Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason

1. laundryhampr

   Sep 21, 2012

   10

   This game i found to be slow to start but as the game wore on it became addicting. The story line was beautiful and this game had me jumpingThis game i found to be slow to start but as the game wore on it became addicting. The story line was beautiful and this game had me jumping in my seat at certain times in the game. Overall it was a great game… Expand

   • 11 of 13 users found this helpful
2. Sendai

   Oct 1, 2011

   10

   The best of the game, getting the dive, the sublime ambience, the scares that gives the game (much more than Dead Space), the sound getsThe best of the game, getting the dive, the sublime ambience, the scares that gives the game (much more than Dead Space), the sound gets acongojarte, all without music, which is a great merit (a Unlike other games like Silent Hill that base much of their potential in the excellent music), the pace of play, how to get into the story, graphics, * the original so they have established the''life''in the game, continuously seeking warmth to avoid being cannon fodder, the visions that has the protagonist, the realism of the guns.
   
   Fantastic game, one of the best games I've played in recent years.… Expand

   • 2 of 3 users found this helpful
4. AndyM

   Jan 13, 2010

   9

   It's not for everyone. I thought long and hard before spending money on this game but I was surprisingly impressed. This is probably the It's not for everyone. I thought long and hard before spending money on this game but I was surprisingly impressed. This is probably the scariest game you will ever play that manages to exclude even a drop of blood. The gun play takes some getting used to and the plot is linear and confusing but the presentation and innovative mechanics are what makes this a truly memorable accomplishment for the FPS Horror genre.… Expand

   • 3 of 5 users found this helpful
5. Goden

   Aug 9, 2011

   8

   Picked this game up on Steam for pocket-change and wasn't expecting a perfect experience if the reviews were anything to go by. Those reviewsPicked this game up on Steam for pocket-change and wasn't expecting a perfect experience if the reviews were anything to go by. Those reviews couldn't be any more wrong. For what I paid for this game, I received an incredible experience. At the time of writing this game is a few years old but this is hardly noticeable as the game looks gorgeous even by todays standards. This is a bit of a horror game so it would it wouldn't be very good if it had bad atmosphere but I can safely report this game has one of the best atmospheres in any game I've played in a long time. It's extremely immersive and you just get sucked right in to the experience. It's paced extremely well which befits the cold an dark environment in which you play in.… Expand

   • 1 of 4 users found this helpful
6. EvanT

   Jul 7, 2009

   7

   It's a shame this game hasn't received a better critical reception than it has. Based on the critic reviews I feel that overall It's a shame this game hasn't received a better critical reception than it has. Based on the critic reviews I feel that overall this game has been largely misunderstood. The biggest flaw in this game is - without argument - combat mechanics, particularly the melee combat. However, these failings in design were not enough to turn me off to the game. This game's story and the folktale that is being told concurrently tie together nicely - the game's story leads us through a modern mystery which gives us "facts and details" about the events that lead up to the demise of the ship's crew, while the folktale gave us a more esoteric insight into the base human emotions and fears that often - and in this case have - lead to highly irrational actions. The criticisms of the "heat" based health system also seems to be larger misunderstood. A standard practice in FPS games these days is to indicate you are being shot by the enemy with a red "arc" or "blur" in your line of sight; the red being meant to correlate with blood. Here, the indicators are not red blurs, but ice "marks" indicating that hits from the enemy are freezing you rather than physically piercing you. However this is only an indication of the overall misunderstanding. Why is it that your character is even assumed to be physically alive or moving through a frozen ship in what we would term reality? I went through this game thinking the body of my character was lying dead somewhere, either in the ship or back in the ice when the sled fell in the crevasse. It makes the bizarre enemies, traveling back in time, etc. much more plausible within the context of the story. I felt as if I was supposed to be "between" time, giving me this this one opportunity to change the course of events that have already occurred. And why the complaints about homogeneous environments? The entire game is played in a single location, an old rusting ship. What kind of variety do these critics expect? Comments like these justify my assertion that many game journalists lack the credentials to adequately evaluate and comment on games. Being a past employee of a videogame retailer should not be sufficient qualification for gaining employment as a critic. But I digress... Despite Cryostasis's graphical glitches and poor combat design, I thoroughly enjoyed this game and the story it presented. I hope the developer can bring other similarly creative and interesting concepts to markets beyond its Eastern European home. My score reflects the technical imperfections of the game and their impact on my impression of the game as a whole.… Expand

   • 2 of 4 users found this helpful
7. PlayerReview

   Nov 13, 2012

   7

   This game is actually an amazing survival horror game... if your computer can handle it, that is.
   
   The mechanic to gain warmth to stay aliveThis game is actually an amazing survival horror game... if your computer can handle it, that is.
   
   The mechanic to gain warmth to stay alive helps the innovation and the immersion. Many imaginative ideas well implemented in this game. It could have just used a smoother implementation of its physics; as a result many of you will spend time configuring your settings for optimal play.
   
   I recommend any fan of the genre pick it up.… Expand

   • 0 of 2 users found this helpful
8. Broyax

   Apr 19, 2020

   0

   Quelle est la daube du jour aujourd'hui ?... attendez que je farfouille dans ma poubelle... oh j'en ai une belle, je crois même que c'est laQuelle est la daube du jour aujourd'hui ?... attendez que je farfouille dans ma poubelle... oh j'en ai une belle, je crois même que c'est la daube du week end ! c'est russe apparemment t ça se passe en Sibérie ou à un endroit où on se gèle les couilles !
   
   Mais ce n'est pas tout, car si on se les gèle assurément (virtuellement bien sûr) ce jeu, ce FPS pète aussi les couilles à domicile. Déjà, il plante dans les options graphiques quand je paramètre ce merdier... je suppose que c'est le pixel shader qui l'a fait tilter... le "pixel shader" ? nan mais tu te fous de ma gueule ou tu prends le train ? c'est le 3 ou le 4 ? tu pourrais pas le détecter toi-même, espèce de jeu de merde ?
   
   Bon, rebelote... ça fonctionne cette fois-ci. Je crois que le 3 lui plaît ou alors c'était autre chose qu'il aimait pas... mais pourquoi la souris dérive comme ça ? attends, c'est inversé... alors j'inverse. Non, la souris continue de glisser, elle veut se faire la malle. Reste là, petit rat ! allez on quitte et on relance le jeu fini à la vodka !
   
   Ah cette fois, ça y est, tout a l'air normal. Quand même. Bon bah, qu'est-ce qu'on a là mon petit bonhomme ? une sorte de survival horrifique à la con, c'est bien ça ? avec du surnaturel dedans, tant qu'à faire... moué, moué. Tu l'as finie ta bouteille, Yvan ? parce que je pige que dalle à ce qu'il se passe dans ton jeu, camarade !
   
   Bon, tout se passe à deux à l'heure, tout est balisé et scripté... tout est plein de vent, de flou et de neige. Et de glace pour ce qu'on en voit. Et plein de vent. Chaque action prend une éternité, on se déplace ici comme un russe alcoolique qui sort du bistro (bistro, bistro !) avant de tomber dans le coma. Bref, ça m'a soûlé à mort d'autant que ça reste plutôt moche, buggué, lent et chiant...… Expand

   • 0 of 2 users found this helpful

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