this game has some of the coolest mechanics i've seen in a video game. you're a robot so you need electricity and have to plug yourself in. if you want to save the game you "backup" your "data" at a terminal. the buttons for elevators work. the screens display live information. theres a forklift but that isn't useful, a cool idea but it should be able to lift a bunch of weight so it can be useful. some doors can be opened with your hands by clicking and moving your mouse which is rather enjoyable.
the boat is 10/10. the waves toss you around and feel fluid, they can also throw your heading off so you'll need to correct it. the storms in the game feel rather realistic and i appreciate the frequency. diesel is hard to come and makes you conserve or run entirely off your electric engine. the building is simple, convenient, and still takes a second to figure out.
the sound design is excellent too.
now the downside. the game is a colony builder, you are a robot trying to restore humanity. you find "seeds", grow them in a chamber... but you need food.... and "memories". simple enough, memories are kind of annoying to find but you have a handful that you kept. You launch the grown seeds into space for them to develop and live while you restore earth (i don't know how in depth the game goes into this and its weird to explain, essentially its just a platform you build and grow trees, i don't know much more than that and i think i'm stopping my playthrough here)
after you launch the first humans into space you will discover that you have to start a committee.... well the humans you developed are worthless and don't have any specialization like "teacher" or "lab technician" so you need to make more humans to fill those roles. theres no guide (in game) that explains how you achieve these specific roles, good luck figuring it out, those committee roles will not be filled until you do.
that put me off of this game. excellent mechanics (i'm overlooking the shooting mechanics, its not great but this isn't an fps game so i'm cutting it some slack), fantastic story, horrible implementation of how you complete the game.
for $10- it gets a 8/10, you will enjoy it for a while, definitely worth it
for $20- 6/10, you'll probably still enjoy the mechanics enough to pay it
for the listed $30 its a hard 4/10, great mechanics, but you're gonna be disappointed when you realize its gonna be an awful grind to complete the game
i really wanted to finish the game but the colony builder is not for me and i do not care enough to look up guides to finish it.
i got this as a birthday gift to myself, it was enjoyable, but for $30 there are plenty of other games i couldve bought and would've finished.
final rating 5/10
to the devs, i believe you can make an incredible game, one that could win game of the year, but the implementation of the colony building aspect absolutely ruined the game for me. I will still hold faith that you can improve upon what was lacking in this game. even though i'm giving it a 5/10 it is a fantastic game. I don't write reviews to bash something, i enjoy gaming. i write reviews so others have better insight and might save them from wasting time AND so that the developers can improve.
Good luck with your next title!
