
Having done some terrible things in his youth at school, his memories call Bart Blake back to that place, in his nightmares.
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In general, [i]Tonguc Bodur[/i] develops walkim sims with beautiful scenery and relaxing music. [i]Education[/i], perhaps, is an experimental game where he decided to take a completely new direction. Instead of the lush outdoors we find ourselves in the dark, foreboding indoors. Also, story-wise the game is more explicit in the sense that you immediately understand that bullying is in the focal point. As opposed to his previous works [i]Education[/i] is rather short. Scattered notes in several classrooms tell you the background whilst you solve a couple of puzzles at the same time making sure your flashlight does not run out of batteries. I expected more from a playtime perspective but I found the game captivating, nonetheless. I give this one a thumbs-up and I hope Tonguc will expand upon the story.
Now, I have played a fair amount of Tonguc' games to know his art of games in general. His attribute is 'Walking Simulators', just as this game is one as well. You shouldn't be playing this game expecting a huge horror game à la Resident Evil series. All his games include walking along the story and solving puzzles, with some little specials. Tonguc is normally specialised in Walking Simulators with beautiful landscapes and environments, so this 'ugly, gloomy' one is a new approach of his style. He experiments around with new assets and creates games accompanied by a fitting story. I have read some reviews here that this game isn't scary at all or that it doesn't have a story, while clearly there are notes in every room giving a share of the story. You are not playing a game with a story, you are playing a game accompanied by the story, if that makes sense. The character in this game, "Bart Blake", confronts with his own past at the place where he caused the most trouble towards the people around him. The notes give us hints on what kind of human he was and how he mentally and physically abused everyone around him. I think the devastated school is symbolic for the damage he has done in that place, also the confrontation at the end shouldn't be taken serious, it's rather a message that everything you do in life, it will return to you (=Karma). In fact I believe that this trip to his school never really happened, his mind makes him question and remember what he did, so it's like a mental guilt trip. Now to the parts I liked and disliked about this little game. It is true that this game won't give you a nice experience if you expect a full blood horror game. This game focuses rather on showing the terror that the character caused than being a horror game. It is a low budget game and the price of 2 bucks is to cover the costs. If you are easily bored by walking a lot in a game, then don't try this. + I liked the music, it went well with the atmosphere (5/5) + The collectibles don't play a role in the game, but they give you achievements to get 100% (for people who like to collect achievements) (4/5) + Some scenes are actually spooky, I was expecting jumpscares so I even lowered the volume in case something approaches. For some people this might be not sufficient, as they want to experience horror. But I dislike constant jumpscares, as I rather want to go through the game while being spooked out (by the atmosphere e.g.) (5/5) + The puzzles are meant to give some interaction, as people might be bored by just walking. Yes, they seem misplaced, because they don't go together with the other assets, but all the puzzles lead towards the unraveling of the story, giving you access to the next chapter. As I mentioned before, this game should be taken in a symbolic matter, not physically (3,5/5) - I was missing some movement control, such as ducking or jumping. There were things I wanted to jump over or places I wanted to to walk under, but unfortunately those elements weren't given (2/5) - I liked the game's look overall, but some assets were repeatedly used. The rooms looked often familiar. (2,5/5) I think this might be because Tonguc usually creates Walking Simulators in natural environments, such as snowy areas, mountains etc. where a repeated use of the same asset doesn't matter. But I believe if he continues making games in different styles, he will get the hang of it and they will be as good as his previous, calming games. In summary: 22 out of 30 points (73%) If you read through my points and you have no problem with the information given, you should try it out. And ~2€ won't really hurt anyone.
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[h1] Education [/h1] Exploration game of 2020. In nightmares, Bart Blake's memories bring him back to the place where he did bad things in school when he was young. (Developer) Education is an atmospheric horror game. In it you solve the riddle that happened 15 years ago in the school that you want to get away from. There are six short chapters filled with gore and mystery. This little story is socially critical and very well told. You're searching an old abandoned school somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Because of this story, the game barely gets a recommendation from me. There are two turning puzzles that I will solve for you here so that you don't waste your time pointlessly, 1.) all the characters above, 2.) all the characters below. You have to find and solve the others yourself. The path finding is well done. The graphics are adapted to the game sufficiently well. The ambiance is very good. There is no help but a helpful guide from a player. The only drawback in the whole game are the last 2 minutes. So stupid, too bad. I gave up after several attempts. But as I've seen, it works. I don't want to go into detail about this so as not to add spoilers. I still want to recommend it as the one hour playtime was good. My group and my archive with over 5,650 reviews here: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/hoi4deu 👑 Powered by HoI 4 Deu Curators group in German / English 👑⠀⠀⠀[list][*][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/30388691/] Follow Main group [/url][*] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40282064/] Follow Second group [/url][/list]and discover more reviews from me. [h1] Education [/h1] Erkundungsspiel von 2020. In Albträumen rufen die Erinnerungen Bart Blake zurück an die Stelle, wo er in seiner Jugend in der Schule schlimmes getan hat. (Entwickler) „Education“ ist ein atmosphärisches Horrorspiel. Darin löst man das Rätsel, welches sich vor 15 Jahren in der Schule ereignet hat, von der man loskommen will. Es gibt sechs kurze Kapitel voller Blut und Rätsel. Diese kleine Geschichte ist sozialkritisch und sehr gut erzählt. Du durchsuchst eine alte verlassene Schule irgendwo im nirgendwo. Wegen dieser Geschichte bekommt das Spiel auch knapp eine Empfehlung von mir. Es gibt zwei Drehrätsel, die ich hier für euch Löse damit ihr nicht sinnlos Zeit vergeudet, 1.) alle Zeichen oben, 2.) alle Zeichen unten. Die anderen müsst ihr schon selbst finden und lösen. Die Wegsuche ist gut gemacht. Die Grafik ist angepasst ans Spiel ausreichent gut. Das Ambiente ist sehr gut gelungen. Hilfe gibt es keine aber eine hilfreiche Guide von einer Spielerin. Das einzige Manko im ganzen Spiel sind die letzten 2 Minuten. Sowas von dämlich, schade. Ich hab darauf verzichtet nach etlichen Versuchen. Es geht aber wie ich gesehen habe. Näher eingehen darauf will ich nicht um nicht zusätzlich zu Spoilern. Ich will es dennoch empfehlen, da die eine Stunde Spielzeit gut war. Meine Gruppe und mein Archiv mit über 5.650 Reviews hier: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/hoi4deu 👑 Powered by HoI 4 Deu Curators group in German / English 👑⠀⠀⠀[list][*][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/30388691/] Follow Main group [/url][*] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40282064/] Follow Second group [/url][/list]and discover more reviews from me.
I have played most of Tonguc Bodur's games and have enjoyed them as they have evolved from beautiful walking simulators with a story to games with added activities. The last few have had interesting elements of shooting enemies, evading death traps, parking vehicles, etc. Having said this, Education is not my favorite. Not a bad game, but not really what I was hoping for. It is short, very light on story, and incredibly dark (as in lack of lighting). I spent a lot of time managing flashlight batteries and trying to see in the darkness. Game mechanics are well put together ... solving a puzzle in one room leads to a key to open the next and there are a lot of locked doors, empty rooms, and hallways to explore. The dilapidated high school is crafted in much detail. The sound track is a bit creepy but without the music that has set the mood in his previous games. There is one escape scenario but it was not difficult to master in a few tries. I'd recommend Education to those who want a short, escape game. But, fans of Mr. Bodur's previous games may be a bit disappointed.
Alright. [i]Education[/i] is done and dusted. It’s been a while since I’ve played one of Tonguc’s games, but I’ve acquired a few between then and now, so no better time than the present to catch up on these titles. Education is definitely the most horror oriented of Tonguc’s games that I’ve played, which was a nice change of pace. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3146181645 It’s still a walking simulator with a couple puzzles and some minor exploration, but it’s also got a dark and oppressive atmosphere. I’ve seen people characterize this as an ugly game. This is false. It doesn’t however shy away from the grime of decay and neglect. One thing that separates Tonguc’s walking simulators from many others on Steam is that he takes a lot of pride in writing real stories that address real issues, and Education is no different. This one deals with life’s karmic repercussions for having been an unrepentant school bully. There were two minor jumpscares in the game, but otherwise, it’s all atmosphere and figuring out how to progress through this abandoned and decayed school where you had once been the rich kid bully, within which you now find yourself trapped. This game does feature some mildly graphic moments, but by my mind, if you like horror, these won't phase you, and even if you don't like horror, they're not beyond the pale. You should be fine. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3146181655 As far as audio is concerned, there is a splash of voice acting, but most of the audio tracks take the form of unnerving music and haunting sounds such as distant screams, doors opening and closing on their own, etc… I played this on the Steam Deck with Ultra settings, 60 FPS, and VSync, and it’s fully compatible with only one presumed Deck issue, which was a single hard crash. I did encounter one other bug, wherein an electrocution scene went into a perpetual loop. I had to restart the chapter to solve the issue. Fortunately, none of the chapters are long, do this wasn’t a big deal. It took me about 45 minutes to complete, and I considered it time well spent. It was an enjoyable experience. And for the two dollar base price, cost vs value is definitely there. I’d recommend checking this out if you enjoy lite horror and walking simulators. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3146181328 [code]If you found this review helpful and would be interested in supporting my Curator group, Robilar's Reviews, it would be appreciated. Cheers. https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32549618/[/code] [code]Also follow IndieGems for more reviews like this one. https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/[/code]
Honestly this game had some promise but that fell flat on it's face about 10 minutes in when you had to resurrect a corpse to break a few planks of wood which were about 2 inches wide. Education is also incredibly short, do yourself a favour and skip the lesson. Check out my first impressions of Education here: https://youtu.be/pkvFUXOa3R8
[h1] Genre [/h1] Ein kurzes Story Driven First Person Indie Horror Adventure [h1] Story [/h1] Wir spielen einen Mann namens Bart Blake und kehren zu unserer alten Schule zurück. Das Gebäude ist mittlerweile total herunter gekommen aber wir wollen etwas wieder gut machen, weil wir damals schlimme Dinge getan haben [h1] Gameplay [/h1] Das Spiel ist in 6 Kapitel unterteilt und in jedem laufen wir in der First Person Ansicht durch die Schul Abschnitte (einmal auch kurz in einer Mine) und lösen ein paar kleine simple Rätsel und finden & lesen verschiedene Notizen die, die Backstory weiter erläutern. Die Rätsel sind wirklich sehr einfach gehalten, z.B. Gegenstände finden und diese dann an markierten Plätzen abstellen. Es gibt aber auch 3 Rätsel wo man etwas nachdenken muss aber man kommt sehr schnell auf die Lösungen. Nach gut Einer Stunde ist man dann auch damit durch. Es gibt am Anfang und am Ende des Spiels Voice Acting was ganz ordentlich gelungen ist. Grafik & Musik sind ebenfalls ordentlich [h1] Achievements [/h1] Es gibt insgesamt 15 Erfolge. Die Hälfte sind Story basierend und die andere Hälfte gibt es fürs sammeln von Kameras in den Einzelnen Kapiteln [h1] Achievement Schwierigkeit 2/10 [/h1] Die Erfolge sind sehr einfach zu bekommen und das Spiel ist ja auch sehr kurz gehalten. Die Rätsel sind flott gelöst ohne groß nachzudenken und die Kameras sind nicht wirklich versteckt sondern sie liegen oft in Sichtbereich des Spielers (bis auf 1 oder 2 Ausnahmen). Wenn man alles erkundet, dann kann man keine Kamera verpassen [h1] Pro/Contra [/h1] + Gute Story + Gute Atmosphäre + Grafik ist ordentlich + Kurz + Günstig + Achievements [h1] Fazit [/h1] Ein wirklich gut gelungenes, kurzes Story Driven First Person Indie Horror Adventure mit einer ordentlichen Story, ein paar simplen Rätseln und ordentlicher Grafik. Wer gerne Horror Spiele mag, kann hier bedenkenlos zuschlagen. Mir hat es gut gefallen 👑 Powered by HoI 4 Deu Curators group in German / English 👑⠀⠀⠀[list][*][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/30388691/] Follow Main group [/url][*][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40282064/] Follow Second group [/url][/list]
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[quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/9686972/]Follow "[b]First Person Exploration and Puzzle Games[/b]" for more games like this![/url][/quote] This developer is known for creating beautiful but low effort walking simulators, usually about walking through the forest while a narrator talks. This game is completely different, and is by far the best of their games I've played... but it's still not a great game. The game involves exploring a broken down school with a flashlight, looking for keys to open doors. There are a few extremely simple puzzles, but for the most part the keys are just lying around. There's also a handful of hidden collectibles, which all just require exploration to find. The story is told through notes, with fairly poor writing and no voiceovers. There is one jump-scare, but for the most part the "horror" comes from the creepy atmosphere. The game takes about 30 minutes to beat. Motion blur is forced on, and the game has locked FPS with a maximum of 120 FPS. Overall, this is [i]definitely[/i] a step in the right direction for them. If you're a huge horror or walking simulator fan, this can be a decent 30 minutes for the price. But there are much better options out there.
This is a really creepy horror walking simulator. Your character did terrible things in his youth and destroyed multiple lives, but it is as if he does not understand the severity of his actions. You need to find notes, solve puzzle and collect cameras and batteries to get to the end of the game. I used my flashlight sparingly, as you can see in most areas even though the game is really dark. Visually the areas are really dark and creepy and if you use your flashlight you will see that a lot of effort and details went into each and every area of the game. The music and sound effects were really well done. You hear a lot of creepy noises throughout the game and it makes you jump a few times. The narrator of the main character told the story really well. The last chapter is honestly the scariest part of the game. This is really something different than the other games from this developer, however I would still recommend trying this game. If you love super scary horror games then this is not the game for you, as you only get a few jump scares, but if you love jump scares and creepy stuff then give this a try.
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