LIMINAL WATERS - ENHANCED EDITION

[h1]めいさく[/h1] POOLSやLiminalCoreに引けを取らない完成度です。全体的になかなか恐怖心を煽ってくる感じがあります。だけど敵に襲われたりとかゲームオーバーになったりとかそういう要素はないので安心してください。 [b]名作[/b]だと思うんですけどステージ10や11はリミナルスペースとしていかがなものかと思いました。（個人的には面白かった）人によっては[b]迷作[/b]だと思うかもしれません。

[h1] 👎Hit or miss – Starts as brilliant liminal horror, ends as a generic walking simulator [/h1] [b]Rating: 2.5 / 5 stars[/b] [i]LIMINAL WATERS[/i] starts off absolutely fantastic. The early stages (especially the Poolrooms) capture the liminal atmosphere perfectly. The vibe of familiar, white tiles and empty, man-made transitional spaces creates a deep, claustrophobic sense of paranoia. It was exactly what I came for. Unfortunately, it completely falls apart halfway through. [h2] Lost Identity [/h2]Once you reach the Egypt/desert section and later "The Void", the liminal feeling vanishes. By definition, a liminal space is a man-made transitional area where people are supposed to be, but aren't. Walking through an endless desert or floating among asteroids in a cosmos (where humans have never been) feels more like a game like No Man's Sky than actual Backrooms horror. [hr][/hr] [h2] Why the second half gets boring [/h2] [b]From horror to transportation:[/b] The tight, nerve-wracking corridors are replaced by massive, open areas. The mystery disappears when you can see for miles. [b]Holding down the Shift key:[/b] The game lacks the mechanics or puzzles to fill these massive levels. I ended up constantly holding down the shift key just to sprint through and get it over with. It becomes a tedious walking simulator rather than a horror game. [hr][/hr] If you only want to play the first few levels for the pure Poolrooms aesthetic, it might be worth it. [b]But as a complete experience, it loses its identity, drops its own genre on the floor, and ultimately misses the mark by a mile.[/b]

* Пока играть не рекомендую ( но дело каждого ) , так как разработчик своё детище время от времени дорабатывает , и поэтому игрок рискует пропустить что-то интересное . И тем не менее , ИГРА ПРИКОЛЬНАЯ. В ней постоянно ощущается чьё-то присутствие , чего в некоторых подобных проектах просто не хватает . Но есть в ней и минусы . Настройка игры : разрешение , графика, звук и движок . Звук воды очень громкий , из-за чего плохо слышно голоса и шёпот ( хотя понимаю РЕАЛИЗМ ) . И всё же я бы не отказался от настройки громкости воды . В Unreal Engine 5 просто кошмарные тени. Они какие-то ляпистые , не настоящие . 20 лет назад в играх тени были как тени , а это просто убожество . :-) Один раз прыгнул на утёнка и подлетел выше потолка . Хотелось бы узнать , когда будет завершена доработка игры , чтобы окунуться в " LIMINAL WATERS " . * I don't recommend playing yet ( but it 's up to everyone ) , since the developer refines his brainchild from time to time , and therefore the player risks missing something interesting . Nevertheless , THE GAME IS FUN . There is a someone's it feels presence in it , which is simply not enough in some similar projects . But there are disadvantages to the game . Game settings : resolution , graphics , sound and engine (Unreal Engine 5) . The sound of water is very loud , which makes it hard to hear voices and whispers ( although I understand the REALISM ) . Still , I wouldn't mind adjusting the volume of the water. Unreal Engine 5 just has nightmarish shadows . They're kind of goofy , not real . 20 years ago, shadows were like shadows in games , and this is just squalor . :-) Jumped on a duckling once and flew higher than the ceiling . I would like to know when the game will be finalized in order to plunge into LIMINAL WATERS .

Only has three graphics options: ultra high end, normal and potato mode, with no further tweaking possible. Normal ran terribly for me and potato mode looks just too ugly. So if you're like me and have an old pc you might want to wait for and upgrade for this one

C'est un bon liminal game, je me disais qu'à mes yeux il était au dessus de Pools, mais bien qu'il soit très cool, je n'ai plus le même ressenti en le finissant. Le début est génial, jeux de lumières, interactions, graphismes incroyables, level design vertigineux, ambiance sonore immersive. Mais plus on avance, moins le jeu est intéressant je trouve, ça devient brouillon à mes yeux. Mais, avec tout les jeux liminaux que j'ai fait, cela reste un classique pour moi. Pour 2.50€ en promo, je ne m'en plains absolument pas. Beau travail dans l'ensemble, mais perfectible si ça pouvait être du début à la fin comme la première moitié ce serait un très bon liminal game. Malgré tout, je recommande pour ceux qui ont aimé Pools.

Okay, first, yes it's absolutely beautiful to look at, and the first couple hours give or take was really engaging.. not in the way that there's anything to do, but engaging like it was still interesting and a sense of wonder. By the time you hit the caves and ESPECIALLY the Ancient Egyptian Alien biz it just becomes taxing. It's nothing but a hold W & shift simulator at that point. One thing, after a couple hours of playing and never having to do anything but look around, it hits you with a new mechanic.. you have to go back and grab something and take it somewhere to proceed... at this point there has been nothing of the sort in the game... it's not hard to figure out if you have a gamer brain.. but so random to not introduce that way earlier in the game.... AND there were these awful endless sections of just walking in a straight line for no reason. Like NEEDLESSLY LONG... Nothing to look at that you haven't already seen for the last 20 mins of holding W & shift.. your fingers start to hurt. Anyway, not trying to complain a lot, it's was still for the most part enjoyable, I just think it overstayed it welcome and STRETCHED out certain section WAY TOO LONG.