TerraNova: Escape Room

[code]For other game reviews, please [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40640212/]follow us at What The Game?[/url][/code] TerraNova: Escape Room is a first-person puzzle solving game with an eye towards emulating an escape room. The game is set in a police station of some kind, beginning with an interrogation room. As various puzzles in each area are solved, they unlock keys to getting into the next area. The puzzles are things like a slide picture puzzle where square pieces are manipulated to complete a picture or finding a combination to enter into a code lock keypad. The puzzles start out reasonably difficult for an average player, and progress to very difficult, very quickly. TerraNova has the standard FPS controls and all of the controls can be remapped to any key, including the keypad. There are graphics and sound options, although for sound the options may have been over engineered. For example, there is music volume and "ambiance" volume. Music volume doesn't do anything, it doesn't matter how it is set, the background music stays the same. Ambiance volume controls the actual loudness of the music. The music itself is a short loop which becomes irritating to listen to. The graphics are fairly well done, and most computers can probably turn up the settings, as the overall environment is not overly complex or detailed. Several languages are supported, but there are no difficulty options, and that is a sore point. TerraNova is pretty cut-throat difficult. The player can easily get to a point where the puzzle to solve is not obvious, let alone gathering clues. Some of the slide puzzles are difficult to solve without numbers associated with the slide pieces. Of course, the player can cut some paper and do this manually, but some sort of difficulty levels and/or hint system is really needed. Most of the time, like an escape room, the player needs to make careful observations of the area to figure out that some things they see are clues, even if they seem trivial There is some semblance of a back story to TerraNova, but it is totally unimportant to the game. TerraNova is an escape room game with a Los Angeles police station theme. Many of the items placed in the game feel authentic, security and interview cameras, lie detector machine, some pictures on the walls, etc. Many items feel out of place, like a Rubik's Cube, doors where a golden coin and Chinese coin are needed to open, a live statue of a bull-man with a battle axe, etc. Although some of the puzzles can be brute forced, some will require making observations that may seem far-fetched, to be charitable. [b]The bottom line is that TerraNova is a well-made, but difficult to solve puzzle game, it's recommended for those with the patience for a no-hint game. [/b]

Ce jeu n'a aucun sens....

El autor se puso en contacto conmigo para que hiciera un video sobre su juego. Pues lo siento, pero no puedo recomendarlo. Es un juego en la que hay muchas pistas falsas o engañosas y algunos de los acertijos son imposibles de solucionar. Apenas hay pistas buenas para poder resolverlas. A nivel técnico es pasable, pero el método de juego es calcado a otros de este estilo. Al intentar resolver los acertijos en las que estaba atascado, el autor me daba, amablemente eso si, indicaciones muy justitas de como resolverlos hasta tal punto de negarse a darme la solución de uno de ellos. Así no puedo acabar el video, porque me toma demasiado tiempo el hacerlo porque te quedas atascado y no puedes resolverlo. Estoy seguro de que hablo por boca de mucha gente. Cualquier consulta podéis escribir en los comentarios de mi canal. Quizás el autor pueda contestaros. Nota para el autor: Espero de corazón que puedas recapacitar y solucionar estos defectos para futuros proyectos. Y espero que tengas un futuro prolífico y que triunfes. https://youtu.be/pCdf3csP1pQ

Broken control scheme and inventory items disappearing right after picking them up WITHIN first few minutes and in the first room.

I'm liking this game so far. The story is interesting and the puzzles are fun. It reminds me of Palindrome and tested on humans puzzle games so if you like those, you'll like this one. It played smoothly and the puzzles weren't terribly hard- not easy- but not so difficult you're stumped for a long time. I've encountered one bug. I picked up a planet and a coffee cup. Checked my inventory to take a closer look, closed it went back in later and they were gone. Also in the 'classroom' placed the coffee cup, saved exited game but when i loaded my save it was missing same with the coin. Probably won't need them since the items were already used but thought this was important to mention. Just finished the game, I must say I overthought a few puzzles that stumped me. I liked the game, but it needs a hint system. If you're overthinking a puzzle it would help to set you on the correct path. also the jumping at the end was kind of random:/ lol I also want to report the missing items I placed- like the coffee cup I put where it was supposed to go, saved, quit and returned the next day wasn't there anymore, wasn't an issue. Also the planet worked when I got to its puzzle- even though I couldn't see it in my inventory. So they didn't hamper gameplay at all. Play this is you like tough puzzles!

don't waste your money.

My favorite part of TN:ER is the coordinated effort of a group of people on the discussion board assisting each other to navigate through this mess. In theory, it should not take long to complete. The puzzles are confusing and there is no hint system. Also, it would be nice if the story was fleshed out a bit. Oh, there are bugs-inventory disappears, player gets stuck in certain spots (save often). The game is short and resembles MC2Games in style, though lacking in quality. I wanted to enjoy this, but I am rather glad it's done.

Not worth the price. Too simple and not very long. I spent a very long time wandering around the final section only to find that an inventory item that had been placed to trigger the exit sequence had disappeared from where I had placed it. So I never actually finished the game.