Finished the game and here are my impressions:
(+)
*Interesting story. I must admit that I sort of guessed where it was going midway, after the second dream sequence, but I guess I have become extremely familiar with storytelling techniques, so it's difficult to get surprised.
*Creepy atmosphere
*Solid puzzles, I really enjoyed most of them and the step up in difficulty was nice too.
*Likeable protagonist
*I liked the backgrounds with the vertical lines
(-)
*I didn't care much for the walking animations
*Spelling errors in some of the dialogue
*A bit of pixel hunting unfortunately placed at the very beginning of the first day (for example, the search for the ingredients of the fake meteorite) gives the false impression that the game will be about pixel hunting, which is far from the case
*Storytelling had a few rough edges. Except for the main character, the rest of the cast was not very well characterized (except for that funny ineffectual policeman and some of the people at the seance). And where did the girlfriend disappear to in the last day of the game? Also the villain's character was not very well delineated. Was he in it for the money? Was he trying to protect his image? Whatever his motives, his characterization leaves much to be desired.
*The events regarding the meteorite and the quarantine in the first day felt a bit contrived and far-fetched and they didn't really add anything significant to the story.
Still all in all, I enjoyed the game. Puzzles were fun and the main story arc was suitably dark and interesting. Took me about 8-9 hours to finish the game.
Kudos to the creators
(+)
*Interesting story. I must admit that I sort of guessed where it was going midway, after the second dream sequence, but I guess I have become extremely familiar with storytelling techniques, so it's difficult to get surprised.
*Creepy atmosphere
*Solid puzzles, I really enjoyed most of them and the step up in difficulty was nice too.
*Likeable protagonist
*I liked the backgrounds with the vertical lines
(-)
*I didn't care much for the walking animations
*Spelling errors in some of the dialogue
*A bit of pixel hunting unfortunately placed at the very beginning of the first day (for example, the search for the ingredients of the fake meteorite) gives the false impression that the game will be about pixel hunting, which is far from the case
*Storytelling had a few rough edges. Except for the main character, the rest of the cast was not very well characterized (except for that funny ineffectual policeman and some of the people at the seance). And where did the girlfriend disappear to in the last day of the game? Also the villain's character was not very well delineated. Was he in it for the money? Was he trying to protect his image? Whatever his motives, his characterization leaves much to be desired.
*The events regarding the meteorite and the quarantine in the first day felt a bit contrived and far-fetched and they didn't really add anything significant to the story.
Still all in all, I enjoyed the game. Puzzles were fun and the main story arc was suitably dark and interesting. Took me about 8-9 hours to finish the game.
Kudos to the creators