I must say, as a big Simulacra fan, this title left me disappointed.
Simulacra 1, pipe dreams, and 2 were all perfect, 10 out of 10, although I can't really say sure about this one.
I did like how websites looks, yeah, they did improve a lot on it and it is now more interactive, but the story itself is kinda meh.
To start of, you don't even have many characters to talk to, SIM 1 and 2 had many contacts you can talk with, although the case obviously isn't the same with Pipe Dreams, but even that felt more rich, SIM 3 still felt the emptiest.
What about the ending? While it was true that they worked on CGI and making the scene look more appealing, still feels more boring than the predecessors.
The point of Simulacra is to fight against an artificial enemy that shapes reality and replaces our bodies, pretending to be them? This? This is more of an urban story of a scary ghost haunting the town, what's to "futuristic" about this? The title doesn't match the context.

So should you buy this game? Even for a hardcore fan, I can't really say for sure, the story is quite boring and doesn't have connection with its predecessors. But if you just wanna buy it for collection and completing the Simulacra saga, go on, spend those 6 bucks, atleast the list is bigger.

I must say, as a big Simulacra fan, this title left me disappointed. Simulacra 1, pipe dreams, and 2 were all perfect, 10 out of 10, although I can't really say sure about this one. I did like how websites looks, yeah, they did improve a lot on it and it is now more interactive, but the story itself is kinda meh. To start of, you don't even have many characters to talk to, SIM 1 and 2 had many contacts you can talk with, although the case obviously isn't the same with Pipe Dreams, but even that felt more rich, SIM 3 still felt the emptiest. What about the ending? While it was true that they worked on CGI and making the scene look more appealing, still feels more boring than the predecessors. The point of Simulacra is to fight against an artificial enemy that shapes reality and replaces our bodies, pretending to be them? This? [spoiler]This is more of an urban story of a scary ghost haunting the town, what's to "futuristic" about this? The title doesn't match the context.[/spoiler] So should you buy this game? Even for a hardcore fan, I can't really say for sure, the story is quite boring and doesn't have connection with its predecessors. But if you just wanna buy it for collection and completing the Simulacra saga, go on, spend those 6 bucks, atleast the list is bigger.