BISQUE DOLL

BISQUE DOLL is a very badly made Chinese third person adventure game with a horror theme (creepy dolls come to life, bla bla). This is really a joke in terms of technical execution, with a deep list of flaws which we'll get into. Also worth noting this is basically an asset flip, the "developer" didn't make the school asset, and the mismatch between your low poly character and the school environment is jarring... just the kind of thing you would expect from a lazy asset flipper (and review manipulator). Anyway in this disaster of an attempt at making a game, you wander around with the absolute worst console peasant orientated camera angles you could imagine (no mouselook, of course, because there's no mouse input) and collect this and that, open doors, use this object on that object... you get the idea. Really basic adventure game, implemented badly. The interface is a bit of a joke, too, it's just a small text menu that pops up on things. The developer couldn't work out how to do an inventory system properly. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. The game features lazy low-polygon "retro" assets, making this look like a barely functional 3D game from the 1990s. It's unclear why the developers weren't able to arrange high quality, high polygon count contemporary assets for the game, and also irrelevant... what matters is that this looks bad as a result of their decisions, a compromise PC gamers shouldn't have to put up with. The controls can't be customised, which will be an annoyance for many, but it can also render the game unplayable for differently-abled gamers, or gamers using AZERTY or other international keyboard layouts. In a sheer insult to PC gamers, the developer has locked out keyboard and mouse controls on this game. The developer demands, without compromise, that you must use a console peasant children's toy gamepad to play this garbage game. This is simply unacceptable, developers must never dictate to gamers how a game is to be consumed. While this is on PC, it has all the hallmarks and deficiencies of a console game, from the clunkier than needed control scheme to the less than cutting edge graphics. There's 10's of thousands of PC games on Steam, and PC gamers deserve only the best. This might not appeal to many gamers due to the lack of PC-centric design. It's unclear why this game was never accepted on the video game console appliances it seems to have been designed for. These technical defects push this game below acceptable standards for any modern PC game. The poor quality of this game is reflected by how many people spent time with it. At the time of this review, SteamDB shows the all-time peak player number was only 8 players, and the worst part is these weren't genuine players, these were the fake review accounts that the developer paid to make the fake reviews. Since the fake reviews are all done, now the only player activity occurs once or twice a month, presumably someone loading it up to see what it is then quickly uninstalling it. Considering there's over 120 million gamers on Steam and well over 50,000 games for gamers to choose from (over 9,000 completely free titles), the overwhelming lack of interest in this low quality game is to be expected. [b][quote][url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2017/01/18/steam-takes-down-art-of-stealth-after-developer-posts-fake-reviews/?sh=750e13e12354]Warning: Review Manipulation![/url][/quote][/b]This game features a number of fake positive reviews from accounts known to be in the business of review manipulation/paid reviews. They're all written in the same broken/badly translated English, appear at almost exactly the same time, very shortly after the game launched on Steam, all have a direct Steam purchase of the game, and the accounts are used consistently to write fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs/scams. The "Positive" review score on this game should be disregarded due to this blatant, unethical review manipulation. This is done to deceive and scam gamers into paying for a bad product. BISQUE DOLL has the pathetically optimistic price of around $4 USD, it's not worth it given the defects and shortcomings with the product, especially considering the unethical nature of the developer. Remember that if you buy a game from an unethical developer, you're putting your money at risk. [b][quote][url=https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/marketing/profile]Profile Features Limited![/url][/quote][/b]Valve have marked this game as "Profile Features Limited" at the time of this review. This is usually caused by poor sales figures and low community acceptance for the game (to date). Until this status changes, this game will not give you +1 to your Game Collector badge count, appear in profile achievements or any other Steam meta-accomplishments, nor can it be displayed in some profile showcases. If these factors are important to you, it may be worth holding off before buying this game.

很心瘾的玩法，就是被啊啊啊啊啊的叫的头疼 而且电池太少，第一人称才能看到怪的设定好奇特，但是，你手柄控制方向太恶心了能不能换成键盘？

垃圾游戏，妈的法克！！你这是在玩人么。那么多鬼，怎么躲得开啊。而且电池掉电特别厉害。

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Very weak, clunky, painfully slow "horror" game. If you consider goofy looking Xbox 360 Avatars as something scary then I have no idea how low the bar is for "horror". This game reminds me of Juken Jogoku (also on Steam), and while that is a pretty cheap, cheese horror game, it is far better.

完全沒有說明遊玩方式跟注意事項...搞不清楚狀況下莫名其妙就死了....

This is a very good result for an indie game. The atmosphere is quiet and quirky. The story is tied to the Hong Kong legend of the Biscue Doll. If you like short stylized games, then I think you will like this project.

very interesting story. If you like games with a dark atmosphere, you should definitely buy this game and enjoy it. Story: 10/10 Graphics: 8/10 Gameplay: 9/10