SIGNALIS

Overall, a great game! I took a bit of a leap of faith playing this, since survival horror isn't my usual genre of choice, but I'm glad I did. The worldbuilding is stellar, it's fun to piece together what the world was like before the events of the game and to learn about the details of life as a Replika. The visual style, music and sound design hit all the right spots to create such a unique and rich atmosphere. This game has such a strong aesthetic, and it makes the experience immediately immersive. And the fact that this game was developed by like two people? Super impressive! I'm not sure if I agree with all the reviews that claim that SIGNALIS is completely life-changing and the most emotional experience they've ever had in their life, but it was very enjoyable. I'd highly recommend checking it out, even if you're not familiar with the genre. Now, I want to address a couple of pain points... This is going to seem a bit ranty, but given the amount of praise that this game has received, I think it's warranted. Also, I still think it's a great game and I love it in spite of these flaws! There are a few things about this game that leave it feeling unpolished at times. The amount of times I'd be aiming at an enemy, waiting to get a good enough lock on to shoot, and Elster would decide to start looking at the enemy standing next to them instead and reset the target lock, was quite annoying. I don't think the 'Quick EIG' setting (which is meant to automatically equip stun prods in opportune moments) worked a single time. In some rooms, especially tall, vertical ones, the camera won't start moving when Elster reaches the middle of the screen like usual, and will instead wait until you're approaching the edge of the screen, making it so you can't see in front of you. At least Elster can still aim at enemies offscreen, mitigating this issue a little bit, but it still gives you little to no idea of how far away they are from you. During the final boss, [spoiler] for some reason you have to press 'f' (or whatever your interaction key is) to attack Falke. This was not apparent to me at all and I found it quite frustrating. I get that it's the same as finishing off regular enemies, but it seems strange to have this used [i] not [/i] to finish off an enemy and [i] not [/i] on an enemy that's writhing on the floor. It's a one-use melee weapon, so why can't you just equip it and use it like the one-use melee weapon you've been using the whole game? Maybe the idea was that it would be awkward to open the inventory so much to switch items, which is fair, but I still find it out of place. Also, Falke's stabbing and spear-throwing attacks seemed to phase through me a lot of the time. Being able to stand still and have the final boss' attacks miss you consistently was super immersion breaking. [/spoiler] The biggest issue I have with this game is that I would not have discovered the last third of it if I hadn't immediately opened the wiki after I thought I had beaten it. New players, I would suggest pressing 'begin' again even if you think it's over. What happened in my playthrough was [spoiler] after reaching the fake ending, I did end up pressing 'begin', but after loading in I assumed it was just the beginning of the game again, and exited immediately. This reverts the state of the menu from the new appearance with damaged Elster and the only option to play being 'begin', and turns it back into the regular menu, as if you had returned immediately after your last manual save without ending chapter 2. There is also no indication (at least none that I picked up on) that there would be any content after this point. The credits roll, it says "THE END", you get an achievement called "DAS ENDE", and even though there are a fair amount of achievements still locked, it's reasonable to assume that they're from obscure secrets. Half of the achievements that remain [i] are [/i] indeed from secrets. If someone who has played before is reading this, I genuinely want to know, how is a new player supposed to know about this? Did I miss something obvious? Of course it would have felt like a pretty short game, and it would be a bit weird to introduce a chapter system only to have two chapters, but the game really tries its best to act like there is nothing left. If there was more allusion to this not being the end, I think it would have been spectacular, but to me it feels like it wasn't executed as well as it could've been. [/spoiler] All that being said, what a great experience this game is! Even if it is a little rough around the edges, even if it is a bit frustrating at times, it is still a very creative and touching piece of art.

what a game!

i played this game and didn't understand a thing, and then watched a 2 hour Youtube video explaining the story and still didn't understand a thing. highly recommend👍

Um dos melhores jogos que ja joguei na vida.

Good short survival horror that takes inspiration from the classics but is still a unique experience. Very artsy and has a lot of references to older horror stories.

Simply sensational. A perfect Resident Evil/Silent Hill kinda of game. Haunting story telling.

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