Shardlight Reviews

I originally played the game in 2016, and replayed again. [h2]I would rate this more as mixed.[/h2] I could [i]kind of recommend[/i] it, at the same time I personally would have a hard time recommending it to friends. Shardlight does have some good story telling.... but unlike other Wadjet eye games this one didn't stand out to me. Most other Wadget games can pull some sort of emotion out of me, but not this one. If I'm not at least somewhat emotionally invested in these games and stories then it's not worth finishing, but I can push myself to finish some like I did with this for a second time. I think this time it's some of the characters that just irked me. [h1]I only replayed it so I can leave a review based on what I know now- not what I remember from 8 years ago.[/h1] I wasn't too fond of the game in 2016, and sadly I still feel the same way now. It's not a bad game, but it's not a good game either. It's like, 'so close yet so far' type of situation. So many things done right, but yet the execution just didn't always hit. This is a post-apocalyptic game, where there's a 'plague' and you're set out to find a cure. And like every other Wadjet game, it's a very dark game with multiple endings, but the endings felt underwhelming and rushed. To be honest most of Wadget's game endings tend to feel rushed, but this one felt really rushed.. Look, the story is ok, but at a few parts it falls apart, feels forced, contradicts itself, inconsistent, and sometimes literally left me scratching my head... Like- (this involves some major story spoilers) [spoiler]The beginning with the letter..... Why did she show it to Tiberius? I get there needed to be something to kick off some of the plot but..... what?..... Then the Doctor, I really liked the doctor, but he's trying to make a cure, yet he left working for the government because they were hoarding the vaccine....... and he was set out to make a 'cure' yet forgot his notebook......... for said cure.[/spoiler] Maybe I'm over thinking some of this, but this is some the stuff that stood out to me as wtf moments. There's quite a few moments where I was left scratching my head but those were the two major story points that got me. Sound issues: I don't know if it's just me but I had issues with the music being loud enough that I couldn't hear the characters talking half the time even though I had turned the music down. I also noticed a REALLY annoying loud sound when characters walk over rugs, I don't know why but the sound amplified and it was terrible. I am a big fan of Wadget and their games, their story telling for their games tend to be really brilliant and interesting... Shardlight does have good story telling, but the story also falls apart at the same time. I tend to replay P&C adventure games, especially those I love or really like, but I don't think I'll replay this one again.