Chasing Static

[h2]Симулятор ходьбы в чистом виде с минимальным наполнением хоррора[/h2] За заявленным "поиском аномалий с экспериментальным устройством" скрывается беготня за воспоминаниями в виде не всегда информативных диалогов. Большая часть этих сценок практически не раскрывает происходящее. Ощущения цельной истории нет. В итоге все сводится к тому, что [spoiler]люди под воздействием аномалии сошли с ума и поубивали друг друга[/spoiler]. А финал и вовсе скатывается в семейную драму. При виде трейлера и скриншотов на странице Стима ожидаешь точно не этого. Отдельно непонятно, зачем здесь нужны призраки с очень странным дизайном. Они медленно преследуют главного героя, но какого-то напряжения не создают. После контакта просто исчезают. По сути, их присутствие оправдано разве что получением достижений. Концовок примерно 3-4, но различий между ними практически нет. На мой взгляд, игре стоило гораздо больше времени уделить самой аномальной территории и происходящему на ней. Хотелось бы почувствовать реальную опасность, увидеть больше аномалий и процесс их влияния, а не просто собирать чьи-то флешбэки. Ретродизайн, как всегда, превосходен, и это, пожалуй, единственный плюс игры.

Probably a fine game for someone else, but not for me. I really wanted to like this, but unfortunately it's unplayable for me. The "demake" vibe and distortion effects look neat, but they're a migraine trigger after a bit. Unless I play in a tiny window I can't get the visuals as smooth as in the trailer, and both playing in a 3-inch-high window and trying to muscle through the heavy pixelation on higher resolutions cause similar degrees of eye strain. I tried saving and coming back later, but either I didn't use the camera correctly or it didn't count, because my only option in the main menu is starting a new game. There weren't any instructions with the camera (and I only know it's supposed to let you save from other reviews here), so I'm not going to try playing back to where I was to see if smaller doses of the game's visuals are more manageable.

Interesting game, it is one of those short and sweet kind of experiences. A gem for any horror fans.

First of all, a allow players to configure controls. I don't want to hold SHIFT for ages, my hand hurts and there is no reason NOT TO run in the game, so remove the option entirely and lets players travel at a meaningful speed. Include control customization - it's bare minimum these days. Gamepad has too great sensitivity. Gameplay-wise, it's a mashup of successful horror tropes without anything interesting added. Abandoned diner, nothing is real, experiment gone wrong, yadayada. It's a desperate attempt to imitate without having anything interesting to say. Hence, I refunded the game - I don't find it interesting enough, and my finger hurts from holding SHIFT all the time.

"there are key items left in this area". Ok, where? I am so bored. I can't find the needle in the haystack that you want me to find. Why is the fast travel to one of the locations disabled until I can turn the power on (which I don't have the ability to do right now?!) making me take a long uneventful walk back and forth to it. I just can't with this right now, I can't even be bothered to write up my thoughts properly. The start was extremely promising, I really like the graphics and the voice acting but the gameplay is just too tedious and slow.

very interesting game .. parts of it don't really work for me, but a lot of it does. having trouble putting more words together for it yet.

I was engaged with the game at the beginning, but it quickly goes downhill. The long radio conversation almost put me to sleep. But hey, a new tool, finally something interesting, I thought... new tool that allows you to mindlessly run around trying to catch some signals. And the reward? Each time, an unskippable meaningless flashback-dialog by random NPCs. Maybe I didn't play enough for the narrative to shape itself into something concrete, but there is no hook for me to wait for it.

Histoire cohérente et bien amenée. Très immersif