Absolutely blown away.
Greatest game I've played on XBone EVER.
- Magnificent art style. Every grabbed screenshot looks like a piece of artwork.
- Last part of the game had me both in disbelief and laughter. In many ways, breath-taking.
A bit longer pro, but I need to elaborate I guess.
One of the greatest moments I've ever had playing videogames was my first time on Ico.
I spent probably more than two hours trying to figure out how to get out of the castle, so the first time I entered an open area, with sunlight and an open view and flowers and grass I was taken away by the sense of freedom and relief. I never expected an action/adventure game to convey an emotion so poignant and so pure: coming from Jrpgs I always thought it to be impossible to deliver an engaging story without dialogue and lore.
Now, while I had countless elating, memorable moments playing videogames the only other time I have been as captivated as the moment I got out of the castle in Ico, was the final sequence of Limbo. The leap of faith, the safe embrace of gravity, the reunion: for someone who considers Waking Life one of his favourite movies of all time, I don't think even that movie with its two hour plus of running could have ever captured the essence of dreams in the same way the finale of Limbo does.
And while Limbo was really good, let's face it the second half was nothing but an average puzzle game with cool visuals.
So. From my persespective the ENTIRETY of Inside offers as much emotional impact as Limbo did with its finale. Not a single piece of it felt like just a puzzle to beef up the length of the game. From start to finish the game delivers raw, intense emotions of fear, amazement, wonder, and sadness, cumulating into what I guess I would consider the only chance anyone can ever have to literally play a dream.
Ten out of ten. Well worth the entire price.
Greatest game I've played on XBone EVER.
- Magnificent art style. Every grabbed screenshot looks like a piece of artwork.
- Last part of the game had me both in disbelief and laughter. In many ways, breath-taking.
A bit longer pro, but I need to elaborate I guess.
One of the greatest moments I've ever had playing videogames was my first time on Ico.
I spent probably more than two hours trying to figure out how to get out of the castle, so the first time I entered an open area, with sunlight and an open view and flowers and grass I was taken away by the sense of freedom and relief. I never expected an action/adventure game to convey an emotion so poignant and so pure: coming from Jrpgs I always thought it to be impossible to deliver an engaging story without dialogue and lore.
Now, while I had countless elating, memorable moments playing videogames the only other time I have been as captivated as the moment I got out of the castle in Ico, was the final sequence of Limbo. The leap of faith, the safe embrace of gravity, the reunion: for someone who considers Waking Life one of his favourite movies of all time, I don't think even that movie with its two hour plus of running could have ever captured the essence of dreams in the same way the finale of Limbo does.
And while Limbo was really good, let's face it the second half was nothing but an average puzzle game with cool visuals.
So. From my persespective the ENTIRETY of Inside offers as much emotional impact as Limbo did with its finale. Not a single piece of it felt like just a puzzle to beef up the length of the game. From start to finish the game delivers raw, intense emotions of fear, amazement, wonder, and sadness, cumulating into what I guess I would consider the only chance anyone can ever have to literally play a dream.
Ten out of ten. Well worth the entire price.
