Story

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Story is a single player hack and slash game with fantasy and mystery themes. It was developed by Błażej Smorawski and was released on July 2, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Story is one-evening adventure RPG with a great emphasize on player-driven narrative.

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65%Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews

story2 positive mentions

graphics2 negative mentions

Emotional and heartfelt storytelling with multiple endings that encourage replayability.
Minimalist and atmospheric visual style creating an intimate gaming experience.
Free to play and represents a passionate indie project with unique narrative elements.

Gameplay mechanics are clunky and unintuitive, with poor combat feedback and control issues.
Graphics are low quality with washed-out filters and reused assets, detracting from visual appeal.
Lack of sound effects and poor audio design reduce immersion; also issues with game saving and unclear progression.

story
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The game's story offers an emotional collection of short, impactful interactive narratives, making it appealing for players seeking memorable brief experiences. However, some users criticize it as a poorly executed, asset-flipped ARPG with technical shortcomings. Overall, opinions on the story are mixed, ranging from deeply engaging to highly disappointing.
- “The 'story' aspect of the game is not just gameplay, but an immersion into a series of small stories, each touching the soul in its own way.”
- “'story' is an excellent choice for those looking for short but memorable interactive stories.”
- “"story" is a failed, mostly Unity asset-flipped 3D rendered top-down "ARPG"-lite that looks to be the product of just rearranging stuff on a Unity game pack/blueprint... it's deplorably bad (the developer couldn't even work out how to do sound effects, but had no problems working out how to do paid DLC).”
graphics
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The graphics are generally criticized for low-quality, flipped poly assets and washed-out textures at higher settings, which detracts from the visual appeal. Some users find the visuals improved by disabling gray filters, but overall, the graphical presentation is considered a significant drawback.
- “The graphics aren't great, mostly due to low-quality 'poly' assets being flipped. That will understandably be a turn off for a lot of gamers and is a big contributor to the game's failure to attract players despite having no upfront cost.”
- “Note: Play on low graphic settings as the higher settings make everything very washed out, white, or grey. The textures don't really look any different.”
music
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The music is generally viewed as repetitive and uninteresting, lacking variety and engagement.
- “The music is repetitive and uninteresting”
gameplay
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The gameplay is criticized for lacking clear explanations and having awkward controls, compounded by the absence of controller support.
humor
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The humor in the game is highlighted through amusing visual elements like the funny-running skeleton, providing a lighthearted and quirky charm despite some gameplay frustrations. However, other aspects such as controls and game mechanics detract from the overall comedic experience.