Only If

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 58 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 58
  3. Negative: 22 out of 58

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  1. DeathSpankIL
    Aug 25, 2014
    0
    Completely embarrassing piece of crap. The voice acting moves between incoherent screams and mumbling, the mechanics in the different parts are clumsy and not fun, the writing is childish and nonsensical (in an unfunny way) and the game is literally a 2 hours long incest joke (I am not kidding, incest is the game's punchline). The 10s here were probably given to the game by the developerCompletely embarrassing piece of crap. The voice acting moves between incoherent screams and mumbling, the mechanics in the different parts are clumsy and not fun, the writing is childish and nonsensical (in an unfunny way) and the game is literally a 2 hours long incest joke (I am not kidding, incest is the game's punchline). The 10s here were probably given to the game by the developer and his friends.… Expand
  2. Rem
    Oct 8, 2014
    3
    What happens when you mix boring, obnoxious platforming and puzzle solving with awful and try hard voice acting. Well, you get Only If, one of the most dull one trick ponies I've played in a long time. Listening to a voice on the radio while on an acid trip might seem interesting in the sense that you may have pretty neat visuals, but the visuals at best are unmemorable. There is not muchWhat happens when you mix boring, obnoxious platforming and puzzle solving with awful and try hard voice acting. Well, you get Only If, one of the most dull one trick ponies I've played in a long time. Listening to a voice on the radio while on an acid trip might seem interesting in the sense that you may have pretty neat visuals, but the visuals at best are unmemorable. There is not much to this game other than you can laugh at how hard it tries to be funny and deep with that awful thing they call voice acting and presentation. An absolute thumbs down.… Expand
  3. helpermonkey27
    Aug 9, 2014
    2
    I found this game to be mildly entertaining but mostly annoying. Within the first scene i already had to revert to Google to find my way, and in one particular scene it had an absurdly short time limit to preform the particular task. This game to me was extremely frustrating. On top of the ridiculous game play and mechanics(who types commands into a fps) the story was kinda creepy. it wasI found this game to be mildly entertaining but mostly annoying. Within the first scene i already had to revert to Google to find my way, and in one particular scene it had an absurdly short time limit to preform the particular task. This game to me was extremely frustrating. On top of the ridiculous game play and mechanics(who types commands into a fps) the story was kinda creepy. it was also mildly annoying that you had to remember the name of the level you where on and there was no real save function.… Expand
  4. johnplays
    Sep 15, 2014
    0
    I felt like I was going to throw up with the constant camera swaying. If you let someone play this you should be arrested for negligence. The 'puzzles' can come down to walking around clicking & hitting E on every surface & item to 'solve'; button mashing. It's impossible to tell if you've made a correct choice at times, so can spend half an hour wandering around when the game won'tI felt like I was going to throw up with the constant camera swaying. If you let someone play this you should be arrested for negligence. The 'puzzles' can come down to walking around clicking & hitting E on every surface & item to 'solve'; button mashing. It's impossible to tell if you've made a correct choice at times, so can spend half an hour wandering around when the game won't advance any further. Only made worse by the 'game' actively not allowing the player to skip or quit during it's repetitive, mandatory, lengthy voice overs. The audio is badly done; some sections I can barely hear what's being said & have to turn it up so much that the other sounds (like explosions) are ridiculously loud, which is also odd for a game that relies on audio clues. I like puzzles & games that are different, so was considering a score somewhere around 1 or 2 for the attempt, but I suspect the 10/10 reviews & suggested price of $50 are from the developer themselves. It's unfair to call this trippy because tripping is actually fun. This is... a headache.… Expand
  5. jojopeterjohn
    Oct 17, 2014
    2
    This game is absurd. The plot is so small and random it might have been better without one. The voice acting is horrible. Also not very exiting in any way. I didn't laugh, cry, get tensed up, scared, or wonder how to beat the level once in the whole game. Tedious.
  6. Sockbutlers
    Aug 6, 2014
    2
    This game... infuriated me. Unclear rules and a complete lack of understanding of what you have to do. It's probably because I'm dumb... but my god. Granted, I did play for 20 minutes. But I kept thinking of the phrase "Ain't no body got time fo dat". And it's true. Ain't NOBODY got time for this.
  7. PhoenixEX
    Jan 23, 2015
    1
    Some games are super easy and hold you by all your limbs to get you to the end while others chain you to a chair in a room of nothing and all the game tells you is to go to Washington D.C. A good game would leave small clues to your victory. This game is an example of one of those games that chain you to the chair and stuff. I started the game, and I already hated the main character. TheSome games are super easy and hold you by all your limbs to get you to the end while others chain you to a chair in a room of nothing and all the game tells you is to go to Washington D.C. A good game would leave small clues to your victory. This game is an example of one of those games that chain you to the chair and stuff. I started the game, and I already hated the main character. The voice acting was horrible, they should have just put a text speech. Voice acting is cool, but everyone says there lines like they are thinking it right off the top of their heads without even thinking. The controlling is also not the greatest either, nor is it any good at all. The "puzzles" give you a small time to figure out what the heck you are sup post to do. An example would be the first freaking puzzle thing in the entire game where he tells you the "cops" are coming and you have to find this key that isn't even freaking visible until the "cops" come and then it would randomly appear under the random dresser without a single clue to guide you there! I must take a deep breathe after that run-on sentence. Anyways, the game generally hates the player and doesn't want to make the game a fun puzzle adventure, instead it wants them to go online and look at some dumb tutorial to make a full of yourself. Thank god this game is free because this game isn't worth anything. This game doesn't get a zero just because you get a small feeling of "what's going to happen next" once you finally find out how to do the puzzle, then all that happens is another "chained-to-a-chair-and-told-to-go-to-Washington-D.C-puzzle". This game is bad and I don't know if it will ever be fixed.… Expand

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39

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. Kill Screen
    Aug 8, 2014
    21
    At times it seems like Only If might actively hate its audience, that it resents being played at all.
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  2. Game Informer
    Jul 30, 2014
    50
    It will cost a couple hours of your life to finish Only If, and that price is too high for the few fleeting, interesting concepts buried in the wreckage.
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  3. GameSpot
    Jul 29, 2014
    20
    Buggy behavior and clunky locomotion make it a mechanical failure, leaving the story and themes to make good where gameplay could not. Alas, irredeemable characters and loathsome dialogue aren't appropriate pillars upon which to erect a substantial tale.
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