A Whisper in the Twilight: Chapter One

Ok. First twenty minutes into this game and my first review here on Steam. The story seems very interesting and above all original. The Sound Design is simply impeccable and completely transports the mind into the game world. The Voice Acting is also excellent (personally I pay a lot of attention to this aspect in games because I am a Voice Actor myself). The graphics are excellent and for now I appreciate the Level Design, also this rather original. It is clear that there has been a considerable "manual" work. I run the game on Win 11, 32 Giga RAM. The loadings are fast and fluid. Nothing to say about it. The negative aspect, for now, is only one: it is not possible to set the mouse speed, which I personally find slightly too fast. For now I give a five-star rating, but I reserve the right to change my opinion if the game does not maintain these premises. I will update this review as soon as I have acquired more gaming experience.

Whistling really helps. 10/10

I'd rate a 9/10. Here's why (spoiler free)... First, I have to say that since this is not a big budget game, my rating doesn't reflect graphics or texture glitches. It looks good, and yes there's a few glitches along the way, but what made that not matter was the story! This game has such a well thought out and deep narrative that I couldn't help but think about it even while I wasn't playing (the graphic novel was a nice touch as well). Also, the environments were really interesting. In fact, now that I've finished, I'm realizing there's quite a bit that we'll probably come back to in later chapters. And I have to say, the sound design was absolutely fantastic. If you have a good pair of headphones, use them! Now for the puzzles... I prefer puzzles in games that add or complement the narrative being told, and there was definitely a good bit of that. However, there were two puzzles that I had to look up. The first was due to its design. I correctly guessed what I needed to do, but at first, it didn't look possible due to the camera angle. The other (last puzzle) felt out of place. Unless I missed it, there's no hint in the narrative or the environment for how to solve it. And eve…

A short but VERY engaging story unfolds here in the first chapter. I admit I got a little stumped but that's part of the experience. I was looking for something to scratch that itch since myst and quern, and this does a good job! Btw, the creepy part did terrify me XD

Woof. The game starts Steam VR and begins with a video just info dumping on you. I click to try and close Steam VR (I'm not using VR) and it skips the opening sequence. Now the game is in the wrong resolution. It also has serious screen tearing but has no video options and the menu button locations are incorrect. Restart and now it's in the right resolution but still terrible screen tearing. You follow a lady for 3 minutes while she expositions at you, then enter a room, the room shifts between well lit and complete blackness. Then you encounter a robot who expositions at you while you sway like a drunken sailor for some reason. Then the game starts. Unlike Myst and Myst-like games, you are not in a well lived in world, you're in a empty world with game assets placed occasionally. You kinda skate around loosely and climb ladders at 1/100 MPH and go between huts that are pitch black inside and an empty well lit outside. The game then soft-locks the in the inventory screen. All of this in 26 minutes. This should be on Itch for $0-2, not on Steam for $15. I will concede the sound design seems quite good.

This wonderfull game gives off a Myst vibe and it feels good. It looks teriffic and absorbes you completely in the game. Definitely worth your time and money, I personally can't wait to find out what will happen next to Zory, so let's hope it's not a long wait for chapter 2.