4PM

 PC
User Score
4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 26
  3. Negative: 16 out of 26

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  1. SpiderFighter
    Feb 4, 2015
    2
    I got this in a bundle recently, having never heard of it before. But, I like "artistic" games; I've enjoyed such works as 9.03m so I decided to try it. My total play time, from beginning to end, was a half hour. Plot aside (there is one, but it's not very well fleshed out), the execution of this game fails on every level. Optimization is poor, response is sluggish, interactive items onlyI got this in a bundle recently, having never heard of it before. But, I like "artistic" games; I've enjoyed such works as 9.03m so I decided to try it. My total play time, from beginning to end, was a half hour. Plot aside (there is one, but it's not very well fleshed out), the execution of this game fails on every level. Optimization is poor, response is sluggish, interactive items only work when it's time in the "story" for them to work, character models look at least ten years old, voice acting is mediocre, and even the subtitles are poor (for example, "lose" is misspelled as "loose"...twice). One "stealth" section of the game is laughably (and worse, frustratingly) bad, and all of these things get in the way of what should have been an interesting and meaningful experience about alcoholism and depression.

    It's hard to believe this is a 2014 release. "4PM is a high production value, cinematic experience aimed at people interested in interactive story-telling," the game's press release reads. Yes, all those things would be true --if it were 2004. It's not, and this game is far too many years too late to be worth the effort of muddling through it. What a shame.    … Expand
  2. Ona
    Jan 6, 2015
    2
    Uninteresting, boring, and poorly designed/programmed. A shameful excuse for a storytelling game. Charging for this game is essentially robbery. If you need further convincing, simply watch some gameplay.

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Metascore
41

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 5 out of 7
  1. 4P.de
    Aug 4, 2014
    38
    The filmmakers’ interactive experiment fails on a variety of levels: technically, mechanically and, most disappointing, when it comes to storytelling.
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  2. SpazioGames
    Jul 30, 2014
    40
    4 PM is not what we want from the new school of storytelling. Exploiting themes such as alcoholism and suicide to make an otherwise unattractive project appealing, is sinister and disrespectful.
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  3. GameWatcher
    Jul 30, 2014
    20
    4PM claims to be an experimental title yet it’s as by the numbers as they come.
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