Day One: Garry's Incident

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Day One: Garry's Incident is a single player survival shooter game. It was developed by Wild Games Studio and was released on September 24, 2013. It received negative reviews from players.

Day One: Garry's Incident is a single-player shooter game set in the Amazon Rainforest, where the protagonist, Garry, finds himself after a plane crash. The game is filled with humor, but its story and gameplay are poorly executed and plagued with bugs, leading to primarily negative reviews from critics. An ancient civilization and survival elements provide some interest, but are not enough to overlook the game's shortcomings.

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17%

Audience ScoreBased on 879 reviews

humor17 positive mentions

story27 negative mentions

The graphics are decent and have potential.
The concept of the game is interesting and could have been developed further.
Some players found humor in the game's numerous glitches and bugs.

The game is riddled with bugs and glitches, making it nearly unplayable.
The combat system is clunky and unresponsive, leading to frustrating gameplay.
There is a lack of sound effects and voice acting, contributing to a poor overall experience.

story
108 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9%
66%
25%
The game's story has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with many players describing it as incoherent, poorly executed, and lacking depth. While a few users found some enjoyment in the story mode, the majority criticized its nonsensical plot, jarring transitions, and lack of character development, often highlighting that the gameplay and technical issues detracted significantly from the overall experience. Overall, the narrative is seen as a major flaw, failing to engage players or provide a satisfying experience.
- “The way the designers mixed the cinematography with the thrilling story and fast-paced gameplay was immaculate.”
- “I have never in my life experienced such a story-rich and satisfying experience through the medium of a video game.”
- “Creepy and intriguing story you can beat in one sitting, 5-6 hours or so if you know what you're doing.”
- “The story makes no sense, one minute you're drunk at some random desk in an airfield, the next you're stabbing random tribesmen.”
- “The game has the worst dialogues, the gameplay sucks, the story doesn't make any sense and the animation is the biggest clusterfuck ever.”
- “The story from the beginning cutscene is almost non-existent; read the plot on the product page to have any idea what is going on.”
graphics
95 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22%
42%
36%
The graphics of the game have received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with many users describing them as outdated, reminiscent of early 2000s or even PS2-era visuals. Numerous reviews highlight significant graphical bugs, poor optimization, and a lack of customizable settings, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences. While a few users noted decent or even good graphics, these comments are overshadowed by the general consensus that the visuals are subpar and detract from the overall enjoyment of the game.
- “Groundbreaking graphics!”
- “The graphics in-game are genuinely beautiful, and I'm honestly surprised I got it to work this well on my computer.”
- “The visuals really are quite good, like AAA quality; the game's artists and visual designers should be applauded.”
- “Gameplay is weak, controls are inaccurate and graphics are the worst I have seen maybe ever.”
- “The graphics are dated beyond belief, and the game itself is extremely buggy.”
- “The fighting system is horrible, and the graphics look worse than something released in the 90s.”
gameplay
77 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
12%
57%
31%
The gameplay of the game has been widely criticized for being frustrating, buggy, and poorly designed, with many players reporting issues such as lag, unresponsive controls, and nonsensical mission structures. While some reviewers noted potential in the crafting mechanics, they were often overshadowed by technical glitches and a lack of engaging content, leading to an overall negative reception. Many players found the experience unenjoyable, with complaints about the game's linearity and lack of polish dominating the feedback.
- “The way the designers mixed the cinematography with the thrilling story and fast-paced gameplay was immaculate.”
- “Good graphics, enjoyable gameplay.”
- “This game has a neat premise and an old feel with modern-ish mechanics but fails to live up to its potential.”
- “The gameplay is pretty much terrible.”
- “Game story is bad, gameplay is stressful, missions make no sense, and you die around every corner for something stupid.”
- “The gameplay is awful, animations are poor, this is just a couple of the many things wrong with this game.”
stability
57 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is overwhelmingly criticized for its severe instability, with users reporting a multitude of glitches, bugs, and crashes that render it nearly unplayable. Many reviewers express frustration over the lack of polish and the chaotic gameplay experience, often describing it as a "buggy mess" with poor graphics and clunky mechanics. Despite some acknowledging a potentially good concept, the consensus is that the game's numerous technical issues overshadow any redeeming qualities.
- “This is the most glitchy/buggy game I've ever seen.”
- “It's still a hopeless, buggy, unplayable mess...”
- “This game isn't finished and it shows horribly with glitches everywhere in this game.”
optimization
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
26%
53%
The optimization of the game has been widely criticized, with many users reporting severe performance issues, including significant frame rate drops even on high-end hardware. Despite claims of updates aimed at improving optimization, players feel these have not delivered meaningful improvements, leading to a frustrating experience marred by bugs and poor graphics. Overall, the game's optimization is deemed unacceptable, making it difficult to recommend.
- “The graphics use a lot of performance and heat up the system.”
- “There are some good puzzles, but the game is horribly optimized and runs incredibly slowly on my machine while any other newer game (such as Bioshock Infinite) runs very well.”
- “Graphics options don't help performance; it performs great in the first few minutes, but once you are outside, it can drop to 30fps or even lower, regardless of specs.”
- “Also, optimization/performance is unacceptably poor.”
- “Just don't buy it, it's not worth your money; bad optimization + bugs, bugs and more bugs are enough reasons not to buy it...”
- “As soon as you load the game, you notice your framerate drop tremendously, even on higher performance PCs.”
humor
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
94%
17%
The humor in this game is polarizing; some players find it hilariously bad, enjoying the absurdity and glitches, while others feel it fails to deliver genuine comedy and is simply annoying. Many reviews highlight moments of unintentional humor, particularly in the game's poor execution, but overall, opinions vary widely on whether the humor is effective or just a result of the game's shortcomings.
- “The developer of this game owes me a new laptop, because when I tried to play this game, my CPU died of laughing, my video card got cancer, and my RAM memory committed suicide.”
- “Going back to that whole 'beer bottle that he drinks from his chin' part in the introduction, the transition to the next scene is absolutely hilarious.”
- “It's so bad, it's hilarious.”
- “I can't recommend this game as it claims to offer exploration, but it's actually very guided. It's not funny; it's just a corridor with some small off-track dead ends that have no real meaning.”
- “The weapon crafting system is a joke. It promises you can craft your weapons, but only when the game decides you can find them.”
- “The humor falls flat, and the attempts at jokes feel forced and out of place in the overall gameplay.”
music
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
31%
46%
23%
The music aspect of the game receives mixed reviews, with some praising the main menu music and overall soundtrack as enjoyable, while others criticize the lack of music and sound design throughout the gameplay. Many users express that the absence of ambient sounds detracts from the overall experience, suggesting that the game would benefit from a more robust audio design.
- “And the music (the main menu music at least), I have to admit, is actually really great!”
- “The plus, however, is that the game does have a good soundtrack.”
- “Soundtrack: 8/10”
- “There is an astounding lack of music.”
- “No music, no ambient sound or anything else for that matter.”
- “Sound and music is completely off as well.”
emotional
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviews highlight a strong emotional impact from the game's story, with some players expressing feelings of sadness and disappointment due to technical issues like glitches and bland environments. While some found the narrative deeply moving, others felt frustrated enough to describe their experience as a waste of time, leading to mixed emotional responses overall.
- “10/10 for building a game that makes me want to cry.”
- “The game finally loaded and the menu made me want to cry.”
- “Thought this game would be a good laugh; instead, it made me cry with its super emotional and in-depth story.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and frustrating, with repetitive trial-and-error mechanics and dull puzzles that require excessive backtracking and exploration. The expansive environments, such as the large temple complex, exacerbate the feeling of slowness and monotony, leading to frequent saving and a lack of engagement.
- “The traps throughout are tedious trial-and-error speed bumps that force you to save often.”
- “The puzzles are dull and equally tedious; the temple complex in the second act, for example, forces the player to hunt down a half-dozen switches to open up the way to the next level, spread out over a ginormous Mayan temple that dwarfs the player, making even running non-stop feel slow.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's replayability is currently seen as uncertain, with some players indicating a willingness to revisit it primarily to complete the story mode and assess its overall replay value.
- “Replay value: undecided...”
- “I will play it again, if at least just to complete the story mode and establish the score for replay value.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Character development is criticized as being poor and lacking depth, contributing to an overall negative gameplay experience.
- “It's horrible gameplay, terrible character development, slow, and based on an idiotic foundation in the first place.”