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Reviews for "Perdition"
a VERY, very good game. When a game is deep enough to make me want to experience all it has to offer, while being simple enough to get that experience without loads of work, it's a good game.
Some bugs though...
Firstly, the first time I ran into 'tanas' (nice anagrams by the way- I got both of them), I ran right into him and killed him, yet it still gave me the 'spared tanas' achievement >.>
Secondly, One time I reloaded, and when I did, the underground area where we meet tanas in person glitched and instead of halos, there were guns everywhere, preventing me from avoiding his influence.
Lastly, in the tower at the end, in the area directly to the right of the respawn point (the point that has a gun on either side) I ran into a recurring glitch; I'd grab a gun, jump off to the right, then move a bit to the right. I'd get a command from gamodi (again, nice anagram) to not fight- above me, running to and fro, there would be a spider executioner. I'd jump up onto the platform, and try to shoot it... but then my character would just sit there and do nothing. I'd hit the fire key several times afterwards, but again, nothing- then mr spider would come over and cut my head off. I think this glitch is related to gamodi getting ticked at the player, because while I never got the angry gamodi message, it still counted as a disobey- because I still got the 'sinner' achievement at the end.
Anyways, these small glitches aside, the game was really great. Kudos on an engaging experience! :)
I may be overthinking this but it seemed like each alternative ending was hinted at the end of another, starting with the seduced and fooled. You start almost as a slave yourself, falling right into the trap, and eventualy become more aware of your destiny and attempt to change it, eventualy gaining hope.
All my stars here!
It's truly incredible how you've managed to give me such a...well, 'bond' with the pixelated android I'm controlling. The first playthrough I did with the music off, since I thought of this as one of those jumpscare kind of games. In hindsight, I think the menacing pace of the music and it's sometimes biblical portions followed by futuristic techno sections truly gave brownie points to this game.
The enviroment is amazing. You've seem to perfectly capture that 'futuristic post-apocalyptic scifi world' where everything is made out of metal and the sky is crimson. I've always been intriqued by the way moviemakers and writers portray a dark, hopelessly bleak future and you've certainly done a wonderful job.
The story chills me the more I thought about it, and making choices in my mind. Will I obey this deity in hopes that I will get released, will I rebel against my apparent master and join another unknown yet powerful force and recieve the means to defend me, or will I simply do as I please? Admitting, I kinda felt stupid when I apparently let myself get tricked into the 'fooled' ending. I already had the feeling some kind of religious matter was involved when I noticed the crosses and the concept of commiting sins in order to please another, which gave me even more shivers.
Overall, perfect game. Not even a slightly mediocre gameplay can snatch half a star from me away!
I just game back to this old favorite after not playing it for years and still loved it, great game, it's a game I can say is art.