ENKI

I do recommend this game. Although only on the first level: Pros: *good graphics. *use of Xbox 360 / Xbox One controller compatibility *also out for the XBOX One so made 'Next Gen' *spooky Atmosphere. *developers put a lot of time and effort into this. making it look nice, but also immersive gameplay. *puzzles - can see them getting harder as gameplay commences. Cons: *same old story.... The Devil, Jesus, Crusification, some SAW concepts too. *not always obvious what you can pick up and what you cannot (although this could be a positive too) *not been really scared yet, but only on the first level, expected more Jumpy moments even on the first level. I think I’m too impatient though. *crashes/ freezes/ bugs (the random gameplay idea is great and a positive, however when it crashes and you have to play over again, it's annoying because you can't just repeat what you did previously to get to where you were when the game crashed.) Overall, I want to play more, I want to be scared, I think it will defo scare me, I'm gunna play again when it gets dark. The bugs haven’t been too bad for me - compared to what I’ve heard from other people, I do use a powerful PC so I don't know if that may be the reason; anyway once they get that fixed, as mentioned by other people, the concept of the game is good. I say this but the story/concept is nothing you haven’t seen before and is not original enough (for me) to make it stand out from the rest... For the price it is, and the enjoyment I’ve had so far - it gets a 'YES - I do recommend' *****************EDIT***************** After more play time/research. I now know that there are no 'levels' however there are multiple ways to play/complete the game. Having finished it, I don't think I’ll be returning to try the other different /alternative methods. So, in conclusion, if you have a few spare £ or $ and are bored, this is a great time killer, sadly nothing more.

Enki is a repeatable first person horror game. Unless you’re completionist, gameplay is less than 30 minutes but the story is compelling enough to allow an enjoyable second or third playthrough even. I’m intrigue about why the player character was kidnapped so I played the game about 4 times to search for documents and info about the previous survivors. The level itself is short. We gather items such as keys, which are needed to escape the experiment-like dungeon. Items are randomly placed. The area itself doesn’t change in subsequent playthroughs. Puzzles are simple because the game does give you clues for them (they’re scattered around the area.) They’re not difficult to find. There is a time limit of 30 minutes and that might be daunting to some but I thought it’s enough time to search for all the items needed to escape the place. The story is told through texts and details on the environment. I believe the kidnapper is collecting samples because there were other people who were in the same boat as us but they died. Probably due to the not being to able to complete the tasks laid out to them. I still have no idea what the experiment is about but I know it has an occult nature to it (If the developers are reading this, please enlighten me with this information.) There are multiple endings so multiple playthroughs are encouraged. The “scare factor” of the game is 4. [On a scale of 1-10, 1 being, “me looking for something to scare me but couldn’t find it, no matter how hard I tried” and 10 being, “I ♥♥♥♥ my pants, I should’ve worn a diaper”] So 4 is, “the game tried.” Ambient sounds like pipes hissing and footsteps are startling for a first run but it’s not frightening. It has great atmosphere but there is no visible threat. Most of the time, I was just scaring myself. Graphics looks fine but it’s not as optimized as I would like. My specs are GTX 970, i7-4790S, 12 GB of ram…so on and so forth. I had slowdowns in some rooms, especially when I’m looking at any kind of light source (that’s what I’ve noticed, anyways.) I will recommend the game but get it on a sale. That’s how I feel about it. Thanks for reading. TLDR Pro: - Intriguing story - Multiple endings so playing the game a few times is encouraged. - Good Graphics - Great Atmosphere Con: - Not scary but sometimes startling - Needs optimization - Short By the way, before you depart, if you have the time, check out my video of me fooling around in Enki. [url=https://youtu.be/c4GxS4wzPls] Enki Video [/url]

I like the setting, I did like the puzzles and I even like the graphics, but the advertised "extensive randomization system" is a total joke so there is actually no real reason for playing it again and 9.99€ for 20 minutes of gameplay is clearly overpriced. On top of that comes that it has been crashing for me three times before I could finish my first game (no save feature, so I had to restart every time). Without the crashes (that seemingly not everybody has) I would recommend it for 4,99€ or less, but for 9,99€ I would have expected more randomization or a second map.

An overall intense ride, ENKI is a decently made survival horror. Sure, the graphics are amazing, but the audio is what will really get you. I believe it is more of a psychological horror rather than a jump-scare type horror. The game is only repeatable to a certain extent - once you have seen all of the endings or believe you have seen them all, you lose interest. This feeling also furthers when you solve all of the puzzles. You have 30 minutes to escape the hideout of a serial killer who also deals in rituals and summonings. In the end, this game is more of a puzzle game than a horror game, but the work put into it is good enough to deliver. Here is my full playthrough: SPOILER ALERT. MY VIDEO DOES INCLUDE ONE OF THE ENDINGS, I RECOMMEND PURCHASING AND EXPERIENCING THIS GAME YOURSELF. IT IS EXTREMELY SATISFYING TO SOLVE THE PUZZLES. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjX6qxuT6ZQ

I only have one notable criticism to make of this game, and that's that the price is a little overboard. Depending on how lucky and/or smart you are, you may actually "finish" this in under an hour or two. But for all you penny-pinching fuddy-duddies out there, there ARE these things called Steam Sales, and they happen a number of times a year. All that aside...WHAT A GAME! The ATMOSPHERE! The GRAPHICS! The SOUND! The SETTING! The SCENARIO! Enki is, essentially, a first-person adventure game in which you have thirty minutes to find your way out of a Satan-lovin' serial killer's lair, and despite the fact that there is no strict "danger" until that thirty minutes is up, the fact that the clues/objects get spread out randomly each time you play (and are often in pretty dark nooks and crannies, easy to miss the first or even second time) means that it will probably take MOST of us several efforts to find success. So in theory it's very short, but the idea is that you should probably learn a little more each time about what kind of clues/objects are required to escape, and you won't just be able to bee-line it to each object and get the ♥♥♥♥ outta Dodge by your second attempt or anything. I personally found myself getting a little "further" every time, until I finally succeeded on my third attempt (and even then, with less than five minutes to spare). It's certainly a tense race-against-time, even if it's low on the ever-controversial "jump-scares". And there's plenty of achievements to get - I'm still only at 40% as of this writing - so there may well be some replayability if you're determined to get your value-for-money. Oh, and for the first time ever: You know how a lot of post-Amnesia games have objects you can pick up and hover and rotate in front of your face, for no discernible reason other than to add a bit of "world"-y atmosphere? For once, this actually seems like a RELEVANT MECHANIC...you'll understand when you play. Which you should, if you're in any way interested in horror and/or adventure games. Let's hope the devs keep going in this direction, and make a more full-length game of roughly this style and calibre. I'll be first in line to buy it, I tell ya. Even if it's NOT on sale. Verdict: 9/10.

[h1]Побег из подвала незадачливых сатанистов или очередной беззубый хоррор 😈[/h1] Недавно в поле моего зрения попала игра от итальянской студии Storm In A Cup, создателей [b]N.E.R.O: Nothing ever remains obscure[/b] и [b]Close to the sun[/b]. К слову, это первое творение этих авторов, представленное в стиме. [b]ENKI[/b] — это игра в жанре побег из комнаты с элементами хоррора и головоломками. Спасибо разработчикам за отсутствие избитых скримеров, "ужас" здесь в другом: самой ситуации и не сулящем ничего хорошего месте действия. [h3][i]Сюжет,[/i][/h3] а точнее его обрывки подаётся, как водится, посредством записок, обнаруженных нами улик и тех скупых фактов, что мы оказываемся запертыми в тёмном подвале, откуда нам и предстоит выбраться. Увенчаются ли эти попытки успехом или нет влияет на получение нескольких концовок. [h3][i]Геймплей[/i][/h3] Играем мы за бестелесное существо мужского пола, о чём можно судить по звукам, которое оно издаёт. Ни рук, ни ног, ни тем более такой роскоши, как отражение в зеркале мы так и не увидим. (А может он вампир?) Зато будет точка посреди экрана, наводя которую на активные предметы, мы сможем с ними взаимодействовать. Головоломки в игре несложные, но может быть не сразу понятно, что к чему и что, собственно, от нас требуется. Несколько неудачных попыток спустя на меня снизошло озарение и я, наконец, разобралась. Как только мы оказываемся в подвале, запускается обратный отсчёт — на всё про всё у нас полчаса реального, а не только внутриигрового времени. Повсюду развешаны оккультные материалы, валяется всякий хлам и идентификационные карточки предыдущих жертв, разложены книги агитационного сатанинского содержания, следы крови и другие улики. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3408340378 Нам нужно сориентироваться среди всего этого в прямом и переносном смысле чернушного бардака (игра очень тёмная, мне пришлось выкрутить гамму на максимум иначе попросту пропускала предметы). Решая головоломки, находя ключи и другие необходимые элементы, заботливо разложенные по всей локации, мы приближаемся к главной цели — побегу. Люди с фотографической памятью не увидят особых преград, я же призвала в помощники блокнотик с ручкой. Каждый раз все предметы спавнятся в рандомном порядке, но на деле это оказывается проще, чем звучит. Локация, где разворачивается драматическая борьба за жизнь и свободу, небольшая: подвал, да несколько комнат, куда ещё нужно попасть. [h3][i]Достижения[/i][/h3] в игре нехитрые: есть связанные с концовками, со сбором коллекционных предметов и обусловленные временем, затраченным вами на побег. Для получения всех ачивок требуется пройти игру несколько раз. Игра на вечер-два максимум, можно пройти быстрее, как разберётесь. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3408354304 Для меня [b]ENKI[/b] оказалась дебютом в данном игровом жанре, мне понравилось, хотя я и не ожидала многого изначально от скромной инди. Теперь буду обращать внимание на подобные игры, так что [h1][i]6 косточек неудачливых бедолаг из 10[/i][/h1]

Glad I paid $1 or I would feel like I was robbed. The game is small so I can't give much detail without it being a spoiler. That said. The first play through is kind of interesting as you have no idea what you are looking for outside of gaining entry into rooms to ultimately escape the basement. I wouldn't really call them puzzles to solve though. More like a scavenger hunt with a dying flashlight. If you are into completion of achievements. This game is just monotonous in my opinion. I would have probably thought much higher of this game if not for the pointless achievements that make completionist feel compelled to clock more hours beating this random spawning object scavenger hunt with the gratification of reading a different news paper article on the closing screen. Also, for some reason, some of the achievements that you would think would trigger together, didn't. Like reading all the pages and books....not sure how i escaped the house with 5/5 on everything but didn't get these on my second play through (since the first i did the ritual versus escaping). Not to mention the crashing annoyances. The game randomly froze and I couldn't even tab off the black screen it left behind or end task it. Logging out of windows got rid of it. Then it exited 3 other times. The last being when i was waiting to complete the escape with 0:01 second on the clock...and i had 0:28 seconds and the game just decided to exit. Lastly i fell through the world once and watching it shrink in the distance as i fell into the blackness below the game world lol.

I had 5 hours of playtime for steam cards only. The game took me like 25 mins to finish it on my first try. I played it again, and it took me around 5-6 mins to beat it. It doesn't tell you the story and what you have to do, no voice acting, unpausable, and worst of all, the FOV is so low (which you can't change it) makes it difficult to find for the items. few things I liked are the graphics (Unreal Engine 4 awesomeness) and how the count down timer made me panic thinking that I won't make it. but yeah, its really short and I don't think it worth $10

[quote] Grade = C. Worth a buy, for those who want challenge speedy escaping in a dark atmosphere. However, for who want large content, don't buy it ⚖️[u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/expectationchecklist/discussions/1/1738883005313280711/]Check Scoring Scheme[/url][/u] [/quote] [table] [tr] [th]GRADE[/th] [th]SCORE (17)[/th] [th]WORTH BUYING?[/th] [th]OVERALL[/th] [th]DISCOUNT[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]A+[/td] [td]57 ~ 70[/td] [td]Worth a Season Pass / Deluxe Edition[/td] [td] -[/td] [td]No Wait[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]A[/td] [td]43 ~ 56[/td] [td]Worth Regular Price (Base Game)[/td] [td] -[/td] [td]No Wait[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]B[/td] [td]29 ~ 42[/td] [td]Good Value[/td] [td] -[/td] [td]Wait 10%~35%[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]C[/td] [td]15 ~ 28[/td] [td]Overpriced[/td] [td] ✔[/td] [td]Wait 40%~90%[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]D[/td] [td]0 ~ 14[/td] [td]Not what you need[/td] [td] -[/td] [td]Wait 100%[/td] [/tr] [/table] [h1] THE UNIQUE:[/h1] 💎 Time limit to escape 💎 Random item & keys [h1] PLAYER REQUIREMENTS:[/h1] 💼 Challenge to play it alone in a dark room 💼 Solve puzzles [h1] HIGH RATED NEGATIVE FEEDBACK:[/h1] 🔧 Random crash ➜ Require a healthy computer 🔧 Lack of content ➜ True [h1] MORE INFORMATION:[/h1] Recommended Video Review: https://youtu.be/yxB2bUVU0i8 Approximate File Size = 4.7 GB Average Completion Hours = 0.3h - 1h Achievement Completionist = 2h Thanks for reading, if you found this helpful please 👍 then: 🔔 Browse [u][url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/31940448-Expectation-Checklist/]more similar reviews[/url][/u] and follow this Curator, or 🤝 Join [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/expectationchecklist]our group[/url][/u] to discuss future review format and layout ☹️ Make a complaint on this review ➜ [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/expectationchecklist/discussions/0/4594180031254224809/]Write here[/url][/u]

Короткий получасовой симулятор побега из комнаты. Мы просыпаеемся в неизвестном месте и понимаем, что попали в беду. На нашем таймере начинается отсчет времени, по истечении которого на нас нападут и прикончат злые люди, по совместительству сатанисты. Головоломки тут не самые сложные, да и небольшой размер карты не позволит нам долго бродить по окрестностям в поисках решения. Поначалу вы действительно будете ощущать легкое смятение и дезориентацию, но со временем все пройдет и вы поймете логику местных задачек. Мне понравилась мрачная стилистика окружения и загадочный сюжет, который кусками подается через записки. Как развлечение на один вечер более чем пойдет, к тому же когда еще представится случай проверить свою смекалку и попытаться сбежать от сатанистов.