Recent reviews by Lolling_Chris

通关啦~
总体来讲是个不错的游戏，一个带有魔法和工业蒸汽元素的潜行游戏，可以瞬移、停止时间、附身等等，概念很棒。
可以衍生出很多不一样的玩法。这里只说两个不太满意的地方，此处之外，其他都是加分的：
1. 不像Sencond Son那样的善恶是通过做选择且反复来回倒腾地刷的。这个游戏的善恶结局是根据你杀人数来决定的，所以说如果你要某一种结局，你的大方向上的玩法已经被局限了，即杀很多人和尽量一个人都不杀。 这个设计会让我感觉玩地绑手绑脚，而且和游戏的多样化设计有点矛盾。当然，如果你愿意二周目甚至多周目，这个问题就不大了。
2. 多样化多通路的关卡设计这一核心已经在一代确定下来了，但可以说一代的关卡设计有点璞玉的感觉，有的关卡设计的很棒，有的就设计的比较一般，比如游戏前期的两关。特别是在你没解锁什么技能的前提下，第一次玩其实是很难做到不杀人且不被侦测到的。

除此之外，Dishonored的美术、优化、音效、音乐、对白、剧情等各方面，都是中上的，值得一玩！
对了，可以用汉化补丁的。(地址：https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/groups/tianmiao/discussions/0/558751179669660485/）

What a waste of such amazing concept art & modelling.
- Combat is tedious and gets repetitive real quick.
- Story is mediocre and short (even so it feels lengthe due to boring combat)
- Sound is also weak. For example, there are only 2-3 yelling sounds for all mobs except bosses.
- Music serves its purpose, and that's all.

Spare youself a 6 hours reptitive experience, even it goes on sale.

I'm literally speechless.
How could you come up with so many different & freshing ideas, all in ONE game!
As a game designer myself, there are so many things I could learn from this game.
Thank you, and amazing work!

They remastered it, it was okay.

The puzzle design isn't really intuitive than blackwell 1, 2 and last one. And in some places, it's game over if you choose the wrong answer. So, turning to a guide isn't a bad idea.

The voice acting & atmosphere are good, as all Wadjet Eye games do.

Wow, what an ending... what a journey.
It's already 5 titles when you look back.

The Epiphany is better design & well-paced than the last 2 games. It's way longer (after all it's the last one), with more voice lines. There are many thoughtful tweaks as well. (finally Dave won't kick me out the game when I finished it)

Overall, I like the story, and how it ends. When the idea of medium & saving ghost appeared in the first game, it was quite fascinating. But when you played along of the series, it became a little cliche sometimes. But Epiphany brought the feeling back successfully. I definitely recommand this game.

My ranking of blackwell series: Unbound > Epiphany > Legacy > Convergence = Deception
Unbound got the best mixture of music & narrative, and I love Laurence. ❤

So beautiful, yet so sad.

update for steam awards:
Freebird's next title will be out on December, i'll buy it as soon as it comes out!

Wow...just finished the story, amazing!
The puzzle design maybe a little less intuitive. But the story, wow, definitely worth checking out.

Will go for a 2nd walkthrogh with dev comments!

PS: walkthrough guide from GameZobo (Can't find any guide in community center)
http://www.gamezebo.com/2011/02/24/gemini-rue-walkthrough-cheats-strategy-guide/

I like the awkward expressions of Joey & Rosa in Legacy. Why did they change them?
They're less expressive in Convergence. Pity.
And the lines are kinda hasty. That's my feedbacks for now.

Update: I've finished the game. It's overall a nice 4 hrs experience. But if you compare it to the last 2 games, Blackwell Convergence is kind of less attractive.

My biggest complain is the puzzle design, real intuitive. Without the note system, the tool to help you organize is gone.(thankfully they add it back in the next 2 titles)

The ghost story in Convergence is also less compelling to me, as well as the voice acting.
I remember Dave once said in the comments, 'ghost stories were touching because they always have strong emotions like regret, loneliness or sadness; but in the meantime, there is hope as well.'
I don't see those feelings, or I don't see those feelings been well told in Convergence.

To sum up, it's one of the blackwell series. If you already play its other 2 games, you need to play this one as well, for the story's sake. For newcomers, it's a good serie worth trying out. Convergence maybe underperform a little bit. But overall, it's worth playing.

首先，游民星空，请你消失在历史舞台吧。
中国的单机游戏环境，需要我们玩家和开发者共同的努力。发生这种事真的是很让人心寒。


本来想说只是买一下支持作者，没想过自己会喜欢玩这个游戏。
但是玩了十几分钟发现素质确实很不错，有空会继续玩下去的。

就像其中一篇英文评论说的那样，Legacy作为系列中最弱的一作，玩起来却还是那么愉快，是很能说明这个系列的素质的。

这游戏玩起来如此有氛围感(你会发现这一系列的英文评测里很多人都谈到atmosphere)的很大一个原因我认为是 <作者很重视配音配乐> 的关系，这点不难在开发者评论里看出来。配音的成功极大的帮助了人物塑造和氛围营造。配乐可能在第一作不是非常有存在感，但到第二作Unbound时你绝对无法忽视它。

简而言之，非常棒的游戏，扣人心弦的剧情，不长不短3-5小时，非常适合泡杯茶或咖啡坐在电脑面前一下午或一晚上玩完它。

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