Freedom's eye
- June 21, 2022
- ColdBones
In "Freedom's Eye" , you must navigate a wide-ranging, dilapidated prison, filled with suspicious and inhumane individuals. As a story-driven, point-and-click adventure game, you will interact with your environment, making decisions to ensure your escape, all within a tense one-hour playtime. Your ultimate goal: attaining freedom at all costs.
Reviews
- The visuals and art style are impressive, creating a creepy and surreal atmosphere.
- The game offers an interesting experience reminiscent of late-1990s adventure games.
- Despite its flaws, some players find the game worth playing through for its unique aesthetic.
- The navigation system is confusing and inconsistent, often leading to disorientation and softlocks.
- There are numerous typos and bugs that detract from the overall experience.
- The click-to-move mechanic can be frustrating, making it difficult to predict movement and progress.
- graphics17 mentions
- 65 % positive mentions
- 24 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their impressive visuals and unique art style, creating an engaging atmosphere. However, many players express frustration with the game's technical issues, such as softlocks and inconsistent navigation, which detract from the overall experience. Despite the strong visual appeal, these problems hinder exploration and enjoyment of the game's world.
“The visuals of Freedom's Eye are great.”
“Absolutely love the art style!”
“Great visuals!”
“Besides having a very abrasive art style, the movement controls were horrendous.”
“It's really sad to give this game a negative review, because the visuals and the game atmosphere are really interesting and well done, but the game is full of random softlocks, bugs, and the navigation system is terribly inconsistent and doesn't work half of the time.”
- atmosphere4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is described as intensely creepy and surreal, creating a dense and immersive experience. While the visuals are praised, some players noted issues with dialogue quality and technical problems that detracted from their overall enjoyment.
“Freedom's Eyes visuals and atmosphere are awesome.”
“The creepy, surreal atmosphere is so dense it's practically dripping.”
“The game fails to create any sense of immersion, leaving the world feeling flat and lifeless.”
“Despite the potential for a haunting environment, the atmosphere feels generic and uninspired.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The story is perceived as tedious, with players feeling compelled to click through various locations just to advance, indicating a lack of engagement and depth in the narrative.
“In the end, I just ended up clicking every place I could to progress the story and get to the end.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is significantly undermined by confusing navigation mechanics, particularly the inability to turn around, which often leads to players getting stuck or experiencing softlocks. This lack of coherence in movement contributes to a frustrating gameplay experience, as players are left without clear direction and may encounter frequent freezes.
“For some reason instead of going back, you 'turn around', which not only makes the game more confusing to navigate, as the scenario is not coherent enough, but it also doesn't work most of the time. Literally, for no reason, the game won't let you turn around, and the only thing you can do is go forward, with no clue on where you are heading, most likely hitting a softlock that freezes the game.”
- gameplay1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received criticism for its mechanical issues, with multiple users echoing similar negative sentiments regarding its execution and functionality.
“The gameplay feels clunky and unresponsive, making it frustrating to enjoy.”
“I found the mechanics to be poorly designed, leading to a lack of immersion.”
“The controls are unintuitive, which detracts from the overall experience.”