Wait - Extended

Ok, let me just tell you this game is very good for what it's worth. It is 100% the perfect mix of Silent Hill and Lovecraft, as they promised it would be. The story is really not too captivating, but it's not like we are getting it from the mind of the man Lovecraft himself, but from a group of people who are absolute fans and are trying to make something 'similar', so I just respect the effort. But don't let that fool you, you won't be thinking about the story while playing this game, but about the experience. Boy, is this game creepy! That's just the best part. I don't know how they did it with these graphics, but I felt something I only felt when I played the Silent Hill games for the first time. That type of horror of 'what's going on here?' The atmosphere and the music are as suffocating as the SH first three games, packed with eerie feelings and weird things, dimensions, aliens, and rituals. If you like atmospheric horror, this is it for you! I just have one minor complaint though, and this I hope the developers read someday: you promised in the description of the game 'no jumpscares', but there are some. They are not too bad or heart attack inducing, but after reading your description I never expected to see any, and that dissapointed me a little. At the very first night the door slams in the darkness and that is cheap in my opinion, and too soon too. But I guess it works properly. That's my only MINOR complaint. The game is great otherwise. 8/10

Really nice game. Wonderfully thick atmosphere and very original story. The music does a great job creating just the right feeling for every scene. There is alot more to the game than what you see at first glance. Definitley looking forward to the second playthrough. =)

On croyait avoir tout vu, en matières de jeux indés sortis des matrices préfabriquées de RPG Maker. Du jeu de rôle rétro à la japonaise, copié-collé au cliché près. Des promenades narratives aussi touchantes que soporifiques. Des farces sauvées par leur humour potache aux excès gentiment référencés. "Veni, vidi, vici, circulez y'a rien à voir", comme disait l'autre, tant on fait vite le tour de ces variations-sur-un-même-thème, métaphoriquement comme manette en main. Wait se serait sans doute ajouté à la longue liste des "pourquoi pas / à quoi bon ?" s'il n'avait su se démarquer de ses prédécesseurs et choisir avec soin les vieux pots dans lesquels il aura fait sa "meilleure soupe" (Lovecraft, Silent Hill, the Lost Room, 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Door, excusez du peu...), ni intégrer avec tant d'élégance ces références illustres (jusque dans sa bande-son à la Yamaoka). Bien qu'il peine à convaincre en tant que jeu proprement dit, la faute à une interactivité réduite au strict minimum, à ses mécaniques fondées sur la répétition et à ses énigmes mal équilibrées, ce nouveau cru surprend par son approche atypique de la narration et par la qualité de son récit, moins conventionnel qu'il n'y paraît en cours de premier run. Car alors qu'on croit s'embarquer pour un petit trip narratif d'une heure, sympa-mais-sans-plus, on se surprend à recommencer une fois, deux fois, trois fois, chaque nouvelle itération apportant son lot de variations, de révélations, de nouvelles pistes scénaristiques, de nouvelles perspectives pour mieux comprendre l'ensemble (à condition toutefois qu'on ne se trompe pas d'embranchements ou qu'on n'aille pas trop vite en besogne, le jeu regorgeant d'easter eggs). Ceci, de façon à mieux prolonger ou contredire ce qui aura pu précéder, étoffant peu à peu une trame classique en surface mais complexe en profondeur, démontrant par-là même qu'il suffit d'une bonne idée, une seule, bien exploitée, pour poser une ambiance poisseuse juste-ce-qu'il-faut et faire plonger le joueur-lecteur-spectateur tête la première dans les abysses en spirale du Fantastique avec un grand F. En effet, qu'on ne s'y trompe pas. Wait est très bon en l'état, mais il aurait mérité mieux. Un bouquin, un survival horror à l'ancienne, un walking simulator photoréaliste, un film, une série TV, qu'importe ! Quel que soit le média, il aurait marqué les esprits aussi sûrement qu'un Twin Peaks ou un Donnie Darko. Au lieu de quoi restera-t-il, pour le meilleur et pour le pire, un petit jeu fauché connu d'une poignée d'initiés. Dont je suis, par bonheur. Aussi, en dépit de tous mes regrets, je ne regrette rien.

First off, I should tell you I'm an extremely picky gamer. And I hate horror games. Still, to say I love Wait-Extended, is an understatement. The world of Wait-Extended ("Wait" for short) relies on subtlety and suggestion to tell a complex story, suffused with existentialism. There are multiple layers of meaning in the unfolding events, and engrossing sidestories to complement the main plot. This exploratory adventure builds on its fair share of literary background. There are even enigmatic easter eggs to be found throughout, which hint at an even bigger, more macabre picture than what you get to see within the storyline itself. The game appears simple, understated and unassuming at first, and then it slowly but surely gets under your skin. It has you puzzling over its various mysteries long after you've stopped playing, and keeps you coming back for more. In fact, multiple playthroughs are ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to get the full goodness of this game. Wait has clearly been lovingly crafted with incredible attention to detail. Everything you might encounter was put there on purpose. Nothing's been left to chance- if it makes no sense at first, trust that there's a reason why it is that way. If you're considering playing, here's my advice - take nothing for granted. Leave no stone unturned. Prepare to be surprised. Riddles of varying difficulties drive the game forward and provide the bulk of the challenges. This definitely required for me to think in unexpected ways. The fear factor: Wait has been very successful in continuing to scare me, even still after several plays. I'm sure this varies from person to person based on tolerance, however, I'd say the designers have done a great job creating an eerie and creepy atmosphere. Soundtrack and sound effects are outstanding. The cuteness of the rpg-maker look gives it an additional layer of interest: some scenes are just adorable (like the protagonist eating dinner or changing for bed) and some scary scenes definitely get scarier because of the creepy-child factor. *Rave warning* Last but not least, I must say that my favorite thing about Wait, by far, is the idiosyncratic protagonist, who's in many ways akin to Samsa in The Metamorphosis and to Meursault in The Stranger. He seems to have no redeeming qualities: he's completely out of touch with reality, boring, resigned, obsessed with hygiene and smells, only goes to the bathroom in the office, engages in problem-solving only reluctantly, avoids asking questions, and to top it all off, he's a hopeless workaholic, who continues to prioritize work in a situation that would send a halfway-sane person running for the hills, AND YET he undeniably manages to capture your heart and have you rooting for him anyway. *End rave* Looking forward to many more awesome games from the good people at Rest.less! In Summary (TL;DR) Recommended if: You're in love with complex, multi-layered stories that unfold over time. Even more if you're already a fan of Lovecraft, or surrealist/existential/absurdist literature; You enjoy breaking your brain figuring out bizarre puzzles; You're obsessive compulsive and need to search, check and explore everything within a game; You are willing to put in the time to playthrough multiple times - patience does pay off; You like to ask questions about the nature of existence and the universe. Not Recommended if: You're looking for a super-intense horror experience; You're wanting lots of action, gore, or fighting scary creatures; You're not so interested in solving riddles to advance the plot; You don't plan on playing through more than once; You want to be told what's going on from the get go, or need your games to come with a tutorial.

[h1] Genre [/h1] Ein Psychologisches Story Driven Horror Adventure im RPGMaker [h1] Story [/h1] Wir spielen einen jungen Mann der in seiner Wohnung nach und nach immer mehr Merkwürdige Dinge vorfindet. Alles beginnt mit einer Zahlen Kombination die ihm nichts sagt. Als dann auch noch Alpträume dazukommen wird es immer Merkwürdiger [h1] Gameplay [/h1] Das Gameplay ist relativ simpel. Es gibt immer kurze Abschnitte in denen wir mit verschiedenen Objekten interagieren und kleine Rätsel lösen. Kämpfe an sich gibt es hier keine. Es gibt eine kurze Jagd Sequenz und eine Schleich Sequenz, diese sind aber sehr einfach gehalten. Schwerpunkt des Spiels liegt eindeutig auf Story und diese erinnert mich stark an eine Mischung aus Silent Hill & H.P. Lovecrafts Werken. Die Musik ist sehr passend zur Atmosphäre [h1] Achievements [/h1] Es gibt insgesamt 18 Erfolge. Hierfür muss man das Spiel komplett beenden. Für viele Erfolge muss man immer etwas bestimmtes tun was nur in bestimmten Playthroughs lösbar ist. Relativ kompliziert teilweise [h1] Pro/Contra [/h1] + Gute Story + Gute Atmosphäre + Gute Musik + Spannend + Günstig (im Sale) + Achievements + Sammelkarten + XBox 360 Controller Support [h1] Fazit [/h1] Ein sehr cleveres Story Driven Adventure mit Psycho Horror Elementen. Wie schon gesagt es erinnert sehr stark an Silent Hill & an die Werke von H.P. Lovecraft. Die Story ist gut gelungen, wenn auch etwas kompliziert. Ich kann das Spiel jedem Fan von Story Driven Adventures sehr Empfehlen 👑 Powered by HoI 4 Deu Curators group in German / English 👑⠀⠀⠀[list][*][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/30388691/] Follow Main group [/url][*][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40282064/] Follow Second group [/url][/list]

A game that was surprisingly good for how simple it looks. Wait surprised me in how effectively it used lovecraftian themes, such as the idea that humans are insignificant and cannot comprehend the greater nature of reality. This is executed extremely well and is not just expressed by making all the bad guys fishmen. Wait has multiple endings that happen based on what you do at different points, and almost every acheivement for the game is a secret ending or weird side-story. That being said, the choices you make are hardly clear and this detracts from the game a little, as you have to play the whole game over and over to get many of these endings and results. For instance, you are given an opportunity to leave a tool, or keep it, seemingly at random. If you keep it, you miss out on a potential ending. Thats a strange concept, especially since you are given an opportunity to drop it later but if you try to, your character simply refuses to do so. The puzzles, while usually pretty obvious and clear, sometimes are just you bumbling and reloading a save in an effort to try and get through an area with all things intact. And finally, since you cant restart on just any night, you need to play the game 4 or more times to get all the endings and the whole picture, and thats IF you dont miss anything on any of those playthroughs. this can get very boring if you are like me and dont like doing the same hour long sequence 5 times just to see a new text box. Overall, not a game I regret buying. Was nice and creepy, and to my surprise you can in fact die and there are foes in this game to avoid and run from. The multiple endings will appeal alot to many gamers, but it feels like an artificial way of increasing play hours to me. The game took an hour and a half for me, going intentionally slow and redoing things to see what happens, and subsequent playthroughs will be shorter naturally. Buy it on sale and you will not regret doing so, especially if you love the atmosphere of drowning that lovecraftian works give off best.

I went into this game expecting it to be a short, hour-long story with easy achievements. I was wrong. This was a really good game. I loved the layering of the playthroughs, which all led up to the final meeting. It was very unsettling and the story really draws you in and gets you thinking. The puzzles were a good level of difficulty, requiring thought but not impossible or unfair. I also love the information in the last book after you complete the library! Overall, I'd say the game was well worth the price, with content far exceeding my expectations.

Wait is an interesting horror game that is actually creepy, features a bunch of possible endings and changes upon replaying. Wait is also one of the most player-unfriendly games i have ever played. You can't save, except at checkpoints. There are no options other than turning music and sound effects off - yes, no volume slider. Worse still this also means no text display options. Text is displayed fairly slow and the second time you play the game this gets even more tedious. Speaking of tedious, the game has an unskippable intro and has you manually eat dinner four times each game which is pointless. I also encountered a CTD bug. I noticed a typo (unfortunetaly) and wanted to take a screenshot with F12. Instead this returns you to the main menu without saving. When i tried to restart, the game crashed. It takes only about half an hour to play through the game, seems a bit short for such a bug to exist. So yeah, the game is definitely worth playing but in its current state i can't recommend it unless you get it heavily discounted. For €8 you should at least get a bloody volume slider.

[h1]Wait Extended[/h1] This review was last edited after completing one play through of the game [h1]Short Review[/h1] An excellent little gem of a game with minimal game play but excellent atmosphere and interesting, if cryptic story line. [h1]Long Review[/h1] I will echo what many other reviews and say ignore the RPG maker tag if this usually puts you off - it's irrelevent as this game is all about the story line & atmosphere. You play the part of a person in a 2D world, based mainly about an apartment block where you move about, interacting with objects to try and solve the puzzle about what is going on around you as mysterious events take place. The controls are simply the arrow keys to move about, the return key to activate an object and the escape key to escape from some dialog screens. I found the few puzzles I came across pretty straight forward and easily solvable. When you interact with an object there is usually some text displayed but there can alternatively be a picture displayed or audio played. There is no real time pressure in the game; you can largely play at your own pace. The game definitely has a Lovecraftian feel about it and I was never certain I really knew exactly what was going on but got enough of a gist about what was happening to keep me intrigued and interested. A single play through took me less than 2 hours and I'm not a particularly fast player. There are apparently three possible endings and I would imagine I'll play through this game again to experience all of them. This is certainly one of the best games I've played in 2016 and better than many AAA titles I've played. [h1]Pros[/h1] [list] [*]Atmospheric [*]Short game play [*]Minimalistic controls [/list] [h1]Cons[/h1] [list] [*]None really [/list] [h1]Marks Out Of 5[/h1] 5) Must have - stop whatever you're playing now and play this [h1]4) Worth the asking price and considering as your next purchase[/h1] 3) Maybe purchase if you're stuck for choosing your next game or mildly discounted 2) Only purchase if it is heavily discounted 1) Not worth getting even if given away free [h1]Where I got the game from[/h1] Won at [url=http://www.steamgifts.com/] Steam Gifts [/url] [h1]Platform Played On[/h1] Intel Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition, 8Gb RAM, Palit GTX 750, Windows 10, EasyAcc Mouse & Steelseries MERC keyboard. [h1]My best guess for a PEGI Rating [/h1] 12: It's not a game I would be comfortable for my 7 year old son to play[url=http://www.pegi.info/en/index/id/33/] PEGI Ratings [/url]