Comfort Jones
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INSIDE |OT| Limbo's Big Brother is Watching You
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Sexually Aggressive Uncle
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That last 30 minutes in this game..... Jesus H Christ. I don't even know what to say about that
Here's my review: http://nextgengamingblog.com/blog/inside-review/
Exceptional stuff. Just... Yeah, crazy.
Exceptional stuff. Just... Yeah, crazy.
It is truly amazing.
SavageCobra
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If you pause the game and press "Load", it shows you all the checkpoints in the game and how many you have left.
The First Guardian
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I think you're about 60%.
Also go to game hub on Xbox and check your exact progress in achievements tab. Or you can see how many chapters you've completed in load menu in game.
SomeOneInaHat
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Join us in the spoiler thread, there are a lot of interesting theories.
Stuck real early on in The Forest.
Crossing the river with the dog chasing after you is impossible. There doesn't seem to be any way for me to make it to the canyon to jump before getting chewed to bits. I've watched playthroughs and the dog is so much closer in my game than theirs. I don't get it.
CitizenCope
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Just finished it. Wow! These developers are something else. One of my all time gaming experiences
. Off to the spoiler thread.
except I didn't love the very end
Can you show us a video of your attempts? I remember that part being impossible to fail as long as you were always running to the right, but
designed to give you the illusion you are just about to fail, to maximize tension/fear
You know, actually now that you mention it I do see a lot of Oddworld: AD in this game.
Hadn't thought of it since you mentioned it but there are certainly some undefinable similarities in gameplay and possibly in story.
d00d3n
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None that I noticed on xbone. Some aliasing was faintly visible some times during my playthrough, and would presumably be fixed with downsampling on PC, but other than that the xbone version was great.
I'd say the XBO version is bordering on flawless.
The PC version hasn't been released yet. But the Xbox version is pretty much flawless. It's like they spent an extra couple of years just making it perfect.
oh, didn't realise it wasn't out on PC yet. Will go with Xbox then
Played about 2 hours of this last night. My goodness, what an amazing game. The atmosphere is truly sublime, and the sound design is just superb. Cannot wait to play more tonight. It looks incredible, no wonder they took so long to develop it.
Playdead have made masterpiece here. This is one of those games you play regardless of your tastes.
I agree it's superb to look at it.
Playdead have made masterpiece here. This is one of those games you play regardless of your tastes.
I agree it's superb to look at it.
Finished it last night. Went in without knowing anything about the game. It blew me away. It really is one of the best game of the year or even the last years. Amazing atmosphere, great art style and tech. Loved the puzzles too. They were simple enough that they did not stop the flow of the game. I never had to run around during 20 minutes because I couldn't figure what I was suppoed to do. The world design is fantastic, creepy and oppressive. That ending too. Holy shit. Glad I played it without reading anything about it.
TechJunk
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That's all I was thinking about playing this game, some strong Abe vibes throughout .
Excellent, excellent game, my GOTY so far
I've been away for the last week, got back last night and got this downloaded to my console. Going to play it tonight after work, planning to get it all done in one session - can't wait, I know literally nothing about it other than it's called Inside and is made by the guys who made Limbo (which I loved) CAN NOT WAIT!
If it's like Limbo, then it's a beautifully well designed side scroller with puzzle elements and an emphasis on figuring out how to traverse the world without being killed. It's very much a game you play and control - rather than just an 'experience'.
If it's like Limbo, then it's a beautifully well designed side scroller with puzzle elements and an emphasis on figuring out how to traverse the world without being killed. It's very much a game you play and control - rather than just an 'experience'.
There was a time or two during puzzles where I thought "this reminds me of that Oddworld game..."
I think it er's more to an "experience" rather than a "game", but it does have (pretty good IMO) gameplay elements.
Gameplay is simple
-move/run
-jump
-action button(activate-grab-push etc)
you use those to move through the game and solve puzzles
no loading screen the entire walkthrough.
I compare this game to stuff like Journey when it comes to overall experience.
It has gameplay. You basically solve physics based puzzles among others.
It's very much a game. A puzzle game.
SmartWaffles
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Push the safe off, start running back as soon as it starts to fall over, the timing is pretty tight.
RPS37
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Thanks. I eventually figured it out. I didn't think the two areas were connected.
Now I'm stuck on chapter 22
the two buttons and the room with the water
SomeOneInaHat
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SmartWaffles
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I don't have the console atm so this might not be entirely accurate. The zombies are in:
Bottom level, far right, this will be the first time you take them
Mid level, far left, let the zombies pull the prison open with you
Top or mid level, somewhere in between I believe? There is a cage, you need to push the cage down below to break it.
Top level, to the far left, you need to solve a propeller puzzle.
The last one is special, go to the top level, far right, let the zombies throw you over the broken bridge, there is a dead body.
Bottom level, far right, this will be the first time you take them
Mid level, far left, let the zombies pull the prison open with you
Top or mid level, somewhere in between I believe? There is a cage, you need to push the cage down below to break it.
Top level, to the far left, you need to solve a propeller puzzle.
The last one is special, go to the top level, far right, let the zombies throw you over the broken bridge, there is a dead body.
Did you go
left past the giant cart? If not, it should only take you a moment to figure out how to get over there.
RPS37
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propeller puzzle???
dead body
Yeah. Did that.
Looks like I did the
propeller puzzle
EDIT: Found them! They were in the middle left area.
D
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Interested! Enjoyed Limbo so this should be right up my alley
RPS37
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They're totally similar, but this one seems a bit better. I'm like halfway through.
I think I'm roughly half way through
. I can see myself taking maybe a couple more sessions to finish it. It's certainly not the hardest puzzle game, but as someone not very good at puzzles to begin with, I definitely have to take my time to work out some of the solutions. I really like that the game doesn't have any on-screen prompts or instructions aimed specifically to the player. The controls are simple enough to figure out, and the challenge comes in figuring out the environment for clues in each puzzle.
The atmosphere of the game is certainly interesting. It's a tad creepy, a bit unsettling, all the while being completely mysterious as to what exactly is going on. I suspect I'll have to get to the game's ending to really appreciate everything that's happened (and perhaps a bit longer to digest it all), but definitely looking forward to seeing it through.
just finished the 'find 20 men' puzzle and the subsequent 'avoid the sonic booms of death' section
The atmosphere of the game is certainly interesting. It's a tad creepy, a bit unsettling, all the while being completely mysterious as to what exactly is going on. I suspect I'll have to get to the game's ending to really appreciate everything that's happened (and perhaps a bit longer to digest it all), but definitely looking forward to seeing it through.
I beat it yesterday in one single seat, and honestly... I don't know what to think.
I won't go too much into detail because I absolutely don't want to spoil the experience to anyone (seriously, if you feel like playing this game do not search for info, do not look at let's plays and do yourself a favor and abandon threads like this one, as you never know what you could read!), but I didn't really like it that much.
It's not that I disliked it either, it's not a bad game AT ALL, of course...
On the contrary, performance-wise, it's simply stunning: not even a single frame drop, a glitch, anything, ever. And it's terrific to look at, with a super moody atmosphere, stunning animations and a top-notch use of lighting. Also, the sound design is nothing but stellar in conveying the sense of isolation, menace, anxiety and so on. Seriously, Playdead nailed it.
That said, the abrupt and completely unexpected ending left me wondering what the fuck I played, and I can't help but feel that there's honestly little sense in there in the first place.
I mean, Inside is certainly a thought-provoking game, which is already saying something (as the average 2016 videogame isn't really demanding for your brain...), but honestly the more I think about it, the more I consider it along the lines of that weird modern art I really can't seem to understand, like those pretentious "piss in a bottle" installations you sometimes hear about, in which people seem to struggle to find obscure symbolism and interpretations that probably weren't even meant by the original author.
And that, to me is a bit... paraculo (I don't know how to say it in English, pardon me but it's an Italian expression that really suits this topic, LOL), because I sincerely doubt that Playdead really has an explanation for everything.
Sincerely, the impression I get is that they placed pretty random (and at times disjointed) elements here and there, waiting for someone else to fill the intentional void. Which is something that's perfectly reasonable of course, if not even clever, but that's not an approach I particularly like.
I'm still glad I played it, but again, I don't know if I liked it or not. Certainly it's not my GOTY or something, as I liked it (a lot) less than most of you guys.
And thank god I didn't have to write a review for this one, as the score would have created more than a few troubles to me (because I seriously have no idea of how I would rate this game with a number).
I won't go too much into detail because I absolutely don't want to spoil the experience to anyone (seriously, if you feel like playing this game do not search for info, do not look at let's plays and do yourself a favor and abandon threads like this one, as you never know what you could read!), but I didn't really like it that much.
It's not that I disliked it either, it's not a bad game AT ALL, of course...
On the contrary, performance-wise, it's simply stunning: not even a single frame drop, a glitch, anything, ever. And it's terrific to look at, with a super moody atmosphere, stunning animations and a top-notch use of lighting. Also, the sound design is nothing but stellar in conveying the sense of isolation, menace, anxiety and so on. Seriously, Playdead nailed it.
That said, the abrupt and completely unexpected ending left me wondering what the fuck I played, and I can't help but feel that there's honestly little sense in there in the first place.
I mean, Inside is certainly a thought-provoking game, which is already saying something (as the average 2016 videogame isn't really demanding for your brain...), but honestly the more I think about it, the more I consider it along the lines of that weird modern art I really can't seem to understand, like those pretentious "piss in a bottle" installations you sometimes hear about, in which people seem to struggle to find obscure symbolism and interpretations that probably weren't even meant by the original author.
And that, to me is a bit... paraculo (I don't know how to say it in English, pardon me but it's an Italian expression that really suits this topic, LOL), because I sincerely doubt that Playdead really has an explanation for everything.
Sincerely, the impression I get is that they placed pretty random (and at times disjointed) elements here and there, waiting for someone else to fill the intentional void. Which is something that's perfectly reasonable of course, if not even clever, but that's not an approach I particularly like.
I'm still glad I played it, but again, I don't know if I liked it or not. Certainly it's not my GOTY or something, as I liked it (a lot) less than most of you guys.
And thank god I didn't have to write a review for this one, as the score would have created more than a few troubles to me (because I seriously have no idea of how I would rate this game with a number).
(no spoilers ahead!)
I finished it yesterday, and I'm still digesting it today. All I know for sure is that it was well worth my $20, and it was one of the most expertly crafted and perfect executions of a crystal clear vision I've ever seen.
It's haunting, confusing, revealing, surprising, and unique. It's the type of art/entertainment where I feel empty after finishing it because I know it could be years before I play anything like it again.
It's like Limbo, but not really. Or at least not for long. And unlike Limbo, it has a thoroughly satisfying arc that doesn't end without me feeling like it shouldn't have ended yet. It has fun puzzles which don't over-stay their welcome, and occasionally make you feel like a genius. Watching a friend play some sections for his first time after I finished it showed me I'm not a genius, but rather that the game is just so well designed that it subconsciously hints at things I at first thought were completely obscure.
It's a game that proves that sound is one of the most tragically overlooked elements in all forms of entertainment. The sound design completely makes every part of this game - the horror, the suspense, and every other emotion I felt throughout. The sounds effects too are unexpected and different, yet perfectly fit every scenario and amplify every scene. Play it on a nice sound system or with headphones cranked up in a room with few distractions.
If $20 is a lot of money for you, I can understand wanting to wait. $20 for 4-ish hours is tough ratio if you can't spend that amount of money without giving up something else. But I will say it's a 4 hours with zero repetition of ideas, nothing over-stays its welcome, and you'll probably want to replay it. Not because of classic "replayability" or that many secrets to discover (though there are some), but because some parts are just so unforgettable you'll want to see them again and show them to everyone you know.
But if $20 is a pretty moderate amount of money for you - perhaps an average dinner out - I'd recommend playing it as soon as possible before unmarked spoilers start flooding the web.
I finished it yesterday, and I'm still digesting it today. All I know for sure is that it was well worth my $20, and it was one of the most expertly crafted and perfect executions of a crystal clear vision I've ever seen.
It's haunting, confusing, revealing, surprising, and unique. It's the type of art/entertainment where I feel empty after finishing it because I know it could be years before I play anything like it again.
It's like Limbo, but not really. Or at least not for long. And unlike Limbo, it has a thoroughly satisfying arc that doesn't end without me feeling like it shouldn't have ended yet. It has fun puzzles which don't over-stay their welcome, and occasionally make you feel like a genius. Watching a friend play some sections for his first time after I finished it showed me I'm not a genius, but rather that the game is just so well designed that it subconsciously hints at things I at first thought were completely obscure.
It's a game that proves that sound is one of the most tragically overlooked elements in all forms of entertainment. The sound design completely makes every part of this game - the horror, the suspense, and every other emotion I felt throughout. The sounds effects too are unexpected and different, yet perfectly fit every scenario and amplify every scene. Play it on a nice sound system or with headphones cranked up in a room with few distractions.
If $20 is a lot of money for you, I can understand wanting to wait. $20 for 4-ish hours is tough ratio if you can't spend that amount of money without giving up something else. But I will say it's a 4 hours with zero repetition of ideas, nothing over-stays its welcome, and you'll probably want to replay it. Not because of classic "replayability" or that many secrets to discover (though there are some), but because some parts are just so unforgettable you'll want to see them again and show them to everyone you know.
But if $20 is a pretty moderate amount of money for you - perhaps an average dinner out - I'd recommend playing it as soon as possible before unmarked spoilers start flooding the web.