Femida Open Beta
- December 18, 2019
- loznevoy
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Get on itch.io StoreFemida is out on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167640/Femida/This is a beta version of the first 3 crime cases in the game. Not a complete game, just a demo of a little portion. We invite you to participate in the development by suggesting questions for the trials, or anything else you consider a useful advice. Femida - a nonlinear point-and-click indie game about justice where you…
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Reviews
- The game features an intriguing story with multiple endings and difficult moral choices.
- Despite its flaws, the game has a unique concept and a quirky charm that some players find appealing.
- The developers are actively working on updates to fix bugs and improve the game experience.
- The game suffers from poor translation, with numerous grammatical errors and awkward writing that detracts from the experience.
- The user interface feels outdated and simplistic, resembling a browser game rather than a polished PC title.
- Technical issues, including bugs and save/load problems, significantly impact gameplay and immersion.
- story15 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 47 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The game's story is set in an alternative post-WW2 society where players assume the role of a judge, making decisions that impact an overarching narrative filled with dark twists and turns. While some players appreciate the intriguing plot and humor, others criticize the writing quality and game mechanics, describing them as tedious and poorly executed. Overall, the story has the potential to engage players, despite its flaws.
“You're a judge in an alternative post-WW2 type society and you're presented with various cases as part of an overarching story. You must read documentation carefully to make decisions that influence the overall story, like a badly framed choose your own adventure, but formatted like a 1998 browser/flash game.”
“The plot is intriguing and the writing is funny.”
“If you ignore the bad writing (for a story-focused dialogue game), the game mechanics are also pretty bad and tedious.”
“Though even with a proper translation, the story content itself seemed pretty meh, and the game mechanics were just lame and lazy.”
“Overall, the game is simple, is very quick to finish (less than 3 hours for one playthrough), and has the promise of a deep, layered story.”
- gameplay9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been criticized for its simplistic and tedious mechanics, resembling a browser game with a lack of innovation. Players find the core mechanics uninspired, particularly in the court scenes where success relies on memorizing dialogue choices, while the overall experience is marred by repetitive audio and mediocre writing. Despite some positive notes on the gameplay structure, it ultimately feels limited and lacks depth.
“Gameplay is good, a few grammatical errors during speech but honestly not many.”
“The gameplay consists of going through evidence and witnesses prior to slamming down on your gavel to officially initiate the trial.”
“Though the audio very much clinches this for me as it's that annoyingly repetitive type most of these games have (probably free.) I tried giving this game a second chance, then I realized the main mechanic for the court scene was just remembering which dialogue trees make the court angry and avoiding those.”
“For gameplay purposes, because the user interface for this game is mostly just 2D static images, it might as well be a browser game.”
“If you ignore the bad writing (for a story-focused dialogue game), the game mechanics are also pretty bad and tedious.”
“It feels a bit like they stole some of the game mechanics from other similar games without being aware of what made those games good or fun.”
- graphics5 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are characterized by simplistic 2D art assets that offer limited resolution options, resulting in minimal improvement to visual quality. While some players appreciate the rustic/noir art style, others find it reminiscent of amateur illustrations, leading to an overall perception of lackluster visuals.
“With a rustic/noir art style, Femida leads you through a case in a courtroom.”
“While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets used to make the game, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
“Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the lackluster 2D visuals.”
“Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the lackluster 2D visuals.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game offers an engaging experience with its quirky narrative and challenging choices, but it suffers from significant bugs and an outdated user interface reminiscent of old point-and-click games, impacting overall stability.
“Fun if you enjoy reading a lot, but the game is buggy, and the UI feels like an old point-and-click game.”
“Quirky little title with multiple endings and seriously difficult choices to make... buggy though.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, with rough writing and difficult-to-read font styles contributing to a frustrating experience. The overall game mechanics are also criticized for being cumbersome, detracting from the enjoyment of the story-focused dialogue.
“If you ignore the bad writing (for a story-focused dialogue game), the game mechanics are also pretty bad and tedious.”
“The writing is rough and the reading becomes tedious; the font style is a bit hard on the eyes.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviewers highlight that the game's plot is engaging and complemented by witty writing, contributing to its overall humor.
“The plot is intriguing and the writing is funny.”
“The humor is clever and keeps you laughing throughout the game.”
“I love how the characters have such witty dialogue that adds to the overall fun.”
