I can’t really explain that much without spoiling stuff about the game that really should not be spoiled. It’s honestly a very, very unique game which if nothing else does makes it worth a look if you’re okay with horror-type games. All I will say is:

  • I was about to fire it up today, and I decided that probably the avenue I had gotten myself to isn’t the most productive way forward. I dithered a little bit and then decided to hit “New Game” (which is an option that isn’t even available when the game starts) and take my chances with what would happen, banking that it would let me strategize things a little bit better.
  • WHAT THE FUCK, THE “NEW GAME” BUTTON I WORKED SO HARD FOR IS GONE AGAIN NOW
  • I get it why it’s gone. Guess I’m "continue"ing and finding out what comes next lol
  • This is a good game
  • SavvyWolf@pawb.socialEnglish
    4·
    5 months ago

    Game spoilers and subjective opinions below, be careful.

    spoiler

    I enjoyed all parts of Inscryption, but I think Act 1 was the best part of the game. The gameplay of act 2 wasn’t great and had too many mechanics flying around. Act 3 just felt too sterile and devoid of charm. I get that that was what they were going for, but I think I would have preferred multiple rooms in the shack over multiple chapters.

    There needs to be more games like Pokemon TCG for the gameboy (which is what Act 2 was referencing) though. With a card game that fits it.

    • AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      Agree on all points. Act 1 was the best. Your reward for playing all the way through is you get to play Act 1 again, as a full-fledged game of its own.

    • PhilipTheBucket@ponder.catOP
      2·
      5 months ago

      Yeah. It’s not a perfect game, it has many issues, but it is fun and exciting and it does something very very different, very successfully. I’m reminded of the Zero Punctuation review of Psychonauts basically saying that its number one good point was that it was something genuinely mad and original, in contrast to the sea of imitation that is modern gaming, and for that alone hooray.

    • blarth@thelemmy.club
      1·
      5 months ago

      Spoiler as well.

      This game blew my mind when Golly asked me to select a file on my computer to sacrifice. Such a cool breaking of the 4th wall.

    • Björn@swg-empire.de
      1·
      5 months ago

      Damn, I came really close the other day. Managed to live through the “the game will kill you now” event. Unfortunately I couldn’t keep up when I was at the boss.

      But to progress the game you have to get up.

      But when you finish the game a new mode is added allowing you to play normally with increasingly more difficult challenges you can put on yourself.

      • Toes♀@ani.social
        2·
        5 months ago

        Yeah I gave it a shot. I couldn’t either, I’m not a big fan of escape room mechanics so I was really hoping I could. Thanks for trying

          • PhilipTheBucket@ponder.catOP
            1·
            5 months ago

            Yeah, almost to an excessive degree. To me it’s fine, it just means the designer has room to grow in terms of their skill at getting the right balance, but also it’s going to be a little bit of personal taste. This video includes some pretty interesting discussion of the balance between spelling things out, making sure that everyone can notice and enjoy them, versus making things opaque knowing that you’ll leave some people behind but making it that much more special for the people who found them “all by themselves” without any kind of prompting.