Score: 7
"Looks nice..."
date: January 27, 2010
... was my first thought. "Frustrating" was my last.
I'll start the rating in the middle, five stars. =5 Stars.
Plus five for the graphics. They are great, and so is the stuff on your site. =10 Stars.
Minus half a star for the flashlight, it looks terrible. =9.5 Stars.
The temperature gauge is ass! Minus one star! =8.5 Stars.
Minus two for the steam puzzle! You have too little time to solve it, and you go back to the generator room when you fail. It's extremely annoying. You don't seem to have any problem with coding, so add a retry button.
Many of the pieces look exactly the same, but they don't fit in the same spots. That doesn't make any sense!
I've never had to repeat a puzzle so many times before, but when I finally got the pieces in place, I failed anyway! Because the steam needs time to reach the other side! Fuck! =6.5 Stars.
Things I think are odd:
Why does the fuse box have so many useless cables? One who is not so well versed in the art of fuse boxing, could easily do something wrong and get fried, possibly blacking out parts of the base. That mustn't happen in such a remote location.
What kind of assbacwards combination lock is that for a safe? If you just have to match the numbers, then anyone could break into it. Then there is no point in having a safe.
I like the idea of finding clothes to keep warm, but curry mints and pies? Warm liquids would work better, like finding a bottle of cold water and then warming it up somehow, before drinking it.
Why is there a door that locks when the power is cut? When you lose both heat and power, you don't want to be locked out of the generator room.
Why the security? An automatic door, a safe and a gun on the north pole. Last time I checked there is no crime up there. For weapons, flamethrowers and explosives would have made sense, but a handgun? How is that going to move thick layers of ice? Maybe a shotgun would work for frozen locks...
It is a nice game, overall. The frustration comes from the two puzzles in the generator room. Their not hard, but the timer is fuck.
My rating ended on six and a half. I'll round it up to seven. The game deserves better than six.
I'm gonna play 2 and 3 now. I hope you removed the temperature bar like you said in the comments.
