Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss

It was fun, although slow movement. Fun little mystery game under water

Muy contemplativo y bonito, el movimiento y velocidad de juego se siente como estar bajo el mar. No va a ser un paseo rápido por el barco. El diseño del Thalassa es muy bueno.

Slow going but all the better for it I think. I did enjoy this experience.

I loved this game. Its a shame it has not sold as much as it deserves. Great story, production values and voice acting.

It's strange, because on the one hand I found the gameplay frustratingly slow and unintuitive, and I had to suspend all disbelief to accept the story. On the other hand, it was a very unique game and setting, and two weeks after I played it, I still find myself thinking about it. So, it's one of those [i]"if you think it might be interesting to you, it probably will be"[/i] recommendations.

Hidden gem.

Сильна ємоційна історія про життя, втрату та пошук правди. Пейзажі затонулого корабля неймовірні, інколи на локаціях відчуваєш спокій, а інколи напругу. Розповідь через спогади, дослідження, читання записів, щоб скласти картину того, що ж сталось. Атмосферна, меланхолійна, задумлива, захоплива - ось що можна про неї сказати.

It was a neat little mystery story-teller. The story was captivating, the mystery-solving aspect was fun. I like the environment and setting, the ship was beautiful, the characters all had depth to them. A few oddities were that the dialogue between any two characters felt a little awkward. There were long pauses and a weird pace to conversation and flow. During recreations of "what happened" it would have been nice if there were more ambient sounds and foley when characters moved around. My only true dislike was at times it felt like the clues to solving some mysteries really didn't make sense or easy to conclude. Overall though, good game, worth 10 hours. In the end I chose to [spoiler] leave Alex behind. [/spoiler]

Very much enjoyed this, though I do agree with the criticisms of the pacing and amount of backtracking. Even with those issues though, I did very much enjoy just being in the scene and unearthing the events. It did strike me as odd that the main protagonist isn't voiced, I think this is an oversight that would be worth fixing, but if you like things which are essentially an interactive film, then you'll probably enjoy this.

Devastating, beautiful, and the story keeps you hooked. I cried.