Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason

1. laundryhampr

   Sep 21, 2012

   10

   This game i found to be slow to start but as the game wore on it became addicting. The story line was beautiful and this game had me jumpingThis game i found to be slow to start but as the game wore on it became addicting. The story line was beautiful and this game had me jumping in my seat at certain times in the game. Overall it was a great game… Expand

   • 11 of 13 users found this helpful
2. Sendai

   Oct 1, 2011

   10

   The best of the game, getting the dive, the sublime ambience, the scares that gives the game (much more than Dead Space), the sound getsThe best of the game, getting the dive, the sublime ambience, the scares that gives the game (much more than Dead Space), the sound gets acongojarte, all without music, which is a great merit (a Unlike other games like Silent Hill that base much of their potential in the excellent music), the pace of play, how to get into the story, graphics, * the original so they have established the''life''in the game, continuously seeking warmth to avoid being cannon fodder, the visions that has the protagonist, the realism of the guns.
   
   Fantastic game, one of the best games I've played in recent years.… Expand

   • 2 of 3 users found this helpful
4. AndyM

   Jan 13, 2010

   9

   It's not for everyone. I thought long and hard before spending money on this game but I was surprisingly impressed. This is probably the It's not for everyone. I thought long and hard before spending money on this game but I was surprisingly impressed. This is probably the scariest game you will ever play that manages to exclude even a drop of blood. The gun play takes some getting used to and the plot is linear and confusing but the presentation and innovative mechanics are what makes this a truly memorable accomplishment for the FPS Horror genre.… Expand

   • 3 of 5 users found this helpful
5. Goden

   Aug 9, 2011

   8

   Picked this game up on Steam for pocket-change and wasn't expecting a perfect experience if the reviews were anything to go by. Those reviewsPicked this game up on Steam for pocket-change and wasn't expecting a perfect experience if the reviews were anything to go by. Those reviews couldn't be any more wrong. For what I paid for this game, I received an incredible experience. At the time of writing this game is a few years old but this is hardly noticeable as the game looks gorgeous even by todays standards. This is a bit of a horror game so it would it wouldn't be very good if it had bad atmosphere but I can safely report this game has one of the best atmospheres in any game I've played in a long time. It's extremely immersive and you just get sucked right in to the experience. It's paced extremely well which befits the cold an dark environment in which you play in.… Expand

   • 1 of 4 users found this helpful
6. Mouse

   Oct 7, 2012

   7

   Cryostasis is largely comparable to Bioshock namely for its approach to terror mixed with combat, but relies instead on jump scares overCryostasis is largely comparable to Bioshock namely for its approach to terror mixed with combat, but relies instead on jump scares over suspense and buildup. Conversely, the combat is clunky, which helps to make your encounters more frightening. It's heavy heavy on philosophy, told through a complex to assemble and albeit slow-to-tell story that's very satisfying to unravel, but some parts are very difficult to figure out in relation to each other, even to Portal 1 veterans. The characters are excellently portrayed, and the player's interaction with them through the "mental echo" ability is highly emotionally compelling, but sorting out who's who is difficult, partially due to the English dubbing. Animations are unnatural, but the graphics more than make up for it. And above all: the atmosphere. Like so many other games made in eastern Europe, it's all about immersion. And the arctic atmosphere really intensifies the unique health mechanic of keeping warm instead of popping pain pills or ducking into cover to regenerate punctured flesh. All that said, there are some bugs about, which makes it strangely reminiscent of STALKER. But don't even dream of an open world, as this one is a strictly linear story. In the end, I recommend getting this game on STEAM, and saving it for a nice autumn day where the wind from your opened window makes your fingers burn on your keyboard, because that'll suck you right into this fun, satisfying, and poignant story. Final note: the end "boss" has a highly difficult learning curve, and there are three ways to choose how to get to the same ending. All three are equally excellent!… Expand

   • 1 of 3 users found this helpful
7. suneater

   Dec 13, 2012

   6

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game would be fantastic if it stuck to the atmospheric horror a few of the chapters focus on. The best scares in this game came from trying to navigate the frozen ship and hearing a door slam behind you, the howling of the wind through a broken window, or fear of dying from lack of heat. Instead the majority of the game is cluttered with clumsy, coverless firefights resulting in lots of cheap deaths. Poorly optimized graphics mean sudden single digit dips in frame rate happen often before, during, and after battles. A flashback system fleshes out a great narrative about a captain losing control of his ship with another overarching story told by a narrator with sketches that runs parrallel to the plot. Along with time travel elements and numerous trippy encounters, there was the framework for a great story and game here. With some more focus on puzzle solving and non-combat survival this could have been a great game. As it is, this is an average survival horror at best.… Expand

   • 3 of 6 users found this helpful
8. Broyax

   Apr 19, 2020

   0

   Quelle est la daube du jour aujourd'hui ?... attendez que je farfouille dans ma poubelle... oh j'en ai une belle, je crois même que c'est laQuelle est la daube du jour aujourd'hui ?... attendez que je farfouille dans ma poubelle... oh j'en ai une belle, je crois même que c'est la daube du week end ! c'est russe apparemment t ça se passe en Sibérie ou à un endroit où on se gèle les couilles !
   
   Mais ce n'est pas tout, car si on se les gèle assurément (virtuellement bien sûr) ce jeu, ce FPS pète aussi les couilles à domicile. Déjà, il plante dans les options graphiques quand je paramètre ce merdier... je suppose que c'est le pixel shader qui l'a fait tilter... le "pixel shader" ? nan mais tu te fous de ma gueule ou tu prends le train ? c'est le 3 ou le 4 ? tu pourrais pas le détecter toi-même, espèce de jeu de merde ?
   
   Bon, rebelote... ça fonctionne cette fois-ci. Je crois que le 3 lui plaît ou alors c'était autre chose qu'il aimait pas... mais pourquoi la souris dérive comme ça ? attends, c'est inversé... alors j'inverse. Non, la souris continue de glisser, elle veut se faire la malle. Reste là, petit rat ! allez on quitte et on relance le jeu fini à la vodka !
   
   Ah cette fois, ça y est, tout a l'air normal. Quand même. Bon bah, qu'est-ce qu'on a là mon petit bonhomme ? une sorte de survival horrifique à la con, c'est bien ça ? avec du surnaturel dedans, tant qu'à faire... moué, moué. Tu l'as finie ta bouteille, Yvan ? parce que je pige que dalle à ce qu'il se passe dans ton jeu, camarade !
   
   Bon, tout se passe à deux à l'heure, tout est balisé et scripté... tout est plein de vent, de flou et de neige. Et de glace pour ce qu'on en voit. Et plein de vent. Chaque action prend une éternité, on se déplace ici comme un russe alcoolique qui sort du bistro (bistro, bistro !) avant de tomber dans le coma. Bref, ça m'a soûlé à mort d'autant que ça reste plutôt moche, buggué, lent et chiant...… Expand

   • 0 of 2 users found this helpful

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