visualmente es muy lindo el juego
inicia bastante bien y con una historia que promete pero conforme vamos avanzando va decayendo
empezamos la historia con un caso interesante que te deja enganchado y termina con temas de aliens dejando de lado la historia del inicio
inicia bastante bien y con una historia que promete pero conforme vamos avanzando va decayendo
empezamos la historia con un caso interesante que te deja enganchado y termina con temas de aliens dejando de lado la historia del inicio
I played the free prologue-demo years ago and I was hyped ever since, the premise was great, as was the art, dialogue and music. It had all the makings of an incredible indie game. I love point and click - detective puzzle games, and at the prologue this seemed like it would be that, but a bit more narrative focused.
Unfortunately, there was ONE single puzzle the whole game, at the prologue. So it's definitely not a point and click. That would be okay, if the story compensated the lack of gameplay, which is not the case.
The premise built a great start for an interesting, intriguing and suspenseful detective noir story, but it never reaches it's full potential. The plot points are quickly moved on, nothing is ever elaborated on and there isn't enough suspense or intrigue to make me care about what's going to happen to the characters. Which are not bad by their own means.
The world building also had potential but never really creates a clear image of this universe, everything is lacking detail. I actually only figured this was a post apocalyptic world half way through the game, because it certainly doesn't feel like one.
It tries to be kind of like Disco Elysium, but it never reaches the same level. That game had incredible writing, managing to be intriguing, mysterious, not giving everything away while also being satisfying. I don't mind not having answers, hell I love David Lynch, but there's gotta be something more when there's no conclusions. Especially when the runtime is so short.
Backbone never reaches satisfying conclusions, and it doesn't have something else to back it up, be it suspense, thought-provoking ideas and dialogue or a great plot.
With all that said, I still think this is a beautiful looking game, with great atmosphere and incredible music and I appreciate the efforts of the developers. I'm sure next time they're going to nail it! As they would with Backbone, had it a bit more runtime.
Unfortunately, there was ONE single puzzle the whole game, at the prologue. So it's definitely not a point and click. That would be okay, if the story compensated the lack of gameplay, which is not the case.
The premise built a great start for an interesting, intriguing and suspenseful detective noir story, but it never reaches it's full potential. The plot points are quickly moved on, nothing is ever elaborated on and there isn't enough suspense or intrigue to make me care about what's going to happen to the characters. Which are not bad by their own means.
The world building also had potential but never really creates a clear image of this universe, everything is lacking detail. I actually only figured this was a post apocalyptic world half way through the game, because it certainly doesn't feel like one.
It tries to be kind of like Disco Elysium, but it never reaches the same level. That game had incredible writing, managing to be intriguing, mysterious, not giving everything away while also being satisfying. I don't mind not having answers, hell I love David Lynch, but there's gotta be something more when there's no conclusions. Especially when the runtime is so short.
Backbone never reaches satisfying conclusions, and it doesn't have something else to back it up, be it suspense, thought-provoking ideas and dialogue or a great plot.
With all that said, I still think this is a beautiful looking game, with great atmosphere and incredible music and I appreciate the efforts of the developers. I'm sure next time they're going to nail it! As they would with Backbone, had it a bit more runtime.