Observation

1. AriaJD

   May 29, 2019

   10

   Fantastic, eerie storyline from a new and unusual perspective. I loved it! It had me dying to know what happens all the way to the end. I amFantastic, eerie storyline from a new and unusual perspective. I loved it! It had me dying to know what happens all the way to the end. I am very satisfied with how it all wrapped up!… Expand

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2. Corbinsdad

   May 24, 2019

   10

   I had played Stories Untold just last week. I was excited to hear that Observation was made by the same developer. I just finished the gameI had played Stories Untold just last week. I was excited to hear that Observation was made by the same developer. I just finished the game and it reminded me of a blend of 2001 Space Odyssey and Event Horizon. It was a story I didn't want to put down. A great story that you get to interact with.… Expand

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4. Deus667

   May 21, 2019

   9

   This game is just awesome! I love it. A bit slow with the camera speed, but that's no big deal IMO.
   The atmosphere is gripping, the storyThis game is just awesome! I love it. A bit slow with the camera speed, but that's no big deal IMO.
   The atmosphere is gripping, the story interesting. The puzzles are sometimes a bit confusing, because most time there is no tutorial or specific information about what you have to do unless a small sentence in the menu.… Expand

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5. Eyes_Grim

   Apr 19, 2021

   8

   The game's gorgeous. Story is fantastic and leaves the feeling for a real space movie. Voice acting is brilliant, puzzles are not quite goodThe game's gorgeous. Story is fantastic and leaves the feeling for a real space movie. Voice acting is brilliant, puzzles are not quite good though. Look for a discount price IMO… Expand

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6. Faber222

   Jul 20, 2022

   7

   Nice idea and a good story even if Interstellar and 2001 SO cut/paste are so evident.

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7. nofunaloud

   May 29, 2019

   7

   I highly doubt it is actually possible to fail this game. I messed up on a jettison puzzle in the very beginning, I almost restarted the gameI highly doubt it is actually possible to fail this game. I messed up on a jettison puzzle in the very beginning, I almost restarted the game because of it, but when I continued the narrative of the game claimed I did it no problem. One time I got confused on the Simon says portion, it was like the third or fourth time it happens, and I was accidentally selecting the wrong symbol, over and over and over and it just keep giving me the prompt over and over and over.
   
   The controls are very frustrating on PC. There is no ascend and descend control, you have to look down and move forward to descend, to ascend look up and move forward. This has to have been overlooked. Using mouse to turn and look around is also frustrating because the camera does not move with the mouse, the camera moves in the direction you are moving you mouse, like you are using a joystick instead of a mouse.
   
   Other than that it is pretty much a mash up of the movies Interstellar and Cloverfield Paradox. It was interesting enough to captivate me to the end, even with the incredibly simple puzzles that you can't lose. And if the controls weren't so poor I would probably play it again and try to complete everything, but now, going back would just be more frustrating than interesting.… Expand

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8. inopinatus

   Jan 18, 2020

   2

   I was disappointed, especially given the positive critic reviews. I felt the director/writer's artistic demands overrode any attempt to buildI was disappointed, especially given the positive critic reviews. I felt the director/writer's artistic demands overrode any attempt to build a game.
   
   In practice, Observation is a linearly told short story in the sci-fi horror genre. Your role is to occasionally push some buttons. There's no exploration or intellectual challenge here. You have no player agency, and there are no win/lose states.
   
   The story itself borrows so much from Arthur C Clarke's 2001 that only great gameplay or execution could save the title. Unfortunately, the sole element I thought well executed was the interior of an ISS-style spacecraft, with the attending spatial disorientation and peculiar soundscape.
   
   The player's perspective of an unreliable onboard computer had tons of potential, but this novelty was diluted into insignificance by the inability to affect any outcome and the absolute linearity of progression.
   
   Gamers with even basic comprehension of orbital mechanics, structural engineering, crew psychology, electrical engineering, computing, or any of the other scientific or engineering elements of spaceflight, will likely be unable to suspend disbelief thanks to the repeated butchering of these fields at the expense of narrative. There needs to be some element that is really great to overcome such concerns, but no such element is present.
   
   It seems to me the kind of title that will primarily impress journalists and artists.
   
   I can't help but compare Observation unfavourably to the brilliant intersection of exploration, challenge, immersion, and narrative revelation, that I saw recently in The Witness or in Return of the Obra Dinn.
   
   A missed opportunity.… Expand

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