OneShot: World Machine Edition

niko but twm

Cried like a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ baby

何为程序，何为世界。

I think it was a very good game with amazing artwork, songs, and writing of characters. (if you have not played the game do not read further it is best played blind) [spoiler]The little hints of how the world is still surviving (definably not thriving) with different types of phosphor like the red, green and blue, while yellow (which came from the sun) Is almost completely gone but now as artifacts or keepsakes. I do however wish they went a bit more in detail with the reason these things developed luminescence. That is a small nitpick however compared with my sadly bigger issue. A small amount of the puzzles in the total game were incompletable or didn't evenly segue into the puzzle, for example when there are a bunch of rooms that you have to choose the right door or else your transported to the beginning, I couldn't find the proper file (which could be user error) and had to watch a playthrough to get the proper way of going through it. It had brought me out of the game completely and I felt more like reading instructions then playing a game. Going back to point one, I do wish they had explored the world a bit more, the actual world seems so alien and in the beginning we know as much as Niko and I've played through the solstice rout and didn't feel like I completely understood the world. I understand some mysteries should be left out for the players interpretation but basic things felt not expanded enough. Why did they invent sentient robots before planes?, How did they figure out how to use red phosphor?, Was it a mistake or on purpose?, Tiny details like this add to the game to make it feel more alive. I know its supposed to (lore wise) be fake but the world was based on a previous world with laws of nature, and with how everyone says the author is a great inventor and scientist I don't see that conveyed in the game with how the world works. But I'm not saying the game is bad far from it! I found myself gasping and saying responses before they popped up and then being confused when the exact wording of my sentence was right in front of me as a dialogue option. This game makes you connect with a fictional character I haven't seen before in any game I have played.[/spoiler]

Pamcakes

emotional damage YAY