[REC] Desolation

Fun game! uwu

[b] P. S. If you have difficulties in the walktrough, this guide will be very useful: [/b] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3561496240 [h1] Came, saw a ghost, and bounced [/h1] [REC] Desolation isn’t a direct sequel to Paroxysm – it’s a standalone story, but it’s twice as bad and half as long as the previous part of the series, god forgive me. You play as Ethan Carter, investigating the ruins of a mansion abandoned back in the mid-20th century, supposedly cursed, so there are supernatural forces howling around; actually, the whole story is just told through five notes scattered across the game. First-person gameplay through a camera view: you walk through corridors, mostly at night, making everything black and white and adding zero atmosphere. There’s one puzzle, done sloppily and predictably easy, one monster chase at the end – and that’s it, game over. It takes up over 10 GB for such a short game. Basically, it’s the same crap as the previous game, avoid it and don’t get tricked by the high rating. [h3] Verdict: [/h3] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3612049014 [i] P. S. 2x. Did you like the review or my profile? Drop a Steam reward for the review. Thanks to your support, I don't lose the point of playing and writing reviews! [/i]

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I don't have many arguments to consider giving it a positive review. And my opininon is not based on the game length, small scope or the visible low budget. It is rather the result of experiencing a project which is the effect of visible minimalism. The idea behind it is quite cool and I could very well see it done more solidly. However, there are two layers here, the story and the gameplay, which are not coordinated with one another. While walking SLOWLY around the ruined building we encounter the most cliché, cheap types of scares you could possibly think of. None of them is consequently tied to the final encounter. While there are many translation options, I suppose most of them are done by AI or automatic translator, because its quality is really poor. On top of it all, the performance is horrible. For such a small project it is straight up baffling that you would require the newest RTX 4xxx or 5xxx in order for it to run smoothly. This is the final argument for a thesis, that being able to generate a pleasing to the eye scenery in an engine like UE5 shouldn't be the sole reason for creating a whole game project around it. It requires a bit more of planning ahead. Let's hope that at least some of the technical issues get resolved in the future. I might reconsider changing the opinion after that.

I love to support indie game devs especially in the horror genre but this was honestly one of the worst indie games I have ever played. I don't think its worth spending $4 on to try. The game is only about 25 minutes long and the last 95% you will spend in a grainy black and white view with limited fov. The game doesn't provide much direction at all and you can end up wandering around searching the parameters over and over to figure out where to walk to next. The story wasn't that good either. This game felt like like a 100% effort to make a quick asset flip. The Unsettling Discovery achievement wouldn't poop for me either and I found and read all 5 pieces of paper/notes for it. Buy this game at your own risk, beat it in 25 minutes then request a refund because you wont ever want to play it again. You can watch my play through here https://youtu.be/mRfm5BGiezs

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omg that was very darkish in a game.....but very playable 57 mins , there were a few jumpies in the game and the ending omg tryin to remember how to get out...yes i died 5 times before i escaped lol....but well done devs 10/10 i liked this loads...do you ?....

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