SUNLESS SEA

Evocative writing does an excellent job of setting the gloomy, surreal scene. But it's never all that *personal*; it reads like a collection of short nautical horror stories that happen *around* you, but never *to* you. The opaque gameplay doesn't add much; once you learn the basics and figure out how things work, you quickly realise the tedium and repetition needed to accomplish most tasks. And while it's generally not too difficult, things can go wrong very quickly, and not in an interesting way - a single wrong decision, or some bad luck completely outside of your control, and you basically have to start the game again. Tedium and permadeath do not mix well - after a few deaths, it's hard to be interested in going through the motions to get back to where you were previously. Overall, the game is all about the vibes. It's an interesting mood piece, with lots to explore. But the actual gameplay runs the risk of sucking the all fun out. Not a *bad* game, but one I'd only conditionally recommend.

This game is one that shaped my tastes in media. Made me dream about it. This has been my favorite game for years and years now. Yet, I can't play it. It crashes CONSTANTLY. Mostly when loading a game, or when you breathe too close to it. That's a new thing, after a "fix" made last year. The game had a weird interaction with Steam's cloud save file. Loading a game with it present softlocked you. To solve this, you would delete it manually before loading any file. Failbetter has attempted to fix this, but it only made the game crash at every turn. From scouring the discussions, I'm not the only one with an issue. Failbetter, please fix.

The awful and painfully slow gameplay gets in the way of the excellent writing.

It's tricky to recommend this game. It's painfully slow, and hard. The moment-to-moment gameplay is, truth be told, pretty mind-numbing. It's intentionally esoteric and obtuse-- which the game usually plays as a strength, but this also makes your early hours feel directionless and confusing. You need to read. A LOT. And a lot of that reading is *also* esoteric and obtuse. BUT when it all comes together, the experience is truly wonderful. When you better understand how to push the game to its limits, you can get some real magic, even out of the dull voyage gameplay. Narrowly skirting by a big scary monster, or arriving home with nothing but a quarter-barrel of fuel and a dream, or finally finding the exact piece of Lovecraftian Knowledge you need for a big breakthrough in an island's story-- only to ♥♥♥♥ your pants at the toll it has taken on your crew's sanity... all of these things are, mechanically, kind of boring and slow in gameplay, but in the macro, they present tension that can scarcely be found elsewhere in gaming, outside of maybe Fear & Hunger. Ultimately the person I can most heartily recommend this game to is actually not so much gamers, but fans of literature. The writing is far-and-away Fallen London's greatest strength. Storylines for different officers and islands can be so incredibly vivid and interesting. The esoteric nature that I described before infects almost *every* piece of the puzzle. There are things you will come to know that don't make any sense outside this universe, and truthfully don't really make much sense within it. You won't know why they are true, but they are. There will be words added to your vocabulary that truly have *absolutely no meaning explained within the game* and yet you'll come across them regularly and come to almost understand their meaning through context clues. Lovecraft has truly never had a better vessel-- take it from someone who claims him as their favorite author. The gameplay appeals to something like a management sim, kind of? Like, the elements of discovering where to spend and acquire your resources, and finding out the best way to turn profit out of them is the most prevalent part of actually playing the game. It feels kind of like playing a survival-horror, exploration-focused game of Sid Meier's Civilization. I DEEPLY love this game, and for the right person, it is a VERY hearty recommend. But that right person, I know very well, is few and far between. If you do try it, here are some tips and recommendations: - The simple act of killing Zee Monsters and sinking ships modestly reduces Terror. When you get good at this, it can be very helpful in managing Terror on long voyages. - When you get your first 'Strategic Information,' don't turn it in/ sell it. Save it until you have 2, because you can combine them into a more valuable 'Vital Intelligence." - Study the mechanics of *how* your Terror actually increases-- what causes it to increase fast, and how can you slow it down. Keep your eyes on that meter while on a voyage. - Sometimes, it can be VERY helpful to sit your ship in the harbor, not actually docked, and wait for the next in-game day to give you another event at port. I won't say where, but keep an eye out for those opportunities. - The game's permadeath is part of what makes it very engaging early-on, but it will also stifle your growth as a captain. I recommend leaving it on for your first 5 or so captains, to get the full nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat experience, but consider turning it off after that to allow yourself the comfort of making hard saves and trying out different, risky paths-- if only to see what happens on them out of sheer curiosity.

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本来以为是诡秘地海，到头来发现其实还是雅思之海，船长，是时候去学英语了。

Changed from positive to negative: Crashes consistently ,several times per day. Extremely annoying inbetween saves. Crash to desktop. Probably not very up to date with OS/Computers in 2025. This is an issue reported by others as well.

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