The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller that takes place in the pristine white aesthetic of protagonist John Evans' own dream. Players must piece together the fragments of the past and present, following the voice of the 'Doctor' as he guides them deeper into John’s mind. Players will experience the key moments of John's life that have defined and shaped him - they will be tasked with discovering the truth, shattering the lies and, ultimately, finding out what happened to him... and to remember her name.
You can’t remember anything. All you see is white around you. You hear a voice. You see a watch, swinging slowly in front of your eyes: “I know you think everything is alright, but tell me, how come you can’t even remember her name?” The Shattering places you in the mind of John Evans, where you struggle to piece together the fragments of your past and present. Not remembering is one thing, but what will happen when your mind leads you down the twisted path of fake memories in order to shelter you from the truth?
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The Shattering is a walking simulator with a slow-paced plot that slowly unravels, focusing and submerging players into its psychological and thriller elements. This narrative is definitely quite abstract in its method of storytelling, with a bleak white aesthetic and blur between true and fabricated memories. If you enjoy games similar to Layers of Fear, this title is worth both your time and attention. Pros + A thought-provoking, disjointed story that slowly unravels. + Striking white aesthetic. + Authentic, emotional story that truly felt like I was scouring through John's mind, trying to make sense of every detail. + Excellent voice acting, dialogue and graphics that allowed players to become immersed in the surroundings. + Conveys sensitive mental health topics and confrontational imagery through an educational and pragmatic approach. + Optional items to collect. + Steam achieveme
To keep it short and sweet if you enjoy games such as What Remains of Edith Finch, Gone Home or even something like Layers of Fear 2 then this game will more than likely hit all the right notes for you: - Slow burn, intriguing & engaging story - Dark themes of abuse, bullying & more - Walking simulator (No combat, just exploration) - Great art style, very appealing to look at - Broken down into 40-45 minute long acts (the game is 4 acts long) If you want a better understanding of the style & content of the game then here is the first act with no commentary for you to check out & make your decision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZfFTgujZus&feature=youtu.be
I was excited for this game after seeing the trailer and seeing it be compared to 'Edith Finch' which is a game I enjoyed, but it just gets less interesting and more frustrating as the game goes on. You play a guy who had an accident and is remembering his past via his dreams/visions with the help of a shrink. The game is one big dream sequence. It consists of walking from place to place, clicking on stuff and seeing objects float into or out of place with voice overs narrating what they are supposed to represent. It quickly turns into a 'find the hidden object game' which worked so well to break my immersion as I'm just desperately clicking on everything in the room trying to get the game to progress. There are some parts where you choose what to say but it's really just another thing you need to click on. John is a voice-less protagonist who has been through a lot of cliche trauma in
Walking simulator with interesting gameplay surrounded by a sad story and almost no soundtrack. Very slow start but after the prologue everything becomes faster. The full price is really too high, the work and commitment in this game are there but in this price range you can find better. My rating 7/10 to take at discount
The Shattering The Shattering is an approximately 3 hours long narrative driven walking simulator about John Evans, his life drama and his memory issues. With a help of the Doctor we will experience the key moments of John’s life during our journey through his shattered memories. Gameplay is very minimalistic like in almost any walking simulator - just move and interact with objects, there's even no real puzzles except for 19+6=x² (and it seems like half of the players failed to find "x" for this one, oh well). The story in The Shattering is good enough to catch your attention, however it's uneven at times - mixing really strong and well stages chapters/scenes with relatively filler ones. While game ending was reasonable (not great but good, unlike in many other walking simulators where developers tend to fail it), the mystery unravel process itself wasn't really intriguing (traumatic
The Shattering is a unique experience, but it wasn't the game I expected from the steam store page advertising, especially with respect to the horror tag. The game is essentially a first-person walking simulator where you recount the life of John Evans in a greyscale environment. Overall, I just found the game to underwhelming -- all aesthetic, no substance. Oftentimes, I couldn't find the interact-able objects in the environment needed to progress for several minutes. Likewise, the game's narrative was confusing -- several mutually exclusive possibilities are presented as to what is really going on, but, by the end of things, no definitive answers are given.
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