The Cat Lady – Rough around the edges, heavy in themes and imagery, but for the same reason daring and unique, with a dark story that however ends on notes of hope, and a fantastic art direction to complement it.Ĭryostasis: The Sleep of Reason - Poor engine aside, what may be perceived as flaws by some (clunky weapons, restrictive environments) are fine, and in tune with the game's setting, atmosphere and narrative which are among the best I've ever experienced, topping all with a very satisfying ending.
While they are certainly convenient for developers due to their market models, and excellent when used well, on less capable hands they are leading to a further standardization of the scene. It’s an Unreal Unity – Those engines are practically swallowing all development. Even some better attempts end up with some flaws too much to be great. Poor Horror – The genre has become one of the most mistreated by small developers, especially when done in first-person 3D. The reason so many developers see that as an afterthought escapes me. And it’s not only limited to multiplatform games or late/bad ports, even several PC-only releases suffer that. Key Config Allergy – It’s perfectly acceptable that some games play better with a joypad, but I see no reason to not allow control customization as several titles do. The term has become so (ab)used it’s almost meaningless.
“Indie”? – At this point, we may just say that there’s been a great return of low to mid-budgeted productions and games made by a few people, like in the past, which also allows for more experimentation (although even those, increasingly tend to stick to more popular genres).
HLTB AMNESIA THE DARK DESCENT PATCH
Refunds seem an awkward way to put a patch on that big hole, but there’s a limit on how much crap you can put out, and it’s not beneficial for the games themselves, as meritable ones often risk getting lost. A Steam-ing pile – It was evident last year already, but even if there are still plenty of interesting to great titles released on the platform, Valve has further abdicated on quality control.
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