Into Blue Valley

It could have been a good game, but the technical aspect ruins the creator's effort. The ambiance, the well written narration and the old camera effect work well. But. -The mouse sensitivity is set to the equivalent of "low" and cannot be changed. And you'll have to turn *a lot*. -No saves. It's supposed to be both automatic and manual; it never saved anything and there is no way of doing it in the game. -Random crashes. I got a couple of crashes in under 5 minutes of playing. That's far too many. Especially when you have to restart from the begining each time (remember, no saves...) and cannot skip dialogues. When it's fixed, it might be a good game to play.

I'm not sure from whence I received this game, whether as a gift, a bundle or some sale long ago, but after finding time to play it years later, I'm deeply underwhelmed when I compare it to it's contemporaries. While the music is haunting and beautiful, the lack of things like voice acting, sound effects or other sound design niceties ultimately detract from the storytelling and immersion. A look at the credits will however tell you that the game was made by a family of 3 people, a true indie experience if there was one. However the game simply feels like a first draft, and a second pass to shore up the shortcomings would've gone a long ways to soften the impression of the game, especially as it only clocks in at about 30 minutes, assuming one doesn't get stuck near the end by missing one of the relics or misunderstanding an environmental cue. As mentioned previously it was only 30 minutes so no longer than a mediocre episode of television, but unfortunately it's not worth recommending given the price point and lack of polish.

Yes, I liked the game a lot and have played it through a couple of times. A relaxing walking simulator which was better the second time through. The enviroments were very well rendered, most notably the village ! Many of the buildings could be entered and searched. A really nice experience all around!

I bought this on sale for 99 cents. I recommend it for that price. I really like the mechanic of being found footage. I also really like the aesthetic, I actually felt cold watching parts. If I may be a critical-pants, however... You've got the beginning and/or skeleton of a good story. There were notes that hinted at drama going on in the village, but we never find out exactly what happened (unless I missed some notes). The objects seem random... Perhaps more notes, flesh out the characters of the villagers even if they aren't there, and make the objects mean something for each character. I did find one place where you can walk over a big hill and get totally stuck. I never found any benefit for exploring off the path, which would have been cool. Also I had the overwhelming urge to try to irritate the guy who was watching the video, I'd love a way to do that. In short, I liked it but it was small, so please make more.

Purchased because of alleged DK2 support. I have a fast PC that runs EliteDangerous like a dream. On lowest quality settings it cannot get above 50fps. Nauseafest. The interface is not well designed for DK2 - you can easily miss the text which goes by too quickly. Content made for a PC screen not for a VR experience. Not recommended for VR.

На 7-й минуте стал засыпать за компом... На 9-й (или 10-й) минуте разбудили, т.к. я храпел уже!

Pour ceux et celles qui aiment les simulateurs de marche. Il y a une bonne ambiance mais trop court par rapport au prix. Je me suis plantée à un moment dans le jeu d'où mon temps de jeu "assez long". A acheter en solde.

It's been years since I played this and I don't remember all of it, but what I do remember is that I didn't regret buying it in sale at all, because I quite liked this short, stylish, nice looking experience in found-footage atmosphere. Therefore I'm quite surprised it got "mixed" reviews as it imo pretty obviously states what you're in for, so if you like the general idea/aesthetic than give this a shot for a few bucks.