореализм, обладает своим неповторимым шармом. Особенно хочется отметить проработку персонажей — они живые, со своими мотивами и характерами, что делает взаимодействие с ними более глубоким. "Case Blind: Stolen Route" — это отличный выбор для всех, кто любит детективные истории и качественные квесты.

Game is that bad you can”t even quit

Eşyalar ile etkileşime bazen girebiliyoruz bazen giremiyoruz. Başta simülasyon oyunu gibi başlıyor. Bizi birisi sonradan kaçırıyor anladığım kadarıyla. Sonrasında bir odada uyanıyoruz orada su iç diyor ama etkileşime giremiyoruz nedense. Bize verilen görevleri yapıp yapmadığımıza dair bir işaret oluşmuyor. Geliştirilmesi gerekiyor.