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. cowinspace
    Mar 20, 2016
    7
    An enjoyable, if short, room escape game with a passable visual novel layered over it. The translation is rough with mistakes aplenty but it manages to convey the story well and the small cast of characters don't overstay their welcome and there aren't any outright irritating members. The story is basic, which is fine as they manage to pack in a few good twists and even manage a fewAn enjoyable, if short, room escape game with a passable visual novel layered over it. The translation is rough with mistakes aplenty but it manages to convey the story well and the small cast of characters don't overstay their welcome and there aren't any outright irritating members. The story is basic, which is fine as they manage to pack in a few good twists and even manage a few moments of tension.

    The room escape puzzles are composed of standard adventure game "find item, use item" puzzles and the psychic puzzles which can best be described as block mazes with the interesting point that you cannot see anything until you use you limited clairvoyance power to reveal small sections. The adventure game puzzles are logical and are usually straightforward and the psychic puzzles are varied and interesting. The only complaint I have is that the game is a little easy and more than once one of the characters will just say exactly what to do next; "Oh that [item] needs to be used in [location]".

    However, I must also take into account that this game is extremely cheap for what it offers. If you are anxiously awaiting Zero Time Dilemma and want something short and sweet to carry you for a few days then I would not hesitate to recommend this to you.    … Expand

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
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  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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