Parallel Experiment

TLDR: The best in the series so far, and a fun little escape room type puzzle game to play with a friend. [b][u]General Thoughts/Overview:[/u][/b] Parallel Experiment (PE) is the third instalment of the cryptic killer saga, a two player semi noir inspired coop detective puzzle series. It is also the longest and probably the best so far. Do you like being frustrated as you cry helplessly into your microphone while your partner in crime (or in this case law and order) bumbles around looking at everything and helplessly misses the one thing you need to progress? Are you the partner helplessly looking? ME TOO! Well good news! PE is for you and your long suffering [strike]victim[/strike] friend. We are Ally or OldDog, and we’re back once again to hunt down those pesky killers. This time we’re going on a whacky and zany ScoobyDoo type adventure posing as a noir story. But don’t worry, the ham-fisted acting and crazy puzzles will keep you entertained and distracted in this pleasant adventure for two. [b][u]Pros:[/u][/b] [list][*] I really appreciate how this series in particular forces you to work as a pair. They understand the challenge is in communicating what you see in a way which the other can understand, and that the puzzle should facilitate that. [*] The variety and challenge in PE is much improved upon form the first pair of games. And inspite of this, there was nothing unsolvable, and everything felt like it could be thoroughly thought through. [*] The addition of the minigames and little secret tokens gave another dimension, and im glad tey added a freeplay mode so you could go back and search for them after. [/list] [b][u]Cons:[/u][/b] [list][*] The story in this is abysmal. It almost spoils the experience. I suppose that might be very personal though. I’m all for comically bad writing and acting, but this was just a little bit beyond that. It’s main redeeming factor was it felt like everyone was having fun with their roles and the story. It felt intended. [*] The game seems to glitch out and lag and has several loading issues at various points. [*] No in built systems for communication mean you have to rely on thirdparty software. I don’t mind using steam chat or discord or skype (teams, whatever it is now… dead… I guess. ) but it feels a bit cheeky to build your [i]communication centred game[/i] without any, you know, [i]method of communicating[/i] built into it. [/list] [b][u]Suggested improvements:[/u][/b] [list][*] A built in VOIP. [*] Fix the loading bugs. [/list] [b][u]Overall Recommendation:[/u][/b] Overall I do recommend PE. If you’ve played the first couple of games then you know what you’re in store for. I recommend this to players who enjoy team based escape room type games. I recommend this to people looking to play a communication based puzzle game, and I recommend this to folks looking for a fun little game to spend time with a friend or loved one. I do not recommend this to people who find communication frustrating (unless you’re trying to challenge yourself and grow). I do not recommend this to people who are after a fast paced and challenging type of coop game. I do not recommend this to people looking for a full on challenging escape room type game. This was a fun way to spend a couple of evenings. I heartily recommend you try playing this with someone who has a different native language to you, for that extra spicy challenge. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44852412/]My curator page[/url] with reviews by genre. In case you want to find more games, or even reviews, like this one.

Amazing, we need more!!

Excellent

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It's goood... Very fund to play with a partner.

Pretty fun coop puzzle game. Really requires cooperation too. Dialog super duper sucks though, a lot must have been lost in translation, but it is nice to have two main character who look like normal people and aren't super models.

I love this series! I wish there were more like it! Absolutely love the inclusion of a hint system. The puzzles are mostly fun, and when there is one that doesn't logic for me I having the hints is a godsend! However.... Timed puzzles, and a certain audio design choice I don't quite understand... Timed puzzles just don't work for some of us. A timer can make it hard to concentrate for people with certain neurodivergences. I would really like accessibility options to turn off the timer. Also having the someone repeatedly talk while you're supposed to be communicating information with a friend causes my brain to freeze up. I can't communicate over someone else. There were at least two puzzles where this was an issue, and a third where it was a little annoying. I would suggest having them say a couple of lines and then stop talking for the duration. As mentioned there's a lovely hint system, if we need a hint we will get it there. The ambient music is plenty of noise. I don't' need someone to yell at me repetitively while I'm trying to talk.

i like it

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