Everdeep Aurora

+ lovely art direction + funny and cute characters and interactions + good controls overall - the biggest problem with this game is how much potential it has but it doesn't do anything with it, the sense of progression is almost non existent! you collect materials to upgrade your drill but you don't feel anything different after, you collect so many useless items that adds nothing, everything feels unrewarding. the game length is perfect for it to make every upgrade noticeable without breaking the game, but the progression feels like it's designed for 10+ hours game that is very conservative in awarding the player early

Oof, I don't like having to give a thumbs-down to this one. There's a lot of art, a lot of lore, but not a lot of [i]game[/i] here. You descend and things happen around you, not to you. You find a great many trinkets that are worth something to someone, but very often without knowing who wants it or why you're collecting it. The end of the game lacks actual resolution no matter which ending you get. Characters [i]exist[/i] but rarely [i]develop[/i], including the protagonist. And that's the thing. It's charming, up to a point, but what little gameplay it has is limited and essentially failure-proof. I don't need the game to have conflict (huge, [i]huge[/i] fan of pure exploration games here) but I do need the gameplay to be something more than padding and busywork. For example, there is no need to find upgrade materials as they respawn and you only need a few to quickly buy the small handful of upgrades for your drill's speed and fuel use, not to mention the rocks you need for fuel also respawn and you can keep drilling even if you run out. It comes across as pretending there is more game here than there is, and keeps me from feeling confident in recommending that other fo…

No autosave is a weird choice. I came to the first ending, and there was no save point in proximity or notice that if I don't save before all my progress is gone... so I lost 1 1/2 hours because when you want to unlock the other endings you continue from your last camp visit... Also the story is a bit all over the place.. You are searching for your mother but most of the time you are not? Even the simplest ending is not really clear. For this price tag I would have expected a bit more.

This is a game where I really wish there was a *[i]Neutral[/i]* option. Gameplay-wise, it's serviceable as an exploration-only game with basic controls, puzzles, and platforming. The art somewhat touches on horror territory, and the music can be pretty decent, though I disliked the main world track pretty quick. My only real complaint is with the main story, which I'll talk about below, and it will definitely have spoilers this time. Gameplay: You get the drill almost instantly. And it has a battery. The system serves no purpose other than to slow down the early game. By the time you have 3-4 batteries and 1-2 efficiency upgrades, running out is an absolute afterthought. You can still use the drill while out--it just gets a lot slower. This mechanic really doesn't add anything to the game. Later on, battery chargers are more plentiful, and you have more batteries. Maybe they could've done something with the battery and puzzles, or having a further use for it, but I just find it to be an early game drag for the experience. You upgrade the drill pretty quick. First with speed, and then with efficiency, which further lends to nullify the battery feature. Our protagonist contr…

A fun little jaunt with great art and simple mechanics. I played this back at PAX west before it launched and I was pleased to see the experience I had playing the demo then continued to now. Character designs are great, art is beautiful, music is enjoyable. My only critique is that I feel like the ending is very abrupt, one second I was playing, the next, it was credits. Not experience ruining, but did catch me off guard. Overall a solid game, however based off how little time it took me to complete it, I would not advise buying it at full price.

Na verdade eu joguei por 7 horas a steam tá bugada Exploração legal, OST maravilhosa, personagens ok. Achei meio caro pelo o que oferece, mesmo comprando em uma promoção. Porém, é divertido e fofo!!