Frightening uncertainty. Review of Empty Shell<\/h1>\n

Two dissimilar genres collided in Empty Shell-Horror and Rogue-Lite. The stylization is made under the shooting of a satellite, and the atmosphere refers to the SCP universe and the work “The task of three bodies”. The latter is a little debatable, someone can catch Lovecraft motives, but one thing can be said for sure-the atmosphere in the Empty Shell is the main distinguishing feature.<\/p>\n

Understanding the plot occurs by reading notes<\/b>. Total in their game 108. In addition to notes between missions, brief briefings are given, where the character\u2019s impressions are transmitted under our control. Even if the player replaces a dozen characters, the briefings do not change from this. Reading notes for the most part exhausts. Notes that contain important information, but there is a lot of text about household life of the base. This plays more on the atmosphere in a positive way, because the player describes life in detail before the disaster and the prerequisites for it, but not everyone is suitable for everyone.<\/p>\n

Ton<\/b>. We were chosen as a \u201cvolunteer\u201d to save employees and assets of an unnamed company on the island. The island is not noted on the maps. What happened there originally do not say.<\/p>\n

Moving deeper into the gut of islands, the character increasingly encounters incomprehensible phenomena and terrible creatures. In this moment lies the reference to the universe SCP. Most of the information is hidden from the character. In a collision with monsters, he himself does not understand what to do with them and where do they come from. And there is something more behind this, because the corporation sets the main goal not to destroy this complex, but to save it, collecting as much information as possible about the events that occur.<\/p>\n

At the end of its path, the complex is becoming more terrible. Eyes appear on the walls, the rooms can be in some parts of the flesh. The character learns that the signal into space was sent from this complex and the most terrible – the answer was received, which brought another life to our planet. This is not some kind of thoughtless creature, but rather a mind that, with his capabilities, tried to understand where he was getting. Because of this, most of the staff died and monsters appeared. Humanity has met a different form of life, but it turned out to be very different from our ideas.<\/p>\n

Summing up, I note that the plot itself is simple, but this is not a problem. It is not difficult to compose the overall picture, there is a small scope for the player of thinking about what are taking place.<\/p>\n

Atmosphere<\/h2>\n

Of all the game elements, the atmosphere in Empty Shell is felt most clearly for the player. This is not an ephemeral concept, but a set of means and techniques laid down by the developer. Let’s analyze in detail what the atmosphere in this game consists.<\/p>\n

Camera and visual style<\/b>. Due to the fact that the player is watching the satellite and the image of black and white, a feeling of detachment is created. The player himself is put in the position of an observer behind a certain show, but at the same time he himself controls the participants in this show.<\/p>\n

Audio-part<\/b>. All sounds are muffled, come from a distant speaker. Due to this, the detachment effect is only intensifying.<\/p>\n

Text<\/b>. Collection of pieces of information about people who once lived in this place. The moment when the player is more and more revealed the moment of turning household life into hell.<\/p>\n

Game process<\/b>. Limited angle of viewing of the camera, quick deaths, dangerous enemies and a small amount of information.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the interaction of these elements among themselves, the game from the usual Rogue-Lite acquires the features of the Horror genre, which makes the atmosphere the main distinguishing feature of this project.<\/p>\n

The remaining disadvantages<\/h2>\n

Once the passage was a critical bug. I cleaned the entire location, and then accidentally climbed over the edge of the map from which it was impossible to get out;<\/p>\n

It’s hard to get used to the visual part. Many different effects that strain eyes. They can be disabled, but you still get used to the picture for some time.<\/p>\n

Image with all filters<\/p>\n

Image without all visual effects <\/p>\n

The remaining pluses<\/h2>\n

Leaders table for those who want to compete.<\/p>\n

Empty Shell <\/b> can take several evenings. The game is short, my full passage took about 4 and a half hours. Combining the elements of the horror and Rogue-Lite, the project can provide unique experience for lovers of each of these genres. The project has a free demo and the author is already developing the next Empty Shell: The Loop project, whose free demo version is already available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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