Deliver Us Mars is an adventure narrative-driven game developed by KeokeN Interactive and released by Frontier Foundry in 2023.
You take control of an astronaut named Kathy. Her father, Isaac, left Earth years ago after abandoning a mission to save it from environmental disaster. You and three other astronauts (Claire (her sister), Sarah and Ryan) are searching for Isaac and the technology that may still help save Earth located on ARKs Vita.
The story overall is great and it was hard not to play this game in one sit, both acting and voice-acting were great. The game is nine chapters long and it takes approximately 7 hours to complete. Within that period, you'll explore Mars and find out what happened with the crew that colonised Mars through holograms and other collectables. Along your journey, you will also need to solve several well-thought puzzles that are not demanding at all. You also have a robot by your side who not only keeps you company but also deciphers holograms, opens locked doors and helps you during puzzle-solving.
The game, since it's narrative-driven is mostly filled with cutscenes. It's more a movie, than what it is a game. You play most of the time in the third-person perspective, but some parts, like launch sequences (the best parts of the game), are played in first-person. In my opinion, at least for me, the first-person gameplay parts were quite immersive and I would probably enjoy this game even more if it was almost completely in first-person perspective.
The story here reminds me a lot of the movie Ad Astra, where, even though Roy McBride showed how steady and calm he was in all situations (no matter how dangerous they were), later emotionally broke after learning that his father was still alive (who also like in this game Isaac left Kathy, left Roy while he was very young). Here the case is similar and the characters aren't as professional as you would expect an astronaut to be and soon after coming on Mars emotions begin to influence their decisions, especially Kathy who even though had marvellous amount of knowledge, doesn't have any expertise in environments outside Earth and couldn't stop herself into making decisions that could possibly ruin the entire mission.
The game has some slight performance issues, but nothing game-breaking, only at some parts there were some light frame drops and that's it.
The soundtracks were amazing, they were spot on for a game like this. Calm as the environment found on Mars, nothing more than a vast wasteland with no hope of ever becoming colonized.
All in all, this game offered both great story and gameplay. The characters, even though not looking professional as astronauts are quite likeable and easy to connect with. To sum up, I would adore it if the whole experience was from a first-person perspective.
You take control of an astronaut named Kathy. Her father, Isaac, left Earth years ago after abandoning a mission to save it from environmental disaster. You and three other astronauts (Claire (her sister), Sarah and Ryan) are searching for Isaac and the technology that may still help save Earth located on ARKs Vita.
The story overall is great and it was hard not to play this game in one sit, both acting and voice-acting were great. The game is nine chapters long and it takes approximately 7 hours to complete. Within that period, you'll explore Mars and find out what happened with the crew that colonised Mars through holograms and other collectables. Along your journey, you will also need to solve several well-thought puzzles that are not demanding at all. You also have a robot by your side who not only keeps you company but also deciphers holograms, opens locked doors and helps you during puzzle-solving.
The game, since it's narrative-driven is mostly filled with cutscenes. It's more a movie, than what it is a game. You play most of the time in the third-person perspective, but some parts, like launch sequences (the best parts of the game), are played in first-person. In my opinion, at least for me, the first-person gameplay parts were quite immersive and I would probably enjoy this game even more if it was almost completely in first-person perspective.
The story here reminds me a lot of the movie Ad Astra, where, even though Roy McBride showed how steady and calm he was in all situations (no matter how dangerous they were), later emotionally broke after learning that his father was still alive (who also like in this game Isaac left Kathy, left Roy while he was very young). Here the case is similar and the characters aren't as professional as you would expect an astronaut to be and soon after coming on Mars emotions begin to influence their decisions, especially Kathy who even though had marvellous amount of knowledge, doesn't have any expertise in environments outside Earth and couldn't stop herself into making decisions that could possibly ruin the entire mission.
The game has some slight performance issues, but nothing game-breaking, only at some parts there were some light frame drops and that's it.
The soundtracks were amazing, they were spot on for a game like this. Calm as the environment found on Mars, nothing more than a vast wasteland with no hope of ever becoming colonized.
All in all, this game offered both great story and gameplay. The characters, even though not looking professional as astronauts are quite likeable and easy to connect with. To sum up, I would adore it if the whole experience was from a first-person perspective.