Serena

 PC
Metascore
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  1. 4P.de
    Feb 12, 2014
    40
    The beginning is interesting, the storytelling experiment works well. But technical and design flaws make this tale terrifying for the wrong reasons.

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  1. Lucathegreat
    Feb 1, 2014
    8
    Let me sum up this game:

    You walk around in a wooden cabin, examining stuff. Reading letters. Opening drawers. Not solving any puzzles.    Let me sum up this game:

    You walk around in a wooden cabin, examining stuff.
    Reading letters.
    Opening drawers.
    Not solving any puzzles.
    Hearing the comments of the main characters with a good voice acting.
    Unfolding the story, which gets creepier and creepier.

    I bet this sounds familiar to some of you...

    Anyway, graphics are very good, length is about 45min/1 hour if you listen to everything, but never gets boring and it's pretty interesting how the mood (and thus the comments of the character and the graphical appearance of the cabin) changes during the course of the game and gets, like I said above, more and more creepier and darker.

    But the best thing about this is, you haven't paid 20$ for it.
    Or anything, since it's FREE.    … Full Review »
  2. mrmihailavdeev
    May 24, 2014
    10
    Serena, по сути, не игра - это коротенькая интерактивная история. Здесь нет ни паззлов, ни выбора реплик - геймплейно это такая кастрированнаяSerena, по сути, не игра - это коротенькая интерактивная история. Здесь нет ни паззлов, ни выбора реплик - геймплейно это такая кастрированная поинт-энд-клик адвенчура с неспешным кликаньем на все предметы по многу раз. Единственное что от вас требуется - быть достаточно внимательным, чтобы собрать отдельные кусочки мазайки в единую картину.
    Однако, что касается сюжета, тут нет никаких нареканий. История вышла вполне интересной и атмосферной, а неожиданная концовка лишь добавляет проекту шарма. Благодаря короткой продолжительности (прохождение займет у вас около получаса) однообразный игровой процесс не успевает надоесть, а бесплатность и низкие требования позволяют порекомендовать ее к прохождению любому владельцу ПК.    … Full Review »
  3. wjomlex
    Jan 31, 2014
    4
    Why is there no menu? The balance between the dialogue volume and music volume is pretty bad. In a game that's all about ambience, it'sWhy is there no menu? The balance between the dialogue volume and music volume is pretty bad. In a game that's all about ambience, it's important to have things tuned properly. Why doesn't hitting Esc give you a warning before quitting?

    Why can't I open the armoire earlier in the game? The narrator's reasons are weak and make it sound like the creators were hastily covering up something missed during development.

    What kind of car uses a skeleton key like that?

    The voice acting is odd. Serena's lines are delivered awkwardly most of the time. Who refers to blood pressure as just "pressure"? The narrator's voice is all over the place. Sometimes his voice is perfect for the scene, and sometimes he expresses concern or anger for no apparent reason. And when he's legitimately angry, it's so over-the-top it's silly.

    The tone is all over the place. The books on the bookshelf are amusing, but they really ought not to be. Unless, of course, they changed with the mood like the poem on the wall... but they don't.

    There are some good ideas in here, but the execution really falls on its face. It just wasn't entertaining to play.    … Full Review »
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