Parascientific Escape: Cruise in the Distant Seas

 3DS
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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7

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  1. Kahisys
    Jun 3, 2016
    4
    While this game has a lot of potential, most of it is gone to waste.
    A core gameplay of room escaping with a story at least a bit original, although convoluted and poorly presented, Parascientific Escape is not a game worth your time.
    Very short (finished in about 4h30 while taking it slow and easy), the puzzles presented aren't too hard and won't ask you much efforts to go through    While this game has a lot of potential, most of it is gone to waste.
    A core gameplay of room escaping with a story at least a bit original, although convoluted and poorly presented, Parascientific Escape is not a game worth your time.

    Very short (finished in about 4h30 while taking it slow and easy), the puzzles presented aren't too hard and won't ask you much efforts to go through them. Thankfully, hints are still a very helpful option for the rare ones that could require a bit more thinking. However, while never impossible, and somewhat repetitive at times, the puzzles are well thought.
    The story, while kind of odd, is not paced well-enough and it makes the characters' interactions feel empty sometimes.

    Another point that's problematic is the point and click gameplay. In every interaction you could have with puzzles or environment, menus pop up to allow you to select what you wish to do. However, it makes the whole process very tedious as some menus could've very easily been avoided to make the experience feel more interactive.

    The game looks pretty nice overall, with a nice soundtrack, but fails to use its potential to the fullest. You could always get it if you have a free afternoon and wish for a simple experience, but that's about it.    … Expand

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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. Brash Games
    May 11, 2016
    60
    Parascientific Escape Cruise in the Distant Seas has pretty good graphics and a good story. I liked the hidden object and mystery part of the game but after awhile it got old and annoying. Overall its a decent game that is worth checking out.
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  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Mar 23, 2016
    10
    It wasn’t disappointing in that it was every bit as terrible as I was expecting. This is the worst visual novel I have ever experienced. It’s tempting to say it’s unplayable, in that I can’t have it on for five minutes before wanting to give up on games forever, but that would be inaccurate, since a visual novel just involves scrolling through text and performing basic inputs on to the screen. So instead I’ll just a far more accurate pejorative for this kind of game - Parascientific Escape is illiterate.
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  3. Nintendo Life
    Mar 22, 2016
    80
    A must try for fans of the story adventure and escape genres, and maybe a good place to start for anyone else who is interested.
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