Stories of Liane

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"Stories of Liane" is an abandoned Early Access narrative heavy sci-fi walking sim that was so poorly recieved the developer walked away from the mess. The graphics look pretty good (so probably flipped), and there's zero optimisation at all, 30hz, motion blur... I doubt there's a developer talented enough to make such great assets but have no idea how to make them display smoothly in Unreal Engine. Sometimes if something looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. Anyway this is a tedious and plodding walking sim that doesn't even go anywhere because the developer abandoned it before finishing the (poorly written) story. The developers abandoned this 5 years ago. It will never be completed. This unfinished game is just polluting Steam and making it harder for gamers to find genuinely, completely made games. I'm not sure if this is an asset flip, but it's one of those cases where the assets just look much better than the rest of the quality of the game... a glaring inconsistency. There's no evidence, but as always, the biggest problem with asset flips besides the plagiarism is the deplorably low quality of the other aspects of the game, and even if the game assets …

Игра 'Stories of Liane' предлагает очаровательное погружение в мир фэнтези, наполненный милыми персонажами и захватывающими историями. Визуальный стиль, выполненный в приятной цветовой палитре и с детализированной рисовкой, создает уютную атмосферу, располагающую к расслаблению. Игровой процесс прост и понятен, что делает игру доступной для широкой аудитории. Разнообразные мини-игры и головоломки добавляют интерактивности к повествованию, не давая заскучать. Особенно понравилась возможность влиять на развитие сюжета своими решениями, что усиливает чувство вовлеченности в историю. Однако, некоторым может показаться, что игра несколько короткая. Хотелось бы увидеть больше контента и расширение мира Liane. Тем не менее, 'Stories of Liane' - отличный выбор для тех, кто ищет расслабляющую и эмоционально насыщенную игру с приятной графикой и интересным сюжетом. Определенно рекомендую к ознакомлению!

The atmosphere and scene building are top tier! I really liked what was shown of the story and I'm absolutely hyped to see where you guys take this. Edit: It appears I'll be waiting for some time to see what the vision was for this. It's unfortunate because I really enjoyed the way this game played with color and shadows to convey a sense of dread. I hope you guys come back and finish it.

[h1] Stories of Liane [/h1] [h3] Positives: [/h3] + Good idea + A sci fi/space walking simulator + Very nice graphics and design + Good sounds and music + The atmosphere + Ok voiceacting + Got a whole lot of potential + Its free [h3] Negatives: [/h3] - Only one short chapter available - The other chapters will never be finished or available - The game is totally abandoned - 30 FPS lock (an awful decision) - Quite low FOV and no adjuster - Subtitles disappeared after the first few minutes - No run function and slow walking speed - Low resolution on the computer screens (making it a bit harder to read the mails) - Almost no options for adjustments at all (graphics, sounds, gameplay etc) - The game stops when it starts getting interesting - Over in under half an hour [h3] Conclusion: [/h3] A nice demo of something that could have been a good space walking simulator. I see a lot of potential here, and some of the game trailers looked really promising. When I got "used" to the awful 30 fps lock, I quite enjoyed the minutes I was presented. Too bad it will never see the light of day, as the game is abandoned. [h1] Total Score: 6.5/10 [/h1]

Although an abandoned game, still is fun to play. Check it out