The Nameless City

This is a markedly short game, with very little in the means of captivating writing and interesting mysteries. The use of AI-generated content is fully disclosed by the developers, and they seem to have a reason to use it. So I won't mark it against them, but it certainly doesn't do this game any favours. The voice-work is also subpar, with the player-narrator mispronouncing multiple words and failing to lend their emotions to the work well. There are moments when things shine through, some of the puzzles are interesting, and the journal/spellbook idea is probably the best of the lot. It is, unfortunately, underutilised. With the addition of more nouns and verbs, needing to reference your spellbook in real time for combat or puzzle solving? It could be the basis of a genuinely interesting game. Alas, the shortness of the game prevents it from ever really getting to evolve to that point. In my personal opinion, this game would serve better being free-to-play, as all the above complaints I had are really only as this is a paid product. It is obviously not wrong for a developer to want to be paid for their work, but The Nameless City does not feel like a product worth the price of entry.

This is sadly another entry to the list "Lovecraftian game that fails Lovecraft" And what a shame, as the Nameless City is one of my favourite stories. It's just like with every other adaption: Stay true to the source or make something of your own, both is neither acceptable nor good...