Gemini Rue: Verschworung auf Barracus

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  1. Metathronxyz
    Mar 9, 2021
    5
    PROS: A lovely, but gloomy planetary setting, fairly intriguing story, good voice acting from the main character and a couple others.

    CONS: Plenty of walking back and forth, riding elevators many dozens of times, a clunky interface, some visual glitches, dull "prison" setting.

    When I first played it many years ago, I gave this a 9, but now a 5 is a more realistic, if somewhat harsh, rating.
  2. Qarren
    Feb 19, 2021
    5
    You ever notice how the hardest puzzles in Adventure Games are the very first few? You know. When you don't understand the extent of it, haven't mapped out all the interactables yet, and most notably, you still haven't worked out where it sits on the scale of 1-10 of adventure game leaps of logic. Where 1 is a game that makes perfect sense and all the solutions come naturally, and 10 isYou ever notice how the hardest puzzles in Adventure Games are the very first few? You know. When you don't understand the extent of it, haven't mapped out all the interactables yet, and most notably, you still haven't worked out where it sits on the scale of 1-10 of adventure game leaps of logic. Where 1 is a game that makes perfect sense and all the solutions come naturally, and 10 is when you have to use that random piece of gum to stick the 2 halves of the moon back together. I'd say Gemini Rue is about a 4. The solutions aren't ever the first ones that come to mind, but they make sense for the learning impaired kid who was always just a few steps behind the rest of the class. This game is a Timmy.
    I'mma start with the visual because this'll be a controversial statement. This game looks like the result of a 2 Girls 1 Cup incident. I've had rectal exams that were prettier than this and I always forget that you're not supposed to eat before those and have my usual breakfast of baked-beans and All-Bran. Pixel Art is a fine line which is ironic because the style itself usually prevents fine lines. I totally understand that pixel art can be used to convey the imagery on a budget and without going all Harry Potter PS1 Hagrid; where you try to add too much detail with too little time or money. Nonetheless, the fact is, unless properly stylized pixel art looks bad. This is one of those times.
    You'd be led to believe that this is one of the times it is stylized properly considering how much the game's marketing goes on about a dark film-noir atmosphere. This is incorrect. Film noir isn't simply any film with less lighting. The key aesthetic feature of film-noir is that it is specifically very high contrast lighting, meaning the shadows are very defined as well as dark. And this can be achieved with varying amounts of light. Another misassumption is that film-noir means little-to-no use of colour, considering the movement started during black and white film which accentuated the high contrast lighting. Looking at modern and neo-noir films shows that filmmakers know this, and use colour as splendidly as any other genre. Just look at Blade Runner. This is all to say that, while the game may be noir in theme, it is not in style. The result is simply a game with dark but low contrast lighting, desaturated colours, and very unclear pixel art; the opposite of stylization. It looks bad.
    The story is indeed noir though. It explores a darker aspect of humanity or society, maintains a good level of mystery and discovery throughout, and appropriately imposes consequences on subject and action. This is good, and very noir. The dialogue can often be awkward, and clichés abound. The ending also isn't overly satisfying, but if clean resolutions are what you're looking for then noir is the genre you should ask the receipt for if given to you as a gift. You might instead be looking for The Brady Bunch, or the Teletubbies. Overall, the story is likely this game's finest feature.
    I already stated where Gemini Rue lies on the spectrum of point-n-click adventure logic. An example to explain why. Azriel is holding a plug which he needs to insert on a platform just above him. There is a hole in the floor of the platform. It's too high for him to throw the plug through, but there is a box to stand on nearby. Easy, right? Move the box under the hole, stand on it and throw the plug again. Lol no. He gets on the box and tosses that plug with all his might, and it falls over flaccid; disappointing everyone involved. It did not go any higher than when he threw it from the ground. Apparently boxes sap his strength until his best effort comes up short and floppy. Actually this is starting to make sense; and its relatable. Well played Gemini Rue, well played. I won't state the solution for spoiler's sake, but let's just say I'm starting to see a strange fascination with danglers here. The solution made sense too, but why it was needed in the first place was poorly presented. Many other puzzles have this same process. Not illogical, but hardly pragmatic. 4.
    Other gameplay includes combat which is easily won by waiting and shooting wildly as soon as the enemies stick their soon-to-be-featureless faces out of cover. The only remaining gameplay variant is 2 ventilation puzzle-book type puzzles. The first of which was my personal hell of blunt forcing your way through a puzzle, and the second which basically solved itself. Don't ask me for my analysis of what happened here. I don't know.
    So now I've played Gemini Rue, which is strange because I thought Geminis never regretted anything. If you want my unprofessional opinion then yes, you absolutely should check out that thing with your doctor. As for the game, there are P&C Adventures that do everything better, but nothing here is truly awful. It's a good stake for those who love the genre. Otherwise, maybe look into some others first.
    Oh, now I get it. I do Rue the time I dated a Gemini.    … Expand
  3. bergcamp101
    Aug 10, 2020
    10
    This game has probably the best ending in the history of games/movies/books. I swear. This is just mind-breaking.
  4. Voyou
    Dec 16, 2017
    3
    The 1980s are back ! And they forgot to bring a vengeance.

    Simply put, someone forgot the meaning, the purpose and the beauty of a point n' click interface : You point, once, you click, once, and something happens. It took decades of cogitating and fumbling, by many designers, to evolve from the awkward text interfaces of old adventure games into the efficient simplicity of a Pn'C. The    The 1980s are back ! And they forgot to bring a vengeance.

    Simply put, someone forgot the meaning, the purpose and the beauty of a point n' click interface : You point, once, you click, once, and something happens. It took decades of cogitating and fumbling, by many designers, to evolve from the awkward text interfaces of old adventure games into the efficient simplicity of a Pn'C. The maker of Gemini Rue decided he could restart from scratch and do better ; the result is shockingly awful. His clunker only reminded me what a chore playing used to be sometimes, a chore we endured because there was nothing better yet, no option at the time. In 2011, leave it out, boy.

    Too bad. There is obviously a good effort put in the storytelling here, but I'm too busy either mocking or insulting the interface to care.    … Expand
  5. GolovA
    May 8, 2017
    7
    Solid Adventure.

    Somewhat simplistic in puzzles and at times extremely annoying in their implementation. Here's an example: :[SPOILER FOLLOWS - Example taken from actual game]: You click on glass door. Door is closed. You punch it. No, says the game. Can't do it. You use a stick on the glass door. Excellent! Now there is a hole in the glass door, but the stick is stock in it    Solid Adventure.

    Somewhat simplistic in puzzles and at times extremely annoying in their implementation. Here's an example:

    :[SPOILER FOLLOWS - Example taken from actual game]:
    You click on glass door. Door is closed. You punch it. No, says the game. Can't do it. You use a stick on the glass door. Excellent! Now there is a hole in the glass door, but the stick is stock in it (I know - what?). You use the stick and pull it out. Now you use the hole in the glass, reach through it and unlock the door. You click on the handle and FINALLY (oh, thank the Adventure Gods!) the door opens.
    This could all be accomplished by figuring out that the stick should be used on the glass, and i thought we were passed that stage in Adventure Game Design where artificial time stretch was necessary to such a barbaric extent.

    Nonetheless, even though Gemini Rue uses these heavy handed gimmicky mechanics throughout its entirety, they do not go very often to such extremities as described in the above example.

    Story wise - nothing new, still pleasant. Good sci-fi, post revolution, semi-dystopic, pseudo-freudian, penopticon of a setting, which creates a good atmosphere throughout. Good mechanic of playing for two characters, which in this game works very well dues to a good cohesive glue of the main story.

    Overall - Solid Adventure. Enjoyed. Recommend.    … Expand
  6. BSim500
    Jan 15, 2015
    9
    Superb point & click adventure game. Fairly original plot that pulls you in, good music, fairly atmospheric sci-fi / film noir hybrid feel to it. Game is by the same company who did the 5x Blackwell games (also well worth a play for point & click adventure genre fans). The timed "combat" mechanics can be a little clunky at first. Character swapping was done well though and the two halvesSuperb point & click adventure game. Fairly original plot that pulls you in, good music, fairly atmospheric sci-fi / film noir hybrid feel to it. Game is by the same company who did the 5x Blackwell games (also well worth a play for point & click adventure genre fans). The timed "combat" mechanics can be a little clunky at first. Character swapping was done well though and the two halves of the story seemed to be paced just right. Gameplay is around 8-9hrs overall. Here's hoping for more Wadget Eye adventure games in future.

    PS: Ignore the morons whining because low-budget Adventure Games Studio engine indie titles don't have the same GFX or gameplay as $66m Crysis 3...    … Expand
  7. DeusXCom
    Nov 2, 2014
    8
    Really good reconstruction of the oldschool point & click adventure games. Fantastic story and impressive atmosphere, not only the oldschool pixelated visuals that always suited this genre best, but also fitting music. The overall neo-noir feeling and atmosphere reminds me of Blade Runner a lot and that's always a good thing. The future, intriguing detective story, dirty streets and rain,Really good reconstruction of the oldschool point & click adventure games. Fantastic story and impressive atmosphere, not only the oldschool pixelated visuals that always suited this genre best, but also fitting music. The overall neo-noir feeling and atmosphere reminds me of Blade Runner a lot and that's always a good thing. The future, intriguing detective story, dirty streets and rain, lots of rain, add in the tones of saxophone in the music background and you're there, that's why I loved this game, it struck a cord. The problem I had was with it is gameplay itself, which was always the problem with this genre. It's slow-paced, fine and ok when it works, but frustrating and annoying when it doesn't. Pixel hunting, trying to use everything on everything and all that stuff, this is really boring, I want to enjoy the story and continue without these interruptions, I don't want to go over all screens countless times, trying all sorts of stuff, I hate being stuck in adventure games, it's not about skill, not even logic, it's just an annoying process of finding out where you're supposed to click and artificially prolonging the game time. That's why adventures are mostly dead. But these problems aside, I really enjoyed Gemini Rue for it's story and the atmosphere which was an achievement masterfully done even on low budget much better than in many AAA titles. 8/10… Expand
  8. HSuke
    Aug 27, 2014
    9
    This is an adventure game that plays like a film-noir movie. The gameplay is all right, but it has an amazing story with a twist worthy of earlier M. Night Shyamalan movies.
  9. JimCorbett
    May 12, 2014
    6
    Gemini Rue is a Point and Click adventure game that has a great story but rather dull gameplay. Most of the time you'll be walking back and forth from area to area with a few puzzles and pixel hunting episodes. Both of which i found to be quite boring. For some reason, they also added in combat which is beyond boring. The game also suffers from numerous technical issues such as the gameGemini Rue is a Point and Click adventure game that has a great story but rather dull gameplay. Most of the time you'll be walking back and forth from area to area with a few puzzles and pixel hunting episodes. Both of which i found to be quite boring. For some reason, they also added in combat which is beyond boring. The game also suffers from numerous technical issues such as the game skipping through all dialogue for no reason, or the screen turning black upon loading a save game. Both of which are quite frustrating. However, the game as a fantastic story and was well worth playing through just for that reason alone. It takes a while to pick up, but once you get near the end you'll be wanting to find out what happens next. Recommended for point and click fans as well as those looking for a good story.… Expand
  10. lutteres
    Mar 8, 2014
    6
    Gemini Rue is a 2011, point and click adventure, from the same company that brought us the critically acclaim Blackwell Series. I played those games, and although I didn’t thought much about them, I did enjoy them, specially the two most recent ones. So when I saw this game in a steam sale, I decided to give it a go, since it’s a fairly recent installment from Widjet Eye Game’s, but myGemini Rue is a 2011, point and click adventure, from the same company that brought us the critically acclaim Blackwell Series. I played those games, and although I didn’t thought much about them, I did enjoy them, specially the two most recent ones. So when I saw this game in a steam sale, I decided to give it a go, since it’s a fairly recent installment from Widjet Eye Game’s, but my experience with it was mixed.

    As I was playing this game, I was shocked to witness a pixilated sprite work, worthy of an early 90’s game that made interaction with objects a frustrating exercise in pixel hunting. Let’s just say that if you compare Gemini Rue’s visuals with Blackwell Convergence (released back in 2009), the difference is quite substantial.

    In 2011, i really can't understand this design choice, some people might call this old school or retro. I however, call this a silly gimmick that only adds unnecessary frustration to what should be a fluid gameplay experience.

    But my gripes with the game don’t end here, there is also the matter of the game’s lack of polish, like rendering glitches, graphic artifacts, menus that only open when they decide, clunky controls, horrid item interface, bad animations, trial and error puzzle solving, and general low production values, that make this game a chore to play at times.

    However, Gemini Rue does a few things right, that somewhat save it from being terrible:
    The very engrossing, and somewhat mind bending, story that makes you reflect about the meaning of human condition, the amateurish but still very well done voice acting, the fantastic soundtrack and the general art work all add in turning, what otherwise would be a mediocre game, in to something more bearable.

    In conclusion: My experience with this game was very mixed, in one hand I hated the visuals and the frustrating gameplay, and in the other, I really enjoyed the story, so in the end I can only recommend this one to a diehard point and click adventure fan.    … Expand
  11. YogiDimitrios
    Jan 31, 2014
    9
    I would give this a 9.5. This game is absolutely one of the best point and click graphic adventure games I have ever played. Wadget Eye Games are now my favorite company to produce games in this genre.

    Gemini Rue has probably the most captivating story of all time in any game that I have played. It's story line is movie quality. So, why not a 10? I thought a couple of the dialogue    I would give this a 9.5. This game is absolutely one of the best point and click graphic adventure games I have ever played. Wadget Eye Games are now my favorite company to produce games in this genre.

    Gemini Rue has probably the most captivating story of all time in any game that I have played. It's story line is movie quality. So, why not a 10? I thought a couple of the dialogue sequences to get someone to do what you want by constantly clicking another option after reengaging with them was tedious and unrealistic. The graphics could have been better, though that's a minor complaint as it didn't take away from gameplay. There was also a little bit of a lull to the gameplay/story in beginning-middle of the game. Then it took off again and had one of the best plot twists a video game. One of my top 5 favorite games of all time!    … Expand
  12. EmuChicken
    Jan 30, 2014
    9
    Ever wanted to go back to the mid-90's and play an adventure game? Well- with this game, you're there!
    A sci-fi romp following a split story between a prisoner who lost his memory, and a detective- you point and click your way through this beast.
    Seemingly taking ideas from point'n'click adventures before it (Beneath a Steel Sky, Blade Runner, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream), this    Ever wanted to go back to the mid-90's and play an adventure game? Well- with this game, you're there!
    A sci-fi romp following a split story between a prisoner who lost his memory, and a detective- you point and click your way through this beast.

    Seemingly taking ideas from point'n'click adventures before it (Beneath a Steel Sky, Blade Runner, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream), this one manages to meld the lot and create its own beast.

    Story is solid, with some twists in the tale, "trust noone". Puzzles are plentiful, but sometimes a pain as items appear when a puzzle is solved on a completely different screen- or a dialogue box that you happened to have missed. There are no "real" muliple endings, what you get is a linear story, but if you do something at the end you can get an extra line of dialogue.

    Graphics are very welcome. Instead of looking "old", the lo-resolution pixel art gives the game character, screamingly familiar to a mid-90's adventure. Effects, such as rain manage to give the world a sense of life, even though the setting is so dark.
    The zoomed in pictures in dialogue were OK at best. Compared to the games smaller pixel art, it felt to me that these had far less character- most of the time not fitting to the ingame graphic and voice. Without these, I felt the game would have created more of a link to the player with their character if it were just the pixel guys opening mouths and bobbing their heads. I hope they include an option to turn off the dialogue graphics in their next game.

    Gameplay was mostly point and click, with a gun fight mini-game. Point and click was standard, right click and you can (eye), (hand), (foot) etc. The game is fairly short at roughly 9 hours, and a few more if you want to find the achievements.

    There is a problem that you can't pull up your inventory to look at items (there is no inventory button). In order to look at an item you need to right click on an ingame object, then right click on your item (makes little sense).

    Bugs: There were some graphic bugs, but nothing game breaking. I found that sometimes the right have of the screen was garbled after a load. Also, if you have an instance of Chrome in the background, dialogues could not be shown / heard. It was all skipped. One screen also had a graphics "layering" problem, where the background was infront of the forground (groundfloor of the apt building).

    Overall; Gemini Rue is a great point'n'click adventure that should've been released in the 90's... But it's out now! There are a couple of bugs, but they don't break the game. The amount of character and soul put into this project is worthy of a lookup, this is a game I'm proud to say I've completed.    … Expand
  13. cidgrad01
    Jan 6, 2014
    5
    I’m a bit biased since I don’t like adventure games. The stories are often juvenile, puzzle solutions defy logic and the games themselves don’t have much adventure. The best I can do is say that Gemini Rue isn’t terrible but too many people here are going way overboard on their praise of this game.

    The main reason to play adventure games (I think) is for the story. GR’s is a cut above    I’m a bit biased since I don’t like adventure games. The stories are often juvenile, puzzle solutions defy logic and the games themselves don’t have much adventure. The best I can do is say that Gemini Rue isn’t terrible but too many people here are going way overboard on their praise of this game.

    The main reason to play adventure games (I think) is for the story. GR’s is a cut above most of what you’ll find in the adventure genre but it’s still not what I’d call “good”. It’s simply okay. Nothing particularly memorable, though there are at least a few twists thrown in.

    Likewise, I loathe navigating through the UIs in these games because they often turn simple tasks into complex ones because of poor design. GR has several moments like this, too, where you’ll know what has to be done but have to figure out the exact way the game prefers you do it.

    I will give it some points for puzzles at least having rational solutions instead of falling into the trap of “adventure game logic”. When you have to reach a ledge, for example, you’ll pull over a crate to stand on instead of throwing a rubber chicken at a cat who will get a dog to chase it who will knock over a vase which will startle a mule into kicking you up to the ledge. Again, though, it’s so annoying to have to point and click around to figure out the exact right combination of menu instructions to get up on the crate & climb up to the ledge. I’d much rather have a jump or climb button and be playing a different game.

    The gunfight minigame is a nice diversion from all the pointing and clicking but is inferior to any action game. It was a fun challenge, at least, to get the Steam achievement for not getting hit once during them.

    The graphics are retro, which means they are not so great and are around mid-1990s standards. Considering this, they at least do a good job of conveying the “dirty future” atmosphere the game is going for and set an appropriate mood.

    So if you like adventure games, I’d say you will enjoy GR. If you aren’t crazy about the genre, though, you won’t find anything here to change your mind.    … Expand
  14. StaticSpine
    Jan 4, 2014
    8
    Nice atmosphere, nice ambient music, nice voice acting. The story is a bit predictable but still well-written. The UI is a little oldschool but it works. The graphics are also made 'oldschool'. The puzzles are logical, the only questionable moment is the battle system (is it really necessary in an adventure game??). Overall, a good experience, especially knowing that most of the game isNice atmosphere, nice ambient music, nice voice acting. The story is a bit predictable but still well-written. The UI is a little oldschool but it works. The graphics are also made 'oldschool'. The puzzles are logical, the only questionable moment is the battle system (is it really necessary in an adventure game??). Overall, a good experience, especially knowing that most of the game is made by one person.… Expand
  15. joshxdr
    Jan 1, 2014
    8
    Gemini Rue is a point-and-click adventure game with a noire-ish science fiction theme (kind of like Blade Runner). This game was developed with Adventure Game Studio, so the graphics are extremely low resolution by any standard (320 x 200). In spite of this very low standard of graphics, the game plays very well. The point-and-click mechanics all work very well, you can interact with theGemini Rue is a point-and-click adventure game with a noire-ish science fiction theme (kind of like Blade Runner). This game was developed with Adventure Game Studio, so the graphics are extremely low resolution by any standard (320 x 200). In spite of this very low standard of graphics, the game plays very well. The point-and-click mechanics all work very well, you can interact with the environment, use inventory items, climb boxes and ladders, and engage in dialogs with characters. The main appeal of Gemini Rue is the sci-fi story. It is a very ambitious and dramatic story told without a hint of sarcasm. There are times when the story really pulls you in, which is the sign of a good story.

    There are also times were the story falls flat, where you can tell that the writer is a very ambitious college student (Josh Nuernburger). For instance, Boryokudan means "violent gang" in Japanese, and is the official, boring name that Japanese police have given the Yakuza so they sound less romantic. It seems Mr. Nuernberger decided Japanese was cool and typed "mafia" into an online translator. The way this word is pronounced by the voice actors is also bad. "Boryokudan" is very difficult for an English speaker to say correctly, and the voice actors have merely pronounced the word as it is spelled, with no attempt at approximating the Japanese pronunciation.

    The voice acting for the main characters is very good. Azriel (the main character) and the Director are excellent. For some of the lesser characters (the street vendor in particular) it seems that they just grabbed somebody off the street to read the lines.

    There is some challenge to this game in terms of figuring out what is going on and what is the logical next action to take, so it is engaging without being too difficult. There are a few puzzles in the game but none that I got stuck on. There were two instances where I got stuck and consulted a walkthrough, but this won't be necessary for most people (I tend to get impatient). There are a few action sequences involving shooting which are very easy.

    Overall I would say this is an excellent game for people who like point-and-click adventures and sci-fi stories. While very enjoyable, tt is not a perfect game and the graphics and production can seem a little amateurish at times.    … Expand
  16. hlavko
    Dec 11, 2013
    7
    What to say about Gemini Rue… after Black Mirror saga I wanted to fall in another awesome story. When I read some very positive reviews on Gemini Rue it was clearly that this adventure will be great, so I bought it and started to play. After all I do not regret this decision. Old school graphics with sci-fi atmosphere like in the Blade Runner. Mysterious story which is absolutelyWhat to say about Gemini Rue… after Black Mirror saga I wanted to fall in another awesome story. When I read some very positive reviews on Gemini Rue it was clearly that this adventure will be great, so I bought it and started to play. After all I do not regret this decision. Old school graphics with sci-fi atmosphere like in the Blade Runner. Mysterious story which is absolutely intertwined and surprising. Yes, it is common point-and-click adventure but for me this is not a problem.… Expand
  17. ErebusMaligan
    Dec 8, 2013
    8
    Overall, an enjoyable game worth playing through at least once. The story was engaging enough that by the half way point i was interested enough to want to see how it ended. Some twists at the end were enjoyable, if not fairly obvious and not surprising at all.

    Graphics Obviously blocky and throwback style. In some scenes it would be nice if they were better to clearly define things    Overall, an enjoyable game worth playing through at least once. The story was engaging enough that by the half way point i was interested enough to want to see how it ended. Some twists at the end were enjoyable, if not fairly obvious and not surprising at all.

    Graphics Obviously blocky and throwback style. In some scenes it would be nice if they were better to clearly define things more, but overall I didn't find them problematic at the highest setting windowed mode. The style is cohesive throughout and honestly after the first few minutes i didn't even really remain fully aware that it was such a low res game as I was following the story.

    Story Good, but in some areas cliche. The dialogue for the main character could have been a bit better, but some of the supporting characters are decent.

    Gameplay The gameplay is what you would expect from a classic point and click type game. The interface and double-click to repeat action method works fine. How to examine items and use one item on another in your inventory was not self explanitory and really should have been more clear.

    Overall Cons -

    The combat is good in some fights and terrible in others. While it is fully explained and you are trained on it, it just doesn't work as well in the real battles against multiple targets. It's a bit clunky, and you can easily miss your target while they hit you ever time causing deaths. On that same note, there are 2 specific areas that it is easy to die, and the game doesn't let you save after the chase/dialogue leading up to them. This doesn't make it more difficult as you are guaranteed to get through the first one eventually by trying all the combinations of things you can do. The second one is more luck and skill with the clunky shooting system. In both cases it just makes you repeat walking/dialogue scenes for no reason instead of autosaving right before the fight. Does this harken back to old school "hard" games... well maybe, but it just makes it hard for the same reason as those, cheapness, especially since there is really no thought process to these specific instances, just do them until you get past.

    The real MAIN complaint i have about the game is a staple of the genre, but a foolish one. Items and people in the environment that you need to progress, or objects you use in the environment will either not be there, or you won't be able to interact with them properly until you do something else to trigger their active state. In cases with people showing up or calling you, this is fine as it is plausible. But trying to unlock a door and being told you can't and then after doing the properly scripted events coming back and doing that exact same action that works fine, is just... stupid. Similarly with finding a few items in the game that aren't there, but after you talk to the right people there they are in the same exact spot plain as day (and not put there by the people you talk to).

    I am not necessarily a huge fan of the genre, in fact I haven't played one of these games in probably 15 years. I do remember playing The Dig, King's Quest 6, and a star trek one about 15-20 years ago when i was a young kid. I generally get stuck eventually and have to look up a solution or two in every one of these games. So this isn't exactly my forte, and take my review accordingly.

    At the end of the day it's a 8-12 hour game depending on how stuck you get. The story is good, but gets pretty predictable by the 75% mark, but still worth seeing the resolution. I got this game on sale for $2.49 on steam and spent about 10 hours on it. For that price i have no complaints, but certainly at anything over $5.00 or so, it begins to push the money per hour of entertainment ratio that can be found elsewhere very easily if you enjoy other genres (like MMOs which give you a higher return rate on money/hr of ent. the more you play). Especially given that most of the time is spent running around trying to figure out what the hell to do and where to go, so a good chunk of that time is just thinking time. If you were to follow a walkthrough and the do the whole game in one sitting it would probably take about 3 hours just to see the story play out. If $9.99 or whatever it goes for normal price is worth the cost of a 3 hour movie to you, then by all means pick this one up, even if you just want to see it play out.    … Expand
  18. strav
    Nov 14, 2013
    8
    I've been intrigued by this game since it came out a few years ago mostly because of it's appealing setting and the good reviews it got. While I'm not quite fond of this retro-pixelated trend going on these days, those blocky animated sprites have delivered more than their share of magic in the past and if it's what it takes to deliver an enticing fanstasy well then be it. With It's noirI've been intrigued by this game since it came out a few years ago mostly because of it's appealing setting and the good reviews it got. While I'm not quite fond of this retro-pixelated trend going on these days, those blocky animated sprites have delivered more than their share of magic in the past and if it's what it takes to deliver an enticing fanstasy well then be it. With It's noir sci-fi dystopia and the smooth jazz/ambient music the game sets an excellent mood with all the rain, trench-coats and spaceships you can ask for. Yet, this mood can be somewhat distrubed by some minor annoyances: as another metacritic reviewer wrote, the game's interactions often are too linear and directed toward the advancement of the plot moreover, the game has few locations and after a while, they begin to feel over-used. What kept me playing though, is the quality of the narrative and the overall story aside from that, the voice acting is well done and the flow is really good.

    If you appreciate some of other Wadjeteye titles (such as Primordia) or anything that comes close to bladerunner, there are very good chances you'll appreciate this game just don't set your expectations too high.    … Expand
  19. Representer
    Oct 30, 2013
    10
    I give this a 10, just because it perfectly executes what it wants to be. It is atmospheric, the story is thrilling and after all its just fun to play with the right amount of puzzles, dialogues and freedom. Despite its minimalistic graphics it manages to pull you into the world, even more so, it uses the graphics to their advantage.
    Must have.
  20. LucidDream
    Sep 7, 2013
    8
    Gemini Rue is an old-school point and click adventure game with some action elements. The game has an involving story and unusually good use of pixelated retro graphics but is somewhat on the easy side.

    The game is set in a dystopian future and features a story that starts our mysterious and gradually reveals more about what is going on. The story has philosophical aspects touching on    Gemini Rue is an old-school point and click adventure game with some action elements. The game has an involving story and unusually good use of pixelated retro graphics but is somewhat on the easy side.

    The game is set in a dystopian future and features a story that starts our mysterious and gradually reveals more about what is going on. The story has philosophical aspects touching on the relationship between memories and personal identity although it doesn't really explore the subjects in any great detail. The story is the best aspect of the game and is helped by the fact that there are two branches of the story unravelling at the same, the two of which later converge. I found the story very appealing and it kept me wanting to keep playing to find out what would happen.

    The pixelated graphics suit the atmosphere of the game very well and the visuals are nicely done. I think pixelated graphics have been overused in recent times, but here they are used to good effect.

    Sound effects are adequate but nothing special, voice acting on the other hand is considerably above average and matches the personalities of the characters well.

    The actual gameplay is the weakest aspect of the game. Puzzles are somewhat bland, not all that creative and mostly a bit too easy. The action sequences are nothing special and don't add much to the game. You could perhaps argue that in a strongly story driven game like this, having easy puzzles may be a good thing, as harder puzzles would only be frustrating when you want to make progress to find out how the story continues. Whether or not you accept that arugment I think that the somewhat lackluster gameplay pulls the game down a bit and keeps it from being the really great game that it could have been.

    All in all this is a highly recommended game for all point and click adventure enthusiasts, ar least if you think a good well-told story is at least as important as good gameplay.    … Expand
  21. overfiend87
    Aug 7, 2013
    10
    This is a truely amazing game. I was expecting your standard point and click adventrure game, but this one has really set the bar high on impressive storytelling and unexpected twists.

    This is a gem for anyone who loves adventure game and deep stories. In this you start play as a detective who looks for a man who can find him where his brother is, but he never turns up for your meeting    This is a truely amazing game. I was expecting your standard point and click adventrure game, but this one has really set the bar high on impressive storytelling and unexpected twists.

    This is a gem for anyone who loves adventure game and deep stories. In this you start play as a detective who looks for a man who can find him where his brother is, but he never turns up for your meeting and so you go looking for him. This friend also knows the location of your character's brother, who he's trying to find.

    You also get to play as one of the prisoners in a rehabilitation centre omnimously named, Centre 7. You play as a man named Delta-Six who has his memory erased for the second time because he had attempted to escape. As him you attempt to break out yet again.

    Again, I highly recommend it to everyone.    … Expand
  22. stalker2208
    Jul 26, 2013
    10
    Gemini Rue the quest of the old school. It has everything for a great game: interesting plot, melancholic atmosphere and a great soundtrack. A good thriller at the junction of film noir and cyberpunk.
  23. katamari201
    May 28, 2013
    0
    This is a gawdawful game with too many adventure game diehards praising it. I was duped into playing it from one of those best adventure game lists. It's basically a very simple and cliche memory erasing and reconditioning, existentialist plot with a very predictable ending. The dialogue is poor, and its basically a 1 hr game dragged into 10 times its length because of horrid pacing andThis is a gawdawful game with too many adventure game diehards praising it. I was duped into playing it from one of those best adventure game lists. It's basically a very simple and cliche memory erasing and reconditioning, existentialist plot with a very predictable ending. The dialogue is poor, and its basically a 1 hr game dragged into 10 times its length because of horrid pacing and super clunky mechanics and gameplay. A game that's only been a few years old that uses super low grade blocky graphics and terrible mouseover detection. You'll spend 90% of your time just moving your mouse over random blocks of color, hoping they are useful objects to use. For an adventure game, the item usage is also clunky and terrible. The production values and writing are gawdawful and amateurish, with lots of spelling errors, bad logic, really bad directing, plot design, game design. It was like a lazy game made for a school project and done in a few weeks. If this is the sort of game quality that should be expected from the best adventure games around, I think the genre is already dead as we know it.… Expand
  24. nikolaus-online
    Feb 27, 2013
    9
    This game is brilliant. Loved the retro-styled graphics. It's a love letter to the old point-and-click adventures. Try the demo, if you want but don't miss this game. If you dislike the graphics maybe you are too young?
  25. Doublecross
    Feb 24, 2013
    8
    Wow, just wow. I started the game months ago and only played like 1/4 of it, because I got distracted with other titles. Just committed my whole day to playing it and I am just so amazed by how good the story is. It was a great really great game. The only flaw was maybe that out of all the awesome puzzles 2 or 3 were so obvious you wanted to do it, but the character had to do other thingWow, just wow. I started the game months ago and only played like 1/4 of it, because I got distracted with other titles. Just committed my whole day to playing it and I am just so amazed by how good the story is. It was a great really great game. The only flaw was maybe that out of all the awesome puzzles 2 or 3 were so obvious you wanted to do it, but the character had to do other thing before hand, and ultimately you were right, but that really was just a drop of water on a hot stone. All in all very very succesful game… Expand
  26. suneater
    Dec 13, 2012
    5
    2D point-and-click noir adventure game about the nature of man. I can't say much else about the game without spoilers, but it is a dark and gritty space tale that jumps between two characters. Definitely worth checking out If you enjoy older adventure games like King's Quest & Monkey Island.
  27. nomemory
    Dec 6, 2012
    9
    The game is a great point-and-click adventure game. What makes it cool are the: vintage pixel art graphics, the dark atmosphere and a very interesting story. Another strong point is the good voice acting which makes it "believable". The puzzles are not very complex, and they seem natural. If you enjoy titles like "Beneath a steel sky" don't hesitate to try this title, you won't get disappointed.
  28. Nerung
    Dec 1, 2012
    8
    Although the graphics are really pixelated, enough atmosphere and immersion is created by the other elements in the game. It reminded me in some ways of the SNES Shadowrun visuals, especially due to the setting. It has a really enjoyable dark story in a gloomy dystopian world. The puzzles are easy to grasp but still make you think enough to not just click your way through the game and itsAlthough the graphics are really pixelated, enough atmosphere and immersion is created by the other elements in the game. It reminded me in some ways of the SNES Shadowrun visuals, especially due to the setting. It has a really enjoyable dark story in a gloomy dystopian world. The puzzles are easy to grasp but still make you think enough to not just click your way through the game and its dialogues. The mechanics overall are kept simple and rely heavily on the storytelling aspect of the game which indicates how you can overcome obstacles encountered. This is done in a pretty linear fashion that takes you through the story step-by-step. But with every puzzle solved, you learn more about the protagonist(s) and the people he meets as well as the dystopia all around him/them. The creation of tension is what drives the whole play-through and if you like a good story with a decent adventure element and some puzzles around it, give this a try. The only thing really spoiling the game are the mediocre graphics.… Expand
  29. NiceNerd
    Sep 26, 2012
    10
    If you like adventure games this ones great, made by the same people who made Gemini Rue and the Blackwell games. Youll even recognize some of the voice actors in it. Its got the same oldschool graphics and the point and click system best for adventure games. Great story, voice acting, game length, and puzzles can be hard at times. I reccomend to any fans of ADV games.
  30. the_loop_digga
    Sep 18, 2012
    8
    ich habe schon vor langer zeit das interesse an videospielen komplett verloren, aber gemini rue zeigt mir, dass gut gemachte adventures mich immer noch unglaublich faszinieren können.
    am ehesten vergleichbar ist dieses kantige juwel mit "beneath a steel sky", und auch wenn gemini rue nicht ganz so weit in richtung verstörender umwelt und epischer geschichte geht, hat es eine    ich habe schon vor langer zeit das interesse an videospielen komplett verloren, aber gemini rue zeigt mir, dass gut gemachte adventures mich immer noch unglaublich faszinieren können.
    am ehesten vergleichbar ist dieses kantige juwel mit "beneath a steel sky", und auch wenn gemini rue nicht ganz so weit in richtung verstörender umwelt und epischer geschichte geht, hat es eine absolut einsaugende atmosphäre. die schauplätze sind düster und dennoch wirken sie warm, sodass man gerne zeit dort verbringt, die sprecher sind erste liga, und die psychopathische musik toppt alles. allein die musikalische untermalung kann ein schummriges unwohlgefühl erzeugen, welches schwer noch weiter gesteigert werden kann.
    vielen bugs bin ich begegnet, oftmals konnte sich das spiel für eine sprache nicht entscheiden und schwang plötzlich für ein paar sätze oder textbalken ins englische. manchmal ist es nicht konsequent darin, avatarbildchen der sprechenden personen oben links zu zeigen und generell hat man technisch das gefühl, dass nicht genau bis zum ende geplant worden ist. seltsamerweise schaden diese mängel aber nicht und tragen noch zum ohnehin schon seltsamen und komischen spielgefühl bei.

    nur ein bißchen kurz ist es, nach 12 stunden war schon ende und das spiegelt sich auch in den wenigen schauplätzen wieder. aber das ist meckern auf hohem niveau. es ist sehr schwer sich vorzustellen, dass in den nächsten paar jahren gemini rue von einem anderen adventure übertroffen werden kann und ich kann nur schätzen, für welche massiven nachwirkungen es im nachhinein gesehen wird.    … Expand
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82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. RPG Fan
    May 11, 2012
    84
    For better and worse, Gemini Rue might best be described as a "neat little game." For whatever reason, the game feels short of its potential, and every facet seems sullied by flaws both minor and moderate. Still, the cyberpunk tone, engaging story, and varied gameplay make more of an impression than those flaws.
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  2. Game Over Online
    Jan 9, 2012
    82
    Overall, Gemini Rue is a solid effort. The story is excellent, the puzzles are good enough, and while the graphics aren't anything to write home about, they score high marks in nostalgia, and they do a reasonable job in setting the mood.
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  3. Multiplayer.it
    Nov 16, 2011
    88
    With its charming atmosphere and its great storytelling, there is no doubt that Gemini Rue is one of the most elegant point-and-click adventures of the year, probably the flagship in the Wadjeteye Games' portfolio and one of the best games made with Adventure Game Studio.
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