- June 11, 2020
- Choice of Games
Light Years Apart
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Light Years Apart is a single player casual role playing game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Choice of Games and was released on June 11, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from players.
A rollicking adventure with pirates, spies, and snarky computers. Trade, sneak, and talk your way past a planetary blockade before it’s too late!
- Interesting setting with engaging world-building reminiscent of Firefly and similar sci-fi properties.
- The writing is generally good, with a fun narrative that allows for character freedom and meaningful choices.
- Several characters are interesting and endearing, contributing to an enjoyable experience overall.
- The main character feels overshadowed by a powerful sister character, leading to a lack of agency in the story.
- Some characters, particularly the ambiguously gendered lover/bestie, feel underdeveloped and hollow.
- The game suffers from pacing issues and awkward writing, with some mechanics detracting from the overall experience.
- story8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
The story is well-written and features an interesting plot with several unexpected twists; however, the pacing is criticized for spending too much time on irrelevant scenes while glossing over key moments. Additionally, the game mechanics are seen as a hindrance to the narrative flow, detracting from the overall enjoyment of the story.
“This story is well written, with an interesting plot and quite a few unexpected twists.”
“The plot pacing is just weird, with way too much time spent in irrelevant scenes while other plot-centric scenes are glossed over.”
“I feel the game mechanics really got in the way of the plot and pacing, and it probably would have been much more enjoyable without them.”
“It was frustrating that I literally had to spend the last half of the story working with my ex.”
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Light Years Apart is a casual role playing game with science fiction theme.
Light Years Apart is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.
Light Years Apart was released on June 11, 2020.
Light Years Apart was developed by Choice of Games.
Light Years Apart has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its emotional but disliked it for its story.
Light Years Apart is a single player game.
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