The Maker's Eden Reviews

I love it, but I've gotten stuck on one of the first puzzles, the museums door lock. I would love to move on with the story but can't figure out how. I'm not much of a gamer, probably no fault of the games.

Seems like the developers had an idea about a world full of human-shaped androids (which is not so bad) but lack the time and resources to actually work on it. If the art and soundtrack is appealing to you, maybe you should buy it and wait to see whether there would even be a sequel. But considering how unpolished the plot and dialogues in this game is, I doubt act 2 is getting any better.

An intriguing cyberpunk premise with some dismal parrellels to modern capitalist society. The puzzles aren't too difficult but the writing, art, and worldbuilding is superb. While only the first act (plus a few side-stories) is currently avalible, the developer is showing consistent evidence of progress, and it looks like the second act is coming soon. This is a good buy if you're a fan of easy adventure games where the point is the actual adventure, not the puzzles. I would only caution you that the developer is working on this project part-time, so while progress is being made, it might be a while for the series to be completed.

This is my first review on Steam, but I wanted to let people know how much I love this game. I love the atmosphere, the story. I love the fact there are multiple choices in dialogue. I like the art style, it could be better, but it could be a lot worse as well, plus it has its own flavor. All in all, the game is a good purchace even when not on sale. I'm looking forward to the third and final installment.

It's a short, cute and occasionally witty visual novel, but the third act got stuck in development hell and may not emerge. That's fine, just know it beforehand.

Episode 1: I've played through the whole Chapter 1 in one sitting. You play as 905, someone who doesn't know what or who they are, and why you are being hunted down. The game play is simple point and click- but the story really draws you in, giving you little information at a time. The graphics are not terrible, but I was expecting more. The game is marketed as a motion comic, but I beg to differ. It's got some of the black frames and dialog boxes but still lacks in a true comic book style feel. It shys away from really reaching that graphic feel that it needs. There needs to be more reference in the direction. What are they going for? Is it concept art? Is it sketch-y? Is it graphic? Is it rendered? I'm not sure. It's a mishmosh between styles and it looks poor. The only good design choices are the several perspective shots (that are repeated with differnt environents may I add, some variations would be nice), and the color pallette. Even the intimate moments with memorable characters are tossed aside frame panel to panel in quality. I'd expect more of a final design when I'm speaking to a character. It seems that the art style is unresolved and needs refinment for the next two chapters. Tossing art direction aside, this game does a great job with its characters. They're memorable in their own ways and it's interesting to see how they interact with you with various dialouge trees ( I love me some dialogue trees). Each character molds well into the world. Without spoiling any of the storyline, I'm just going to say that I'm very excited to see how the other chapters unfold with them. Overrall, the gameplay is super catchy. Like I noted before, the story really draws you in without giving you much of a bone when you get more information. Good games work because of interesting storylines and gameplay. Graphics wouldn't make this type of game more fun, but an upgrade would really help to make this game stand on it's own even more.

This game has excellent music (kind of ambiant/electro/jazzy) which for me made it a pleasure to play. I also enjoyed the semi-3D environments that move with the mouse. It is more like a visual novel than an adventure game, but it’s a nice way to spend a little less than an hour. For the most part you just have to click on anything that’s clickable in any order to make the story progress; there is very little difficulty. The story is short and quite raw and unrealistic (random strangers trust and help you almost immediately), but not uninteresting. Very little happens in Act 1. Due to its very short length I recommend buying it on sale. Act 2 is supposed to finally be released this month, but even if it adds another hour it will still be a short game.

It is as it is - an interective comix-like with small quest elements. The story seems OK. The graphics and OST is good quality. The price is rather high for that kind of experince for only act 1. But when act 2 and 3 will come out (free of charge) - we will see. I liked it.

The games has some amazing art and sound. I love the comic-like storytelling and it's a wonderfully crafted world that has been created. For only 5.99GBP, this is a cheap fulfilling game that is sadly still incomplete though is still being worked and is not abandoned. My only gripes would be the duration between acts, but of course there is only I believe a small team not all full time working on this game so it is understandable. Lastly would be the usually minor bugs, aspect ratio issues, UI being cut off, sound bugs. It's only a real big impact is when the sound stops all together or when the UI has cut off in a way that you can no longer proceed. Overall though at the price it is being sold at I love the game! How I can tell? I've gone out of my way to write this review AND submit bug reports. The game and characters while sometimes basic are intriguing and captivating and this is what has brought me back time and time again to play it. EDIT: I will agree that some voice acting or voice sounds even could be a nice addition.

This is a tough one to rate. On the one hand, this is one of the better visual novels I have played. Quite a lot of effort was put into world building, and the story, dialogue, and pacing are all very good. The artwork is stylish, and the game does manage to create a cool sci-fi noir atmosphere. Unfortunately as of February 2022, nearly eight years after its initial release, the game is still unfinished. There are only two hours worth of content, and the second episode ends on a huge cliffhanger that leaves the entire story feeling very much unresolved. It has been several years since there was any word from the developer as to whether or not the third and final episode will ever be completed, which is a shame since it sounded like it would be awesome. Should you buy the game in its current state? I don't know. Normally I would have said, wait and grab it during a sale if you want to take a chance on it, but it never goes on sale any more. I happened to buy it years ago during a sale, so I am not going to complain too much (the first two episodes are certainly worth a few bucks) but if you pay full price for an unfinished product then you should prepare to be disappointed. Note to the developer: If you ever do complete the third episode, I am willing to edit this review and change my recommendation to "Yes".