Sense - 不祥的预感: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story Review Summary

Compelling and rich story: The game features a story that is widely appreciated for being compelling, interesting, and rich. Players have described it as very cool and fairly decent, indicating a strong narrative element.

Excellent artistic design: The game is praised for its artistic design, including great still designs, background art, characters, and a unique art style. The character designs are noted for being unique and detailed.

Unique blend of genres: The game uniquely blends cyberpunk with ghost story horror and Asian folklore. This interesting mix of cyber tech and traditional elements captures the essence of both genres effectively.

Outstanding soundtrack: The game's soundtrack is highly praised, with players describing it as good, excellent, and awesome. The music and sound effects contribute significantly to the overall experience.

Great atmosphere: The game is praised for its excellent atmosphere, which is enhanced by good audio and ambiance. The atmosphere and tension are noted as great, contributing to an immersive experience.

Clunky controls and mechanics: The game suffers from janky and unrefined controls, leading to a poor gameplay experience. This includes shaky controls, poor combat systems, and overall clunky mechanics.

Puzzle design flaws: Puzzles in the game are often bugged, too difficult, or rely heavily on backtracking and trial-and-error. Some puzzles also contain typos and require excessive travel between locations.

Misleading cyberpunk elements: The game's title and advertising suggest a strong cyberpunk theme, but the actual game lacks significant cyberpunk elements, leading to player disappointment.

Poor animations and performance: The game features stiff, clunky, and unnatural animations, along with performance issues such as hitches and lack of visual polish.

Excessive backtracking: Players are forced to engage in tedious and extensive backtracking, which becomes frustrating and confusing, detracting from the overall enjoyment of the game.

Puzzle-solving mechanics emphasized: The game heavily focuses on puzzle-solving, requiring players to think critically and explore environmental puzzles. This includes traditional point-and-click mechanics and inventory-based puzzles.

NG+ modes with additional content: The game features New Game+ modes, including NG+ and NG++ modes, which offer additional content and encourage multiple playthroughs for hidden endings.

Backtracking and item collection: The game involves a significant amount of backtracking and item collection, which can be excessive at times and may require players to revisit areas frequently.

Combat and quick time events: The game includes combat sections and occasional quick time events, adding action elements to the puzzle-solving and exploration gameplay.

Mixed genre elements: The game blends various genres, including 2.5D gameplay, 2D-platformer elements, and a lack of cyberpunk elements despite some horror themes.

Bugs and Glitches: Numerous bugs and glitches have been reported, including incorrect collisions, display bugs, and character disappearance bugs. These issues significantly impact the gameplay experience.

Visual and Animation Issues: Players have reported various visual problems, including a blur effect during character movement, stiff animations, and an inconsistent walk cycle. These issues affect the overall visual quality and immersion of the game.

Performance and Optimization Problems: There are performance hitches and optimization issues noted by players. While some players find the game not very demanding on the system and optimization good, others have experienced game optimization issues.

Audio and Sound Design Issues: Players have noted barebones sound design in cinematic sequences and issues with menu music carrying over into gameplay. These audio problems detract from the overall immersion.

Control and Navigation Issues: Players have encountered clunky controls and navigation issues with gamepads. These problems hinder the gameplay experience and need to be addressed for better player interaction.

Worth buying for unique atmosphere: Many players find the game worth buying due to its unique atmosphere and affordable price. It is particularly appealing to fans of point-and-click games and those who enjoy slightly spooky urban adventures.

Recommended despite frustrations: The game is often recommended despite some frustrations. Players appreciate its indie charm and visual appeal, making it a good choice for leisure gamers who enjoy visually appealing games.

Appeals to fans of Coma series: If you enjoyed the Coma series, this game might appeal to you as well. It shares similar elements that fans of the series would appreciate.

Not for cyberpunk experience: The game is not recommended for those seeking a cyberpunk experience. It does not meet the expectations of players looking for that specific genre.

Community fair range: $6.00 - $10.00.

Game completion: 15.0h.

Story completion: 6.0h.

Session length: 1.0h.

The game has a slow start with initial friction due to pacing and mechanics, but it becomes enjoyable once players adapt and appreciate its atmosphere and storytelling.

Reported time to anchor: 1h.

Friction: Slow pacing; Backtracking; Tedious mechanics; Buggy user interface; Poor walking animation.

Classic Horror Enthusiast: Investigative and adventure-focused. Motivation: Nostalgia and support for niche developers. Stance: sale.

Supportive Community Member: Community-driven. Motivation: Support for developers. Stance: sale.

Value-Conscious Gamer: Cautious and value-driven. Motivation: Getting good value for money. Stance: deep sale.

Linux and Proton: The game has a notable issue with localization on the native Linux version, specifically with displaying Japanese and Chinese text. Users need to switch to the Windows version via Proton to see the text correctly. However, the game plays well on Steam Deck out of the box once this adjustment is made.

Merchandise request: Players are expressing interest in purchasing merchandise that features the game's art style.