Breacher Story Reviews

An engaging story, even if it is outside my experience. Well written, good sound track. Like good sci-fi it contains some kernals of truth (maybe, one never knows). Scary.

As a huge fan of cyberpunk, hacking themed games, and techno-thrillers, I was excited to have stumbled across this game on Steam. When I originally wishlisted it, I didn't know too much about it - but I later found out from other reviews that it was more of a story-driven, SMS simulation game, in the style of Emily is Away, in which your choices in conversation have an effect on the story as a whole. Having now finished it, I can say I did enjoy the experience overall, and I would suggest it if you're looking for this type of gameplay. Pros: [list] [*] The background images and music fit really well - the developers did a great job creating a perfect urban, cyberpunk setting. The art of subways, stairways, and cityscapes do a great job at making you feel a part of the story. [*] Having a news ticker in addition to SMS conversations is a nice touch. Some of the gameplay makes use of the news elements (though this could have been played up much more). [*] There are a few people you converse with, and there was a good amount of character development done with them (considering it's a very short game). [*] The story is interesting and definitely has a lot of hacking and cyberpunk elements to it - the end is suspenseful! [/list] Cons: [list] [*] I wish there was more to the story. I wanted to get into this world even more than I did - I feel like I got a taste of it, but there could have been more. [*] Gameplay mechanics wise, I wish there was a way to advance to the next text message without having to wait for each one. I played the game for a little over 2 hours, and most of that was just waiting for the "virtual typing" between each text message. In the beginning it added to the realism, but after a while of it, it started to get to me. [*] There were at least 5-6 typos and grammar issues I noticed throughout the game. I'm guessing this is just because English is not the developers' first language. Not a biggie obviously, but they'd be quick fixes. [/list] I'm not going to lie, I'm not 100% sure this game is worth $5.99 for most people - it's a really short game (and as stated above, a lot of that 2 hours is just waiting for the virtual text messages). However, that being said, if you like cyberpunk or hacking themed stories, you'll get a nice evening out of it. I'm looking forward to the next Doubleton game, especially if they expand out more in this space.

[url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/32482033/]Crim's Humble Opinion Curator[/url] [h1]Excellent Social Commentary[/h1] Breacher Story is a game that is quite possibly in the future but can very easily be viewed as something that is already happening and or could happen. This small novel like game has a simple and effective gameplay style. On the left side of the screen you have some animated images and on the right side you have your phone. The music fits pretty spot on with the blue color tones and atmosphere drawn up by the story. With your phone you will send and receive messages, read the news, and play with the game settings if need be. During dialogue the player is given two choices to reply with. This is a choices matter type game but only for particular things. Choices effect your relationships with characters and how they interact with you; but the penultimate ending is essentially the same regardless of the interactions. [h1]Don't Understand Tech Lingo? You're Still Good.[/h1] I come from a computer information technology degree so a game that's central focus is computer technologies and cyber-security was nothing new to me. However; there are some people that might not understand terminology used in the field. Luckily this game comes with a glossary of terms that updates any time a new term appears that can be looked at anytime. There are a lot of interesting theories and conspiracies for say that take place during the course of the story circled around social engineering and cyber securities. The game is quite open ended as a lot of "warning of humanity left to their own devices" stories are. I didn't really have any major complaints coming out of the title. The dialogue was extremely well written. About the only thing I noticed is that it sometimes took a bit of time for the next "text message" to come in. This is a really minor con though. The story is a bit short coming in at just around two hours; but the writing is something that was able to captivate my interest. I would pay more to go see an hour and half movie in the theaters and probably come out with more complaints. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1732010936 It took a while for me to pick this one up; but I enjoy the purchase. I've yet to see this one go on sale, but the read is worth the asking price. I typically try to weigh games on a scale of price verses entertainment but it can be a bit difficult to do. Whether you wait for a sale or not is really your call; but I can recommend this as a well written narrative game.