The Sinking City Remastered

The Sinking City ha sido un viaje de lo más extraño y, para ser sincero, una relación de amor-odio. Tiene todo lo que un fan de Lovecraft busca: una atmósfera asfixiante, un diseño artístico dedacente y mecánicas de investigación como el "Palacio Mental" o la búsqueda en archivos que te hacen sentir un detective de verdad, sin que el juego te lleve de la manita. Si te flipa el horror cósmico, Oakmont te atrapa, pero tienes que estar dispuesto a perdonarle mucho. Porque vamos a ser claros: si no fuera un enfermo de los Mitos de Cthulhu, lo habría mandado a paseo a las cinco horas. El problema es que el envoltorio es fascinante, pero el "gameplay" puro es como un trabajo de oficina. El combate es tosco, los enemigos aparecen por generación espontánea y están muy limitados; y el diseño de interiores es "copypaste" descarado; entras en diez casas distintas y las diez tienen el mismo pasillo y la misma mesa volcada. Al final, el ciclo de juego se vuelve una rutina: marcar el mapa, ir al sitio, limpiar monstruos clónicos, recoger pistas y repetir. Es una pena que una dirección artística tan potente y unos dilemas morales tan bien escritos se vean lastrados por un sistema de juego que a veces roza lo aburrido. ¿Vale la pena? Sí, pero solo si vienes por la historia y la ambientación, porque como juego de acción, HACE AGUAS por todas partes. Hace aguas ¿Lo pillas? ;)

Бессмысленный и беспощадный Украинский геймдев. Смотришь скриншоты и думаешь: "Блин, круто, что-то атмосферное по лавкрафту с красивой графикой" Покупаешь, запускаешь и видишь: плохую оптимизацию, коридорные локации (очень маленькие) неудобный интерфейс и совершенно ОТВРАТИТЕЛЬНЫЕ анимации. Денег своих не стоит, потраченного времени тоже.

I don't do reviews often, so sorry if this appears rushed or poorly worded. I would supplement this review with those from other people to be better informed before buying this game. That being said, as it stands I currently cannot recommend this game to others, even if on a sale (I purchased it for $3). This game felt like one, big, grandiose, walking simulator with hints of mediocre combat, minimal horror (the only time I was truly scared was due to a bug, ironically), and a story with so much potential that just falls flat. I went into this game expecting a small, dense open world with interesting npcs, a connected story with detailed investigation mechanics, and good gunplay. What I got instead was a bland, monotonous city with little to no content between each point of interest, other than the average infested zone (which, I never once visited to collect resources). I literally felt no pull throughout this game to go and explore because A. exploring is relatively tedious with an oversized map and difficult foot navigation due to the canals B. there was little to no variety in any of the locations, nor were there any meaningful interactions with npcs. [u] This game would have benefitted SO MUCH from either a smaller and more content-rich open world, or a set selection of linear locations like in Call of Cthulhu. [/u] Not once throughout this game was I ever scared, uneasy, or otherwise affected by Oakmont's atmosphere. The game was presented to me as a horror game, but not once did it ever scare me like it should have. The story felt like a set of independent stories rather than one, continuous story. Sure, there was the whole "find out the source of your madness" overarching plot, but not once did it ever feel like much of the characters or groups introduced interacted as they should on an island city. Characters like, for example, Robert Throgmorton, were utilized for their individual missions, and then tossed aside after. The only exception to this (that I can think of) are the Carpenters. Furthermore, it felt like none of the choices I made throughout the game had an effect on the overall ending. The player characters could have been the worst person on Oakmont, and I still had the option to go for the good ending. My point is this: [u] The game does not introduce true, tangible repercussions or benefits to your actions throughout the story, other than a few notes on a board in the "hub" of the game (the Devil's Reef Hotel.). The endings to the game were incredibly lackluster, and honestly not worth my time. And don't get me started on the combat, the combat is terrible. I cannot put into words just how horrible I find the gunplay in this game, which is only bolstered by bullet sponge enemies. Frankly, somebody can better word the actual issues with the gunplay than I can, so I'll just focus on ammo/grenade/medkit acquisition instead. The only way to restock your ammunition/grenades/medkits is to either craft them using materials earned throughout the game (there is no merchant system), do so through the horrible side quests of the game, or loot them in extremely specific locations. This may not be an issue to some people, but god it was horrible in my playthrough. I honestly do not have any complaints about the investigation system, it was fun if not a bit too linear in it's approach. The sanity system, on the other hand, was HORRIBLE. Essentially, if you look at any horrific sight or Lovecraftian object/creature for too long, your sanity will start to drain. If it drops too low, apparitions will start to appear to kill you. Never once in my playthrough was I killed by one of these apparitions, because my sanity never dropped below around halfway for most of the game. Instead of scaring me, this system only gave me headaches every time the distorted overlay appeared on my screen. I used the antipsychotics you can find in the game to avoid a headache, not the apparitions as it should have been. Lastly, the side quests in this game are terrible. I tried three side quests, and the rest sat in the game's quest log untouched. Why? because the ones I played were nothing but fetch quests, and the others were (to my knowledge) designed similarly. I tried to like the story, I really did. It has the makings of a great game, but The Sinking City's mechanics, map, and story just falls flat completely for me. I will be purchasing The Sinking City 2 because it does look as though my issues with this game are resolved in the next, but I just cannot recommend anyone buy this game unless on sale or to support the Ukranian developers.

Загалом задумка класна, але реалізація трохи шкандибає. Є трохи елемент виживання адже ресурсів не завжди вистачає, але трохи погравши потім їхнього дефіциту майже не відчуваєш. Геймплей це постійні розслідування і трохи стрілянини. Розслідування на початку цікавлять але потім стають однотипними й простими. Схема постійно майже однакова, знайди зачіпки, сформуй порядок подій, зроби висновки, пошукай щось в архівах. Це з часом набридає адже в побічних завданнях все те ж саме. В їхніх іграх про Шерлока розслідування цікавіші і більш заплутані. Там справді є шанс не правильних висновків і можна звинуватити не ту людину, тут цього фактично нема бо шлях завжди очевидний. Але, як я й сказав, задумка хороша. Гарне атмосферне місто і локації які іноді викликають мурахи, місцями нагадує біошок. Є простенька прокачка яка спрощує життя. Частково класно реалізоване божевілля, істоти з нього можуть нанести пошкодження, але в такому стані можна навіть знайти ресурси. Дизайн монстрів цікавий але нажаль їхнє різноманіття залишає бажати кращого. Історія іноді чіпляє а іноді ні, є цікаві розвилки сюжету з вибором між поганим і поганим - реіграбельність присутня. Також є українська локалізація, сподіваюсь колись вони почнуть і озвучку робити українською Загалом видно що розробники справді мають натхнення і можуть реалізувати все на вищому рівні. Чекаю на другу частину, трейлери виглядають інтригуюче.

As a fan of Lovecraft's work, I was initially pretty skeptical of this one. I played it for about an hour, and because the beginning reminded me a bit too much of Call of Cthulhu (2018), I ended up putting it away. I came back to it a couple of years later, and wow—I was absolutely swept away and couldn't put it down. It definitely feels a bit budget-friendly in some areas (which I do not mind if it works), but the atmosphere, the clever use of short stories as inspiration for the cases, the investigation minigames, and the unforgiving combat all come together beautifully in a wonderfully depressing and creepy city you crave to escape. The main story will keep you entertained, on the edge of your seat, and thoroughly creeped out for the majority of the runtime. If you are Lovecraft-positive, absolutely give this a go.

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