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The Prison

33%Game Brain Score
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story, gameplay
33% User Score Based on 66 reviews

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"The Prison" is a modern reimagining of the classic late 90's game, offering an immersive multiplayer experience with stunning graphics and expanded gameplay. Create and customize your inmate, engage in strategic planning, intense action, and complete missions while interacting with other players in real-time multiplayer modes. Follow a rich storyline that evolves with your decisions, leading to unique consequences.

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33%
Audience ScoreBased on 66 reviews
graphics2 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • The game offers a detailed prison world with strategic multiplayer gameplay, making it engaging and promising.
  • The developers are committed to regular updates and community feedback, which is encouraging for the game's future.
  • Customizing your inmate and uncovering new items and secrets adds a fresh layer of excitement to each session.
  • The game frequently crashes, making it frustrating to play and hindering progress.
  • There is a lack of content and activities, leading to a feeling of emptiness and monotony.
  • Many quests are glitchy, and the combat system is buggy, resulting in a poor gameplay experience.
  • story
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story aspect of the game is praised for its engaging and customizable narrative, which keeps sessions fresh as players uncover new items and secrets. However, some users report frustrating glitches in quests, particularly with difficulty spikes that hinder progress, suggesting a need for further refinement. Overall, there is optimism for future updates that promise new content and improvements based on player feedback.

    • “Customizing your inmate and following a gripping storyline while uncovering new items and secrets makes every session feel fresh and engaging.”
    • “I love the idea of new maps, missions, and customization options coming in future updates, and it’s great to know that our feedback will help shape the final product.”
    • “Quests are glitchy; I'm still stuck on the quest to get cigarettes from the smugglers. I literally tried everything and nothing is happening.”
    • “I can't even get past the 3rd quest because it puts you against 2 NPCs to fight, and they are both higher than your level.”
    • “Quests are glitchy; I'm still stuck on the quest to get cigarettes from the smugglers. I literally tried everything and nothing is happening.”
  • gameplay
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay features a detailed prison world and strategic multiplayer elements that aim to evoke nostalgia while incorporating modern mechanics. However, players have reported significant issues with bugs affecting combat and overall gameplay experience.

    • “The detailed prison world combined with strategic multiplayer gameplay is definitely promising.”
    • “This new version seeks to recapture that nostalgic experience while introducing modernized mechanics.”
    • “Super buggy combat and gameplay.”
    • “Super buggy combat and gameplay.”
  • graphics
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game have received mixed feedback, with some users expressing anticipation for future improvements, while others criticize the current visuals as underwhelming, even on maximum settings, and report performance issues.

    • “With its already intriguing foundation, I can’t wait to see the full version with improved AI, more content, and refined graphics.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is criticized for being bleak and lifeless, accurately simulating the monotony of prison life but ultimately resulting in a lack of engagement and emotional connection for players. Many users feel that the experience is so dull that it can lead to feelings of despair.

    • “This game is the most accurate simulation of a prison; there is nothing to do, people come and some stay really long while others leave quickly. It has zero atmosphere, and you may think about ending it all shortly into your sentence.”
  • music
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music aspect of the game has been criticized for the complete absence of background music, contributing to an overall negative experience. Additionally, users have expressed frustration with the readability of the fonts, further detracting from the game's presentation.

    • “Terrible horrible game, no background music, awful fonts, can't read for anything unless I plant my face into my screen.”
  • stability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from significant stability issues, with users reporting frequent bugs that negatively impact both combat and overall gameplay experience.

    • “The combat and gameplay are extremely buggy.”
    • “The game is plagued with stability issues that ruin the experience.”
    • “Frequent crashes and glitches make it hard to enjoy the game.”

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