Serena

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6.6

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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. 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    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.    … Expand
  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 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    Serena, 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.    … Expand
  3. LemmeC
    Mar 14, 2020
    9
    I finished this in one session just like you would rip through a great book you just can't put down. Highly recommended short but sweet game.
  4. CrazyWitch
    May 22, 2014
    8
    I like Serena. It isn't game. It's a short interactive story with interesting storyline and creepy atmosphere. All gameplay means only exploration. We are inspecting different items which keep the pieces of main character's memory. Cozy hut gets grimmer and more frightening as we are approaching to the end of the story. It is an expressive miniature from world of interactive entertainment.I like Serena. It isn't game. It's a short interactive story with interesting storyline and creepy atmosphere. All gameplay means only exploration. We are inspecting different items which keep the pieces of main character's memory. Cozy hut gets grimmer and more frightening as we are approaching to the end of the story. It is an expressive miniature from world of interactive entertainment. I think it's unusual game experience and good intriguing story. Horrifying secret is waiting you in a small wooden cabin lost in the heart of a dense forest. So if you like atmospheric creepy stories you should try to play it. It is a short game but after the finishing Serena it imprinted in my memory. Not many contemporary AAA-blockbusters is deserved so words.… Expand
  5. Young_Nacho
    Oct 5, 2015
    8
    First off, for fans of dark storytelling games, Its DEFINITELY worth a play through, especially since its free and only takes about an hour. There isn't much on the gameplay side of it but the story makes up for it. It was very interesting and the plot twist was definitely not what I expected. Some of the dialogue was a little weird and I feel the gameplay (and the game as a whole) couldFirst off, for fans of dark storytelling games, Its DEFINITELY worth a play through, especially since its free and only takes about an hour. There isn't much on the gameplay side of it but the story makes up for it. It was very interesting and the plot twist was definitely not what I expected. Some of the dialogue was a little weird and I feel the gameplay (and the game as a whole) could have been better. The atmosphere was pretty good however and all in all a very dark interesting story that you should check out if you have an hour to spend.… Expand
  6. janosbiro
    Oct 27, 2015
    8
    Serena is a game about love, hate, obsession and the thin line between those. This game deals with this question with a simple mechanic: changing object descriptions while the character’s reaction changes by the act of examining and remembering. All you do in the game is to examine objects. There are no puzzles, except for a very simple one. The changes in the descriptions represent theSerena is a game about love, hate, obsession and the thin line between those. This game deals with this question with a simple mechanic: changing object descriptions while the character’s reaction changes by the act of examining and remembering. All you do in the game is to examine objects. There are no puzzles, except for a very simple one. The changes in the descriptions represent the passage through different psychological levels. Nothing around you really changes, but the comfortable cabin turns into an oppressive and scary limbo, because your mind changes. That’s the point the game is trying to convey.

    Games are the perfect platform to create this dramatic effect. In a movie, it is possible to show exactly the same scene and make it look completely different by using a different soundtrack, for example. But in a game you can do it much better, because the player feel attached to the character’s reactions, taking them as their own.

    Serena also plays with the idea of slowly sliding into insanity. Games are also very good at this, because players can experience this transition on their own pace.    … Expand
  7. apokalipto
    Aug 25, 2023
    8
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.

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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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