Escape Legacy: Ancient Scrolls
- October 15, 2018
- Storming Tech
Get on Steam"Escape Legacy: Ancient Scrolls" is a first-person puzzle game where you play as Erica, following in her grandfather's adventurous footsteps. Explore over 80 rooms, solve puzzles, and find hidden items to escape before time runs out. With high-detailed graphics, an intelligent inventory system, and a unique scoring system, this game offers a fresh and immersive escape room experience. Note: a network connection is required for score submission.
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Reviews
- The game features a variety of interesting puzzles that are challenging yet logical, providing a satisfying experience for players who enjoy escape room games.
- The graphics and atmosphere are well-designed, creating an immersive environment that enhances the gameplay experience.
- The game offers good replayability with randomized clues and different difficulty levels, allowing players to enjoy multiple playthroughs.
- Many players experience issues with the game's brightness and color settings, making it difficult to see important objects and solve certain puzzles, particularly in Chapter 7.
- The movement controls are clunky and can lead to frustration, with slow character acceleration and awkward interactions with the environment.
- Some puzzles are overly reliant on color recognition, which can be problematic for color-blind players, and there are reports of glitches that prevent proper puzzle completion.
- graphics13 mentions
- 69 % positive mentions
- 8 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising the textures and overall quality, while others criticize the excessive darkness that hampers visibility. Many users appreciate the atmospheric design, noting that it enhances the gameplay experience, but express frustration over the lack of options to adjust brightness. Overall, the graphics are considered good, but the dark settings detract from their potential.
“Nice graphics and textures.”
“The graphics are top notch and you get ranked against other players who played before you.”
“This game seems really good so far, the first thing I noticed was great graphics, it's smooth and the atmosphere is amazing.”
“The graphics are terrible and dark.”
“Graphics are way too dark.”
“Finally turned the graphics setting to the very lowest setting and turned the brightness up.”
- story9 mentions
- 44 % positive mentions
- 22 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally perceived as superficial and lacking depth, with many players noting that it feels more like a backdrop to the puzzles rather than a central element. While some appreciate the hidden missions and graphics, the overall narrative fails to engage, leading players to focus more on the gameplay than the story itself.
“Love the puzzles and the bits of story.”
“Lol, I get it—they want to reel in the teenage boys—but I couldn't stop wondering why a capable explorer on some kind of mission would have left her house like that.”
“Pay no attention to the diary pages with the 'story'.”
“Other hidden object games that I have played allow you to continue the story if you find a puzzle too hard or frustrating to solve.”
“I couldn't stop wondering why a capable explorer on some kind of mission would have left her house like that.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The gameplay is a mixed experience, with some players appreciating the value for the price and the challenge of escaping 10 levels, while others criticize the overly realistic VR design that hampers gameplay, along with clunky controls and occasional technical issues affecting brightness and color.
“For the $3.50 I paid, the game was well worth it... 10 levels of gameplay, escaping each level.”
“I feel like too much work went into making the game feel realistic for VR, at the detriment to the gameplay.”
“Clunky controls and a few almost broken mechanics.”
“As others have stated, sometimes there are issues with the brightness or color rendition that can affect gameplay, but it's not all that hard to work through it.”
- music3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The music in the game is praised for its quality, though some players find it challenging to distinguish individual notes. It enhances the overall experience, particularly in puzzles that incorporate musical elements, adding a layer of complexity and engagement.
“The music is amazing, and I like how the puzzles can vary and make your mind think.”
“My husband is a musician, and even he had trouble distinguishing the notes.”
“Lastly, there is a puzzle that uses music notes.”
- replayability3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game offers strong replayability due to its effective implementation of randomization, providing players with a fresh experience each time. At a price point under $10, it delivers significant value for repeated playthroughs.
“There's plenty of fun to be had, and the replayability is implemented quite well.”
“The game has great replay value, and for under $10, you can't beat it.”
“There is a bit of randomization that adds to the replayability.”
“There is a bit of randomization for replayability.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its dark and immersive quality, enhanced by impressive graphics and smooth performance. Players appreciate the effective pacing that builds tension, making even minor sounds feel suspenseful and capable of inducing jumpscares.
“I love the dark atmosphere.”
“This game seems really good so far. The first thing I noticed was the great graphics; it's smooth and the atmosphere is amazing. I kept anticipating a scare because the pacing is so good that every little sound almost made me jump!”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly due to the challenge of locating small, similarly colored keys in a predominantly dark environment, which detracts from the overall experience.
“The game has some serious flaws; for one, it's really tedious to have to find tiny grey and copper-colored keys all over an environment that is mostly black, brown, and grey.”
“Grinding in this game feels like an endless chore, with little reward for the time invested.”
“The repetitive nature of grinding makes the gameplay feel monotonous and uninspired.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users report stability issues, particularly with puzzles that fail to register the correct combinations due to glitches, necessitating reloading to progress.
“Some puzzles don't register the correct combination due to glitches, so you have to reload.”
“The game frequently crashes, making it frustrating to progress.”
“I encountered several bugs that caused the game to freeze, requiring a restart.”
