Hemera

Mixed feelings about Hemera. On the one hand, the atmosphere, with its rich textures and colors, is impressive. The narrative is captivating, or at least engaging, without being overly predictable. On the downside, I found some minor bugs, which forced me to repeat certain sections, making it somewhat tedious. Also felt it could have made better use of the mobile phone conversations. The combat is not good or bad, its simple, yet adds some dynamism to what would otherwise be a more conventional walking simulator. In short, Hemera, with its ups and downs, has elements that make it worth experiencing, so if you’re looking for a game that’s not so much horror but mystery with symbolism, and its atmospheric graphics appeals to you, I recommend buying it when on sale. From what I’ve seen, the dev is working on a new game called PANAME, to keep an eye on. Follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44959158-Critiques-Sans-Frontiers/] our curator page [/url] to discover more unknown little games like this one.

Dialogue is completely broken. Everything overlaps, making it impossible to see what i'm being told or what im saying. Also can't exit the dialogue, so i'm softlocked. Got 14 minutes in, but can't really get further than the beach after sleeping in the house. Also game doesn't seem to have borderless mode.

First attempt playing I immediately got stuck behind a fence after jumping over it and had to restart. Second attempt the game unfocussed when I selected the first reply in the text exchange and would not refocus. Third attempt the conversation with the woman on the beach was impossible to track as all the sentences were overlapping one another, and there was no way to terminate the conversation. The controls menu also doesn't make sense. Shift to sprint works but isn't even mentioned, and right-clicking the mouse does not 'attack' but instead makes you drop what you're holding. This bun needed more time in the oven.

this is an absolutely beautiful game! however, like many others, i have had issues with a glitch. past the gate, there is an enemy (the masculine, muscular one) that i cannot seem to kill no matter how many times i swing the sword to try. he doesn't take any damage. i think killing him may be necessary for the game progression? if so, if anybody has any suggestions or answers, please tell me (SOLVED! check comment section!)

It's a short game, clearly made with love and dedication. It has a mysterious narrative, and the gameplay is very simple. At least I like the walking-sim parts, to look at the scenaries. The graphics are retro styled, but also very different from what we are used to see. The combat feels a bit weird to me, but you can always play the game on 'Chill' difficulty, so that the enemies don't damage you. I also didn't understand much of the story, but at least had fun playing it. There are/were also some bugs (some even softlocked me), but this is the dev's first game, and after managing to contact him, he fixed the issue I was having very quickly, so that's nice too. Oh yeah, and the music is great too!

It's charming and beautiful, calming and nostalgic alright but I couldn't love or enjoy this as much as I really wanted to, for several reasons: - Invisible walls everywhere - Dialogues overlap each other, rendering some sentences impossible to read - You can pet the cat but cannot pet the deer although it will walk right to you for some reason - Whenever you receive a text message in-game, the WASD movement stops working properly - There is a NPC following you, but their pathfinding is ass so better make sure you guide them all the way through or they migh get lost - Jumping feels awful - Combat is not fun - Why the protagonist would tell anyone that Hemera is right at their place if so far she only ever appeared at nigh is beyond me - Making the player click for every text message answer even if there's only one preset option to click on and no choice is unnecessary Giving this a thumb down feels really harsh and mean when I still somewhat enjoyed my time with this for the atmosphere, vibes, beautiful world and colour scheme but then again it's just ever so slightly below average I'm afraid.