The 52 Fragments

Interesting so far, like it BUUUT I can't morally recommend it to people, as one of the first games searched through my computer and found my tax information so... That was, ehhhh. EDIT: May 2nd I just now noticed that on January 1st the developer called me a "troll attempting to monger fear" in the comments of this review... No?? Having a game prompt you to submit your tax files as "original art" is GENUINELY a very disconcerting thing to have happen to you. And in the comments of this review, on December 31st after an incredibly dismissive developers response, I even say that there probably is not any malicious intent. Now that I have seen the developers January 1st comment where everything is explained, I now know there was no malicious intent. However, I had a very negative specific experience with this game, and the developer called me a troll over my frankly, quite reasonable and rather mild review. Because of this very negative experience, I will not be taking my negative review down.

The 52 Fragments is trying as hard as it can to be edgy and thought provoking, but it fails to grasp some key elements of game design. In the end, the whole premise feels like a big lie. The minigame where you inflict pain on the machine is pointless because you're not given an option to walk out of the room, you can only go back to the main menu. The bit about uploading a "unique image" from my hard drive? No thanks. 52 Fragments doesn't respect me or my time, so I will not respect it with a positive review. I wouldn't be surprised if the game were removed from the Steam store and updated to never launch again on the final week. Edit: Thanks for the developer reply, DorkToast. Maybe I will give the game another shot later after more fragments are released. Your statement that there is no intention to disable the game on week 52 is very reassuring as well; I felt pretty confident that was going to be the surprise ending.

I wish more people made stuff like this. My only real criticism is that I would like the mechanics to be a bit more open to interpretation without the narration.

Great social experiment indie game

This game is awesome, can't wait for the rest of the fragments!

If you love artsy stuff, this is amazing. Basically there are a good handful of different scenes you can load that have a different concept, a lot of them touching some kind of subject with psychology. Really really cool I enjoyed my experience and I'm excited to see the rest of the fragments get added Its free too, so, no reason not to go try it out!

Great game! The mechanics are simple, the visual beautiful, and the whole take of the game is thought-provoking and philosophical. What's more, the game is constantly evolving through added fragments and urge you to revisit pieces you've explored before, which is very exicting. Can't wait for the rest of fragments to be released :) And thanks to the creator of this game for sharing it with the world

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