Hollow Meridian

I went into this pretty optimistic because it looked super cool, so I’m a bit let down. In less than 30 minutes I felt like I’d already seen everything it had to offer. The description isn’t lying when it says [i]“The experience may reach a point where no further input is requested.” [/i]That happened about 23 minutes in, and the game started playing itself with zero input from me. I get that this might be the point, but it made me feel more like I was watching than playing. The gameplay loop is basically: receive orders, click two buttons on a scanner, wait to reach a destination, turn two keys, screen goes black, repeat. I did this around five times before the automation started. The store page has more world-building than what you actually find in-game. It feels like it’s going for an atmospheric vibe, but with how little lore or interaction there is, it kind of just feels like nothing is really happening. I know I’m stomping around in something and it’s raining - that’s about all I got. Maybe I missed something, but there’s not much direction, so it’s hard to tell. The atmosphere is honestly pretty good and there’s potential here, but it needs a more developed gameplay loop before it feels market-ready. That said, I’m not refunding it. There’s enough promise here that I think the developer could make something really cool if they keep building on this idea. Something wholly unique/less derivative (of Iron Lung, in this case) has the potential to be very interesting.

It's an interesting game, but I can't really recommend it because after a while it just goes on and on—the same thing keeps repeating itself.... Maybe if there were something at the end, or if the whole thing were a little bigger. Actually, there are a lot of free games on ITHC.io that have a similar vibe, so I'm not sure it's really worth it. 5/10 More weird game: Check Group page for much more https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45665580 And part 2: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46219602

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