It's a strange and creepy game. I don't know whether it's my slow-as computer or the game, but the controls are a bit crooked. (Probably my slow-as computer...)
Reviews for "Abyss"
Well one thing I liked about this game was the music very haunting and you got the loneliness thing going for sure. But it did not feel like a game to me it really did not go anywhere and I think its more like an interactive screen saver than a game so in my honest opinion I don;t think it belongs on the site yet but you can definitely do something with it in the future if you bring more too it like a story line or a goal you should complete.
I really like the art, and the idea of trying to make people feel things with games is great, but where this falls flat for me is the complete lack of any interaction. I understand it's trying to make the player feel lonely, and so too much interaction would defeat that, but as it is the player really doesn't have anything to do. In a game like Loneliness, for instance, other characters "interact" with you by moving away when you get close to them- so, it's the same idea, but you can see that you're being ignored, or even avoided, more clearly, and it's far more powerful. Also, that game has an actual ending, which draws the ideas of the game together. As it is, it can be hard for the player to tell whether they're meant to feel lonely or if the game's just not finished. Also, if you move the mouse around wrong the anglerfish spins around madly. Keep at it!
Well I can see that this game is suppose to be more artistic, and the fact that it as well represented loneliness I would make it 4/5 star but as a point of entertainment, 1/5.
A little too much loneliness, add a goal and there you have it, soundtrack isn't bad at all for this theme.