The Gunk

It's gotten a lot of grief this game and I can kind of understand it....but you know what? I liked it. Set expectations to low and have a really beautiful time in a well made game.

"The Gunk" is a little, relatively short adventure that you will easily love and will enjoy to explore. In general it is relaxing and not to fast paced, which I loved as a good variety for all the fast games (and a stressful daily routine). You head out and explore an unknown planet that has been infected by "the Gunk" which you suck in like with a vacuum cleaner. It's pretty unrealistic, but I gave it up for the game that in this universe this is possible. The relaxing part is, that way you get to know the planet more and more. Even more relaxing is, the game in general is not about fighting opponents, but solving small puzzles. While doing that, yes, you can die, but not really, since the autosave points are so close and forgiving, you can't really get frustrated. The only part is, when you think you solved a puzzle and it doesn't work, which happened to me sometimes, but then I looked it up and I got the right solution, but a tiny part went wrong (like an explosion just 1 meter too far away to really reach everything that should explode). Also, the characters have a neat dynamic, the crew is like an old couple and they tease each other a lot. But sometimes they get really upset about character traits that don't help the situation - but in the end they fix everything. The third character is a service robot that merely has one phrase, but Rani, the main character, understands all he wants to say. The only pity is that you explore the planet only on your own, there could have been a chapter where Rani is accompanied by her pilot Becks. But that's really peanuts. The graphics is nice and the planet looks amazing, though it could have been just a bit more shiny. The music comes along very smoothly while exploring - slow strings playing in the background, but still emotional. And when the story is getting more intense like in a cut scene, it rises. Very well done! So, if you look for a hardcore gaming experience, a really big story or fast pacing, this is not for you. If you love to explore a beautiful planet, to puzzle a bit and to follow funny dialogues while relaxing, this is for you. It was a great game for me!

Bom

无语了，一款轻松的小体量游戏，竟然因为资源不够，技能没能升满级，导致拿不到全成就，有点恶心了！

There are some spots in maps you can get stuck in and will need to reload. I think the resources could be a little more balanced - you really need to hunt for what feels like every metal node but you end up with excess for the other resources after crafting everything. Otherwise it seems like you can backtrack the entire game if you missed any achievements.

Platformer with some light puzzles that's ultimately about cleaning off polution from a planet. Its fun and cute and you can finish it pretty quick (7 ish hours for me).