Elegy for a Dead World

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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12

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  1. BasilZero
    May 6, 2017
    4
    Game: Elegy for a Dead World
    Genre: Simulation
    Publisher/Developer: Dejobaan Games, LLC System: Steam (PC) Total Score: 41/100 Value Score: 4.1/10 • Story: 6/10 • Characters: 2/10 • GamePlay: 4/10 • Graphics: 8/10 • Sound: 7/10 • Music: 5/10 • Length: 2/10 • Replay Value: 1/10 • Player Value: 1/10 Pros +Unique style to create your own narration or story which can be    Game: Elegy for a Dead World
    Genre: Simulation
    Publisher/Developer: Dejobaan Games, LLC
    System: Steam (PC)
    Total Score: 41/100
    Value Score: 4.1/10

    • Story: 6/10
    • Characters: 2/10
    • GamePlay: 4/10
    • Graphics: 8/10
    • Sound: 7/10
    • Music: 5/10
    • Length: 2/10
    • Replay Value: 1/10
    • Player Value: 1/10

    Pros
    +Unique style to create your own narration or story which can be read by other players
    +Fantastic looking visuals and environment
    +Great sound effects that go well with the enivonrment

    Cons
    -Way too short, can be finished in 25-30 minutes
    -Only 3 worlds that you can visit
    -No characters, no voice acting and barely any presence of anything "alive" in the game
    -Barely any content in gameplay
    -Achievements almost impossible to get due to requirements (1,000 people reading your story)    … Expand
  2. Voyou
    Aug 2, 2020
    1
    Walking Simulator is a derogatory term, an insult. This game exemplifies why.

    You won't be able to be cheaper than that when you code your own game. Side-scroller, keyboard only, very short, empty world, lifeless, nothing to explore, nothing to interact with, no running... You can sit anywhere though. That's your clue for how lazy the makers are. The realisation of this would-be    Walking Simulator is a derogatory term, an insult. This game exemplifies why.

    You won't be able to be cheaper than that when you code your own game. Side-scroller, keyboard only, very short, empty world, lifeless, nothing to explore, nothing to interact with, no running...
    You can sit anywhere though. That's your clue for how lazy the makers are.

    The realisation of this would-be game took about 1% of the time of that of most free games. It's not free though. It's not cheap either. 15 US dollars 6 years after release, it's unbelievable. Some people have no shame. Whatsoever.    … Expand

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. GameCritics
    May 17, 2015
    50
    There is potential for a great creative tool in Elegy For A Dead World. Anything that can give more people inspiration to write should be supported. However, without a way for players to interact and respond to others, they have no concrete method of learning where their strengths lie and what they need to improve.
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  2. games(TM)
    Apr 11, 2015
    40
    There's just not much of a game here. [Issue#159, p.104]
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  3. Game Rant
    Apr 2, 2015
    70
    A seriously innovative game.
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