Shan Hai Express

[h1] Walking sim in which you explore train infested with ghost spirits. Some dialog is playing in the background and while there's not much going on, you start to think about other games in your library... Scenery is ok with some cartoony art direction. For some reason game is super bright with no way to change that (bug?). Music is generally a short rhythm that plays like a jingle from time to time. Basically an endless walking sim. [/h1]

Over the fact that the game is Student Project and It's free I must say that It could be better. There is no options menu which would be helpful since graphics although how beautiful They are will make your PC burn. The game brings nothing in gameplay than moving and looking around and once you hear 3 dialogues from 3 figures which look nice but are hard to understand It's practically over and there is nothing except from exploring the endless train. I hope this isn't the end and It will be more expanded on.

"Shan Hai Express" is one of literally thousands of student projects infesting Steam. While student projects tend to be better quality than most "amateur" made games, we must still question what value such projects have for gamers. As with all student projects, this isn't really a fully fleshed out game, it's just the result of an academic exercise, and as such it has much more limited value as a game than a professionally developed game would have. Educational institutions should not be using Steam as a dumping ground for homework assignments (especially if the students didn't even pass the course). Sure, it helps their marketing and helps the students feel good about themselves, but this is another case of a business putting themselves before the needs of gamers. The students this year made a simple Chinese mythology themed walking simulator, barely a game, where you walk through a moving train and occasionally meet a mythological being which tells you some stuff you don't care about. I always make a point of not talking to anyone on trains, I think that's good life advice which the developers ignore here. The graphics in this game are passable, but could be better. And …

The premise of this free game is very intriguing and meeting various mythical creatures on a never ending train is a cool concept. However the game fails on a few things; The voice acting needs to be clearer and some of the words aren't pronounced correctly, on top of that subtitles would have made for an easier experience. The creature music i found rather annoying and repetitive. Its a short game and the graphics have an interesting art style. There is plenty of potential but a few minor tweaks could certainly improve the game by a lot. For a student project that's free I've seen much worse paid games than this and you've definitely succeeded in making the early playtest demo of a game for sure.

a small game that has good potential and could be a game where you go through a endless train and meet folk and other things. other than that i don't know why it is so bright compared to the trailer and needs options for audio and subtitles. for a first game its good. i would try to expand on it you might be on to something.

Fun short game with interesting details, does get repetitive after a while.