P·O·L·L·E·N

All in all, this is not a bad game. Let me just start off by saying that. Howeverl, for 25$ I do not recommend it. For 10$... maybe. It's a story-driven exploration game, and although the progression is meant to be by discovering everything for yourself, some things are heavy handed while others are far too vague. Overall not too bad and a decent little mystery in space. The number one thing that bothered me though, was the ending. You go through the game [spoiler] finding out how this "entity" slowly drove the crew mad and killed them. The game ends when you finally confront it. However, the ending is quite literally a fractal sequence. For ten minutes. Followed by a starscape. For another few minutes. Followed by "THE END." It started as a let down that felt out of place and quickly became an annoying fifteen minutes of my life watching a bad fractal music video unfold. Minus serious points for taking what looks like default unity screen effects and just spamming them along with it. The whole thing felt awful at the end of this game, and by the time it was over I didn't even like the game anymore. [/spoiler]

This game melds a brooding atmosphere with an intriguing story, pulling you deeper into the mysteries of Base M. I immensely enjoyed exploring the environment, dicovering the myriad ways I could interact with the world around me. I think I could easily have wasted hours just messing around with all the objects. The game is gorgeous, with excellent graphics and a really interesting art style. If you enjoy slow paced exploration and a game world that encourages you to poke your nose into every nook and cranny, then this game is definitely for you.

[h1]2001 a space odyssey, the video game.[/h1] You play as a [INSERT ALLIGNED GENDER HERE] and are send by the RAMA corporation as a replacement bound for the moon Titan. The level of technology used in POLLEN took somewhat of the same direction as in Fallout in this alternate timeline and the space race between the Soviets and the USA is still very much alive. Meaning there are future technologies present but it's a retro future, somewhat reminiscent of the Alien franchise and Space Odyssey. [h1]Pros[/h1] It has great atmosphere and visuals, I myself played it on a monitor but with a VR headset I believe the experience can be enhanced futher. The world is very interactive, I had lots of fun taking polaroids of bees present on the Colony. There is a decent amount of content in the game that tells a backstory of what happened on the base and Minefield Games did a great job giving personality to the base occupants. [h1]Cons[/h1] It's very short, very very short. Not worth the 20 Euro's I paid for it. I'm going to be brutally honest here the price does not reflect the amount of playtime you can experience and is somewhat on the same level as Dear Esther. There are many items in the game that you think you can do something with but sadly cant, such as electric welder/solder irons and other assorted tools. Wich is a shame because your character supposedly does have a technical engineering background because the RAMA corporation assigns you in that field. [h1]Final verdict[/h1] The game is good albeit short however at it's current pricing you wont get lots of bang for your buck, I finished it in around 2 hours. 2 entertaining hours though.

P·O·L·L·E·N is an atmospheric, sci-fi exploration game played on Saturn’s moon Titan. Basicly, you open doors and move unit to unit in space and space station by finding required material such as keys. You have to solve some simple puzzles using electronic devices. The best and great feature of the game is it has very detailed objects, maybe almost everything in a space station and its worth exploring these with the great environment. Graphics are very nice. Gameplay is not bad. Note that i dont play VR, i play normal. However i cant recommend this game. It has terrible optimization: while i play 60+ fps, it feels like 20 fps. Another problem is some crashes to desktop i experienced. Last one is the price should be at least a bit cheaper. Summary: Assertive and beatiful game with optimization problems and a high price.

I will say this now, this game has done something that no game has ever done to me before and I shall explain in great detail for those of you who are curious about my experience. It easily ended up generating an atmosphere which genuinely made me afraid of entering rooms. The setting of the game takes place on the largest moon of Saturn, Titan. This is the only moon with a significant atmosphere, hence why in the start of the game you can see bronze windy conditions. The level design for the brief walk you have on titian is very accurate to what Titian MAY look like, so this gives us a good look at how well the level designers of this game can carry their artistic ability into the realm abstract vagary by utilizing scientific evidence and is a HUGE plus in my review. Now, in terms of game mechanics it felt very smooth on a keyboard and mouse. I had the ability to pick up most objects and interact with them with ease. The subtle detail that the prop design team added into this game made it utterly fascinating to just play around and get lost in exploring what items were. I was actually engrossed in messing about with the environment most of the time. This general curiosity is what fuelled me to inspect every object, and find my way through the puzzles. The puzzles of the game were not easy, but they were not hard. They were very balanced and if you have a keen eye and a good attention to detail you will find that this game will be very enjoyable for you. If you are more of a straight to the point, give me the puzzle on the wall type, you may find yourself a little frustrated because the game promotes you to look around and mess about with things. Now as far as the ending of this game? Utterly surreal and I will not spoil this at all for you but I daresay that It will allow a LOT of room for players to make their own theories which is GREAT for any story loving gamer. I did feel as if there was a lack of an actual story, most of it was left very vague, I’m not entirely sure what happened at the base or why I was even there but I didn’t find myself having to rely on a solid, linear story to get me through the game. It allowed me to embrace curiosity, rather than just following what a voice actor tells me to do which is something no game has really done to me as strongly as this game. I will recommend EVERYBODY to play this game, explore, learn, and get curious. You will NOT regret this if you are looking for an eerie atmospheric game to take to you to another world entirely.

>>> P·O·L·L·E·N is an atmospheric, suspenseful and highly interactive first person sci-fi exploration game set on Saturn’s moon Titan A member of RAMA Industries’ research team has mysteriously disappeared. As a reserve employee of RAMA, you are sent to the windswept surface of Titan to investigate. With a large lunar storm looming on the horizon, you have no choice but to enter the base in search of answers… <<< Pros: + graphics + audio + atmosphere + VR (for those who have it) Cons: - small bugs - pretty short

I really, REALLY want to reccomend this game - but I can't. Bear with me for an instant and I promise that this will make sense in the end. The atmosphere is amazing. I really dig the retrofuturistic aesthetic of this game's world. The sound design is stellar and excellent graphics really do their job at immersing you into the game. The story and backstory seems to be solid so far and the environments are exceedingly (in a good way) interactive. Almost verything can be moved, nudged or toyed with. BUT performance-wise the game is a complete mess. I know it is a very demanding game, but I have a pretty decent rig and yet still manage to run this game with major stuttering and unnaturally low FPS. "You should lower your graphics!", you might say. Well, the thing is that even if I put every graphical option at the lowest value possible it still stutters like crazy to the point where it's almost unplayable. I'm someone who rarely complains about performance issues in games and am quite lenient in letting these kind of problems get into the way of my enjoyement, but this is simply absurdl. Unfortunately due to those aforementioned issues I feel sad to say that I currently DO NOT reccomend this game. This is not in any way an attempt to bash the hard-working folks of Mindfield games, by the way. The game is amazing but I can't play it. I want to play it so badly but it won't let me. I trust the developers to find a solution to those issues and I would be more than glad to change my review once they are fixed. But until then I'd advise against buying it.

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If you like the feeling for Alien Isolation without the Alien then this is for you. Its a simply walking adventure as as long as you dont want more than that then it will meet your expectation. You can complete it in one sitting, so dont spend a fortune on it (sale!). I thought it felt very atmostpheric and you can interact with almost anything.

What should have been a five star game.... is 3.5 star. Pros: Fantastic asthetic, attention to detail, universe and atmosphere Good soundtrack Cons: Feels very rushed. The set up and the universe could have been suited to a massive major game, and instead you can complete it in an evening. Due to this, I think the price is way too high. Ending is absolutely bonkers It's good, if you can get it for £5 then fantastic...also if you have a VR headset. Paying more than that, you will be disapointed.