Alpha Polaris

[deus101]

Just a heads up on a newly released indie.

http://www.turmoilgames.com/


A bit short maybe, but money well spent i say, some puzzles were a bit to easy but i approve of the "type in answer" for puzzle solutions, should maybe been used a bit more.


Graphics are decent, though some very rigid resolution demands, probably so they could have effective anti alias functions.
It was a bit annoying since i had a laptop screen, but i managed in maximied windowmode non the less.
Also liked the dialouge caricature layer and the voice acting that followed with it.



And most important of all....the protagonist is Norwegian

Also...a scene of tastefull rape

 

[deus101]

Well...FUCK YOU THEN!

 

[deus101]

I actually started this thread almost two months ago, hence the "FUCK YOU FOR NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO ME".


I read about that one, were seriously considering to buy it, then i forgot about it, thanks for reminding me.

 

[deus101]

http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic ... sc&start=0

Oh...

 

[catfood]

Wow, this game looks surprisingly good. I need to check it out. Too bad the protagonist looks like a hipster faggot, though.

 

[Suchy]

Not bad little game, but way too short. I completed it in one evening. The story, while it starts nice, gets pretty disappointing near the end.

 

[Sceptic]

Game is alright but puzzles suck. Any game where I know exactly what I need to do but have to spend a couple of minutes figuring out the format in which the game will accept it has serious design problems. Story buildup is great but conclusion is disappointing. Not bad for an indie small-budget production (in fact I'd say really good for that), and graphics/music/VA combine nicely to create a good atmosphere. Doesn't stack very well against something like Grey Matter though.

My only gripe with the story is that too much happens outside the player's control. It's structured very much like a thriller movie, which is not the best way to make a game. It's particularly egregious in the last sequence, when bodies start to drop and I had to stand there screaming YOU MORON! at Rune.