Nobody Wants to Die

🎀Just last night I rewatched both Blade Runner films, the original and the sequel Blade Runner 2049, and I thought about this game, which is much more than it seems. For me it was a pleasant surprise. The story is set in New York in 2329, a future where death no longer represents the end of life thanks to the possibility of transferring consciousness into new bodies. It's a fascinating but also unsettling idea, because behind this seemingly advanced society there is corruption, mystery and many questions about the value of human life. You play as Detective involved in an investigation into a series of murders that will lead him to discover increasingly darker aspects of this world. The story manages to draw you in precisely because it doesn't just focus on solving the case, but also explores identity, power and the consequences of a technology that has completely changed the relationship between life and death. The thing that impressed me the most was the noir sci-fi atmosphere. Many times it felt like I was inside a science fiction film, with strong Blade Runner influences, a city full of neon, endless rain, pollution, massive buildings and that sense of decay that makes everything fascinating and melancholic at the same time. It manages to recreate those same feelings. It's a much more narrative experience than an action game, but in my opinion that's exactly its strength. If you love old-school cyberpunk, Blade Runner-like atmospheres and detective stories, it's a game that deserves to be discovered. They've created a truly well-crafted cyberpunk setting and a world that manages to convey those feelings of a big-budget production. Cyberpunk 2077 should have been more like this, at least in terms of its setting; noir, dark and dystopian, rather than creating a generic RPG/FPS shooter that has nothing to do with this genre whatsoever.

A short game but with a truly interesting atmosphere and story alongside original investigation mechanics.

I really like the story and concept, its very interesting, but the issue is its a bit boring, it needed a bit more action

Hard Reset, Observer, Ruiner, Metal Eden, Cyberpunk 2077, Ghostrunner and now this one. There must be an explanation for why Polish devs like to make cyberpunk games and why they do it so well. My guess it's the weather. (you may also indeed consider it a BioShock sequel, but in the form of a light adventure game).

Graphics and animations are from 2329, spectacular. The story gives you some pieces that seem to connect or that look important but in the end nothing comes together and you are left wondering if you are stupid for not getting it or the devs are. I choose the latter

Muy buen walking simulator, tanto por la historia, que es bastante interesante, sobre todo si te gusta el contexto de un mundo futurista [i]saiberpán[/i] que trata temas como el transhumanismo, como por la ambientación de dicho mundo, que es magnífica. La banda sonora también es notable, con temas que recuerdan al cine clásico de detectives, del que trata de beber el juego claramente (encarnas a un detective aficionado al cine noir, de hecho). Jugablemente no es tan simple como un típico walking simulator, tiene ciertas mecánicas que le dan bastante vidilla, y además cuenta con toma de decisiones que hacen que el final sea distinto. En general, me ha gustado más de lo que pensaba. Muy recomendado. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3790019946 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3790019980 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3790020014

While I enjoyed the crime-scene-solving mechanics... it's very unclear what part of the narrative you're steamrolled into and what parts your choices actually make any difference at all. If I have to click 100 times and successfully hold onto a handle, and then I fall anyways... did I just waste my time? If it's VERY UNCLEAR that killing one person would mean the end of the main antagonist (which I don't think it would have based on the loose rules the game tells you about), versus just destroy the body you came here to save and the antagonist gets away anyways.... and then I "lose" the game because I didn't kill them..... and then an unfavorable end cutscene plays.... did I win? or did I just waste 5 hours because the game has an 'ironman'-style save file meaning I'd need to replay the entire 5 hours again, including all the non-consequential decisions just to get to the end and then possibly lose in a different way? Overall, the story was great... fantastic A+ "Altered Carbon" vibes and story. A+ worldbuilding with the retro-futuristic technology and feel. The first-person controls get a C- and aaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllll the time you spend just sitting doing nothing while the character(s) just talk or do things on their own in a semi-cutscene state is super annoying. Literally probably 2+ of the 5 hours it took me to complete this was just sitting here trying to guess when it's waiting for me to press some random button or no.