Software:Gamedec
Gamedec is a point-and-click adventure role-playing video game developed by Anshar Studios and published by Anshar Publishing. It was released for Windows on September 16, 2021, followed by Nintendo Switch on July 1, 2022.[1] The game takes place in Warsaw and features a cyberpunk universe and themes of film noir, tech noir, and transhumanism. Players control a "game detective" or "gamedec" and participate in solving mysteries related to virtual-reality games, collecting clues and making deductions in order to drive the story forward.
Gameplay
Gamedec features a protagonist with customizable appearance and background.[2] The player may choose from a variety of starting personalities which influence their beginning number of points in each of the game's four personality categories. These points, earnable through dialogue choices,[3] may be spent on skill tree nodes which will enable new dialogue options when interacting with the game's characters and various scripted events.[4] Dialogue choices are permanent, as are "deductions", which are a core element of the game's progression system – players are presented with irreversible choices based on optional evidence, where the number of choices is fixed for each deduction, but the choices' availability is determined by progression.[5] In this system it is possible for a player to select an answer without having examined the entire field of clues or unlocking every answer available, yet the story will continue regardless.[6]
Plot
The game is based on a collection of short stories by Polish science-fiction author Marcin Przybyłek, which portray the adventures of a "gamedec"—short for "game detective"—a private detective tasked with solving mysteries related to a variety of full sensory immersive virtual reality games.[5]
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Gamedec received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.[7][8] PC Gamer described it as "A cybersleuth RPG that wastes its great premise.", citing bugs and "inconsistencies" as part of the criticism,[4] and Rock Paper Shotgun noted that the translation and in-universe terminology can make the dialogue difficult to process at times.[14] Tom's Guide called it "… a fun and engaging decision-driven RPG", hailing its positive aspects as being "decisions that matter", "beautiful art design" and "plenty of replayability".[13]
References
- ↑ Romano, Sal (June 7, 2022). "Gamedec for Switch launches July 1". https://www.gematsu.com/2022/06/gamedec-for-switch-launches-july-1.
- ↑ Morton, Lauren (July 2, 2021). "Cyberpunk detective RPG Gamedec shows off branch-y investigations". https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/detective-rpg-gamedec-shows-off-its-very-branch-y-investigations.
- ↑ Daro, Catherine (November 17, 2020). "Gamedec Dev Diary Shows off Character Creation". https://www.gamespace.com/all-articles/news/gamedec-dev-diary-shows-off-character-creation/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Brown, Fraser (September 16, 2021). "Gamedec review". Future plc. https://www.pcgamer.com/gamedec-review/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Macgregor, Jody (September 10, 2020). "Gamedec aims to be cyberpunk Disco Elysium". Future plc. https://www.pcgamer.com/gamedec-aims-to-be-cyberpunk-disco-elysium/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Erskine, Donovan (September 16, 2021). "Gamedec review: Cyberpunk P.I.". https://www.shacknews.com/article/126676/gamedec-review-cyberpunk-pi.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Gamedec for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/gamedec/critic-reviews/?platform=pc.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Gamedec for Switch Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/gamedec/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch.
- ↑ Vogel, Mitch (June 30, 2022). "Gamedec Review (Switch eShop)". https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/gamedec.
- ↑ Tekaia, Pascal (November 4, 2021). "Gamedec Review". https://rpgamer.com/review/gamedec-review/.
- ↑ Bowling, Audra (September 25, 2021). "Gamedec". https://www.rpgfan.com/review/gamedec/.
- ↑ Musgrave, Shaun (July 5, 2022). "SwitchArcade Round-Up: Reviews Featuring 'Gamedec' and 'Freshly Frosted', Plus Today's New Releases and Sales". https://toucharcade.com/2022/07/05/gamedec-switch-review-freshly-frosted-indie-eshop-sale-discount-price-yurukill-download-out-now/.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Palmer, Jordan (September 16, 2021). "Gamedec review". https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/gamedec.
- ↑ Chan, Khee Hoon (September 16, 2021). "Gamedec review: a great cyberpunk concept undone by a bloated script". https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gamedec-review.
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