Solaria Moon
- September 6, 2017
- 3y3.net
Get on Steam"Solaria Moon" is a 2D pixel art action-adventure game set in a mysterious world. As the player, you control a young girl named Lue who has been chosen to save the world from the darkness. Explore different areas, battle enemies, and solve puzzles to progress through the game and uncover the truth about Solaria Moon. With its unique story and challenging gameplay, "Solaria Moon" offers an engaging and immersive experience for players.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features reasonable graphics that create a bright and sterile sci-fi atmosphere reminiscent of classic space films.
- Some players found the puzzles to be engaging and challenging, providing a decent distraction despite their repetitiveness.
- The game offers a calm and relaxing experience, making it suitable for casual play over a short duration.
- Controls are poorly designed, with awkward movement mechanics that hinder gameplay and frustrate players.
- The voice acting is generally considered bad, lacking emotion and professionalism, which detracts from the overall immersion.
- The story is predictable and underdeveloped, leaving players wanting more depth and engagement with the characters and plot.
- story14 mentions
- 21 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 29 % negative mentions
The game's story has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it lacking depth and originality, often describing it as predictable and poorly developed. While some appreciated the thematic elements and found it entertaining, others felt it was more of a superficial introduction to a narrative that ultimately left them wanting more. Overall, the story seems to be a weak point, overshadowed by mediocre graphics and gameplay.
“Even though the game has multiple limitations, I'm happy to see how the developers are putting their thoughts into creating storylines in a thematic scenario.”
“I love this puzzle game, and it also has a cool story.”
“It felt a bit short but definitely entertaining, with a story that kept my interest.”
“The story sounds like bad alien-inspired fan fiction, and the game feels really low budget. My patience ran out after two hours, and I decided to uninstall this game.”
“The graphics and story are mediocre; the characters were poorly developed and two-dimensional.”
“The game is quite short, and the story let me down near the end.”
- graphics9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews, with some players noting them as reasonable or nice for a low-budget indie title, while others find them mediocre and uninspired. While certain areas, like the bridge and engine room, showcase better visuals, overall, the graphics are described as fair to average, lacking in memorable design.
“Solaria Moon is a space adventure with nice graphics.”
“The graphics are acceptable; even on some levels, they are very good, as in the bridge or in the engine room.”
“Quite nice graphics for the very boring spaceship interior.”
“Graphics and sound are fair, but the level design leaves a lot to be desired.”
“Graphics and story are mediocre; the characters were poorly developed and two-dimensional.”
“The graphics are reasonable for a low-budget indie game.”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Gameplay is criticized for its lack of depth and surprise, with some users feeling it falls short compared to other budget titles that offer longer entertainment. The controls are described as outdated and clunky, reminiscent of early PlayStation games, though the overall gameplay is considered acceptable with a solid narrative. Additionally, there are resources available for players seeking help with puzzles.
“In general, a game more than acceptable, with a good script and adequate gameplay.”
“For those who are curious about how difficult some puzzles will be (or to those who are struggling with the puzzles and curious about how to solve them), here's another gameplay video of mine (once it is done uploading).”
“To see more of the game, click on the link to my gameplay video: https://youtu.”
“But the few hours of gameplay cannot compete with other 10 euro projects that offer month-long entertainment.”
“I had zero surprises during all the gameplay, and I couldn't feel what was supposed to be the experience of being a survivor on a spaceship.”
“The controls are awful... seriously, I felt like I was playing PlayStation 1 games with very rough mechanics.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, particularly criticizing the math- and sequence-based puzzles that feel unengaging. The requirement to solve a frustrating rubix-cube-like puzzle to progress further has led some to abandon the game entirely, citing a lack of enjoyment and motivation.
“This is a short, mediocre, and unoptimized 3D indie adventure game with tedious and repetitive puzzles, bad controls, and bad voice acting in a spaceship setting.”
“Puzzles are okay but mostly tedious, math- or sequence-based puzzles.”
“After that, the game ended, because the only way forward is to solve a tedious Rubik's cube-like puzzle that's not fun or interesting whatsoever, and I cannot will myself to spend any more time trying to sort the pieces in order.”
- optimization3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is criticized for its poor optimization, featuring stuttering movement and unresponsive controls, which detract from the overall experience. Despite being a short indie adventure, it struggles with technical issues and lacks polish, although it has not crashed during gameplay.
“This is a short, mediocre, and unoptimized 3D indie adventure game with tedious and repetitive puzzles, bad controls, and poor voice acting in a spaceship setting.”
“I had to press and hold down 'W' to move forward, which barely works and comes with a lot of stuttering.”
“Really, the only thing it's got going for it is that it hasn't crashed yet, even if it's incredibly unoptimized.”
- atmosphere3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is praised for its effective recreation of bright, sterile sci-fi environments reminiscent of classics like Star Trek and 2001: A Space Odyssey. The combination of reasonable graphics and relaxing music enhances the feeling of isolation in space, contributing to an immersive experience that complements the puzzle-solving gameplay.
“This indie space adventure does a good job recreating the kind of bright and sterile sci-fi interiors, reminiscent of Star Trek or 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for me, this already puts things in the right atmosphere.”
“Music is also very good and gives the game a genuine atmosphere.”
“I found the game quite enjoyable: reasonable graphics, relaxing music that matches the overall 'isolated in space' atmosphere the game wants to convey, a lot of puzzles.”
- music3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally described as relaxing and fitting for the "isolated in space" theme, enhancing the overall atmosphere. However, some players find it unmemorable, indicating that while it contributes to the experience, it may not leave a lasting impression.
“I found the game quite enjoyable: reasonable graphics, relaxing music that matches the overall 'isolated in space' atmosphere the game wants to convey, a lot of puzzles.”
“Music is also very good and gives the game a genuine atmosphere.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game primarily stems from its poorly translated subtitles and awkward dubbing, resulting in unintentionally funny dialogue that often misinterprets the original intent. Players find amusement in these translation errors, with some highlighting the game's ending as particularly hilarious.
“The English dialogue is funny because it's been loosely translated to subtitles, and then dubbed by a native English speaker reading those written subtitles with apparently no feedback mechanism for correcting bad translations (for example, 'let us revise these crates' when they meant 'let us examine these crates', or 'he is interested in chess mate with small movements').”
“At least I found the game ending hilarious...”
- emotional1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is largely criticized, with users highlighting a lack of engagement due to poor controls, unappealing voice acting, frustrating puzzles, and a dull storyline, which collectively detract from any potential emotional impact.
