Tacoma

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  1. dandalis
    Feb 5, 2018
    6
    Only reason Tacoma got it hooks into me was the space station setting, otherwise i wouldnt had bothered with it after already knowing Fullbright's touch in Gone Home.

    And creating a believable, well crafted and detailed space station frankly is only really good thing the game does because story, characters didnt really do anything for me. Most fun i had was just exploring the bits and    Only reason Tacoma got it hooks into me was the space station setting, otherwise i wouldnt had bothered with it after already knowing Fullbright's touch in Gone Home.

    And creating a believable, well crafted and detailed space station frankly is only really good thing the game does because story, characters didnt really do anything for me. Most fun i had was just exploring the bits and crannies of the station's modules, looking out into vaquum of space and seeing how the station spins around to create the artificial gravity. Gone Home style story telling is present where you learn about the world, people, events, character backstories via reading letters, texts from augmented reality screens, book excerpts and other crap, i kinda liked that in Gone Home, but here it felt been there, done that, felt more, like like padding, but i guess its just the genre's trope at this point in time.

    I was pretty impressed how good looking the game actually is, its not really cutting edge, but assets, textures and environments are packed with detail you usualy dont see that often in Unity engine based game and it runs very smooth. What wasnt so good were awfully long loading times, 3 minutes to start/continue the game from main menu, 2 minutes atleast to exit a level and another 2 to enter the next one, its annoying as hell, these might actually be the longest loading times i have ever seen if my long term memory is not failing me.

    Lastly i have to talk about this because it kinda pissed me off. Tacoma is pushing hamfisted politics, often right in your face and down the throat. There's strong pandering for LGBT, i mean 3/6 characters in the game are homosexuals and you get exposed to their their ways thru the story delivering tools like letters, photos and even the character avatars from the game's cool but ultimatly gimmicky play/rewind AR sequences you like it or not. Same about pandering for feminism and multi culturism. There's cerntainly ways to convey such things in gaming, but Fullbright either wants to agresisvely deploy their beliefs via the games they make or simply doesnt know the right way how to do it. Gone Home did it actually much better.    … Expand
  2. Kinokee
    Apr 11, 2020
    1
    Game is impossible for me to play on Win7 because from what I can tell, the camera controls are borked due to driver the game not liking Win7 drivers.
  3. AkumaJack
    Aug 2, 2020
    4
    To call Tacoma a game would be quite a stretch.
    Like all other walking sims all you do "Playing" it is walking around learning tidbits about the story.
    Story in which you have no stakes since it all ended before the game even began. In Tacoma you aren't an actor but just a spectator of other "people" stories and i find it quite boring. Even though the game's extremely short (finished    To call Tacoma a game would be quite a stretch.
    Like all other walking sims all you do "Playing" it is walking around learning tidbits about the story.
    Story in which you have no stakes since it all ended before the game even began.

    In Tacoma you aren't an actor but just a spectator of other "people" stories and i find it quite boring. Even though the game's extremely short (finished it in around 2 hours).

    The story could be intresting but as i said you have no stakes in it.
    The characters are quite bland. Gone home did a much better job by just focusing on ONE character instead of six.

    I would not recomend Tacoma to anyone to be honest.    … Expand
  4. Glic2003
    Feb 15, 2022
    4
    This game has two big problems: it's boring and ugly. The effect is somewhat reminiscent of a low budget System Shock 2 - sterile, grey environments and "ghostly" crew members - with all of the gameplay stripped out. There's no inventory or combat, so your primary method of interaction is tediously picking up objects, looking at them, and then putting them back down. There's no way toThis game has two big problems: it's boring and ugly. The effect is somewhat reminiscent of a low budget System Shock 2 - sterile, grey environments and "ghostly" crew members - with all of the gameplay stripped out. There's no inventory or combat, so your primary method of interaction is tediously picking up objects, looking at them, and then putting them back down. There's no way to tell which items are significant, so you need to pretty much look at everything, just in case it's important.

    The space station has a deliberately maze-like layout, presumably so you won't finish the game too quickly. I suppose this comes as no surprise as the game is from the developers of Gone Home, and the space station is just as unconvincing as the enormous, sprawling house in that game. But unlike the grounded setting and emotional storytelling in Gone Home, Tacoma's bland, poorly-realized sci-fi setting never really grabbed me.    … Expand
  5. ozzsoffy
    Dec 25, 2022
    8
    This is a great short game with great storytelling mechanics, every time you get in to a room, you initiate a time recorder that show you what happened in that location for a few minutes or so, and you can follow different characters in that room, to understand all the characters you need to rewind a few times and each time to follow another character, to understand her story. its likeThis is a great short game with great storytelling mechanics, every time you get in to a room, you initiate a time recorder that show you what happened in that location for a few minutes or so, and you can follow different characters in that room, to understand all the characters you need to rewind a few times and each time to follow another character, to understand her story. its like 'cry no more' the show in NYC, only in a game, and very good made. the graphics in this game is amazing looking. the character are not fully graphics, as they are hologram projections of recording of people.

    without giving out the ending, the ending was very for filling. I liked it. (in movies I can usually guess it, this time I didn't, so it was good.)

    as a total, I definitely recommend this game.
    80/100game    … Expand
  6. Kosdais
    Feb 3, 2018
    7
    Nice, short game (only about 3 hours). The only reason why to replay this game is for achievements. Would only recommend it in sale or from a bundle (was recently on humble bundle monthly).
  7. michaelb1928
    Sep 14, 2020
    6
    Enjoyed Gone Home for what it was but this didnt really hook me as much. The story falls flat and just isnt the most interesting. I liked the idea of seeing how each character reacted to certain situations but this could have been really good with some creativity in terms of certain characters betraying others in a different room and only you the player knowing about it etc. Overall aEnjoyed Gone Home for what it was but this didnt really hook me as much. The story falls flat and just isnt the most interesting. I liked the idea of seeing how each character reacted to certain situations but this could have been really good with some creativity in terms of certain characters betraying others in a different room and only you the player knowing about it etc. Overall a fairly forgettable experience… Expand
  8. Anita_SeiLa
    Jun 19, 2022
    7
    In this game ur Amy, an investigator or some kind of detective, who needs to find out what happened in the space station TACOMA.
    PROS:
    I liked the way they tell u the narrative. It is like little 3D recorded videos, that u can fastforward or delay, in each room where u get to follow each of the caracters, since they can be in diferent places talking about diferent things (important or    In this game ur Amy, an investigator or some kind of detective, who needs to find out what happened in the space station TACOMA.
    PROS:
    I liked the way they tell u the narrative. It is like little 3D recorded videos, that u can fastforward or delay, in each room where u get to follow each of the caracters, since they can be in diferent places talking about diferent things (important or not for the narrative) (idk if I explained right, but anyway). Besides I love the story, it catched me in a way that I couldn't stop until I finiched it, I loved playing it.
    CONS:
    The thing is, I think they missed a great chance of putting some nice puzzles and turning this game into a puzzle game. Ur investigating, u want to find out what happened, the game gives u that great feeling of wanting to search in every place, everything and every little detail and some puzzles would help increase the hours playing (since it is just 3 hours) and make it much more enjoyable and fun cause u literally just watch and read a little, so u can easily "play it in youtube".
    CONCLUSION:
    I would recomend to buy it in a promotion, it is definetly not worth the full price, but, as I said, I had a lot of fun playing it and for the price I bought I guess it was worth the experience. Despite it, I wouldn't judge anyone for just watching it on youtube.    … Expand
  9. stop9091
    Aug 13, 2017
    4
    Too short, and a ho-hum story.

    I like walking simultors, and this game has been quite carefully crafted (even though Fullbright can't still develop a decent 3D engine; it stutters very often, albeit less than Gone Home), but the story is just not very appealing, primarily due to the narrative structure of developing a past event. At 20$, this game is excessively expensive. If you    Too short, and a ho-hum story.

    I like walking simultors, and this game has been quite carefully crafted (even though Fullbright can't still develop a decent 3D engine; it stutters very often, albeit less than Gone Home), but the story is just not very appealing, primarily due to the narrative structure of developing a past event.

    At 20$, this game is excessively expensive. If you played SOMA, and expect a similar (great) experience, stay clear of Tacoma; if you didn't play it, then buy that one instead.    … Expand
  10. TitaniumDragon
    Feb 5, 2018
    6
    Tacoma is a walking simulator set on a space station. You play as Amy Ferrier, an independent contractor for the Venturis Corporation, one of many corporations operating in the year 2088. Your job is to retrieve the AI off of the evacuated space station Tacoma. While the company reminds you that everything you see on board is confidential, it takes a *long* time for those data transfers toTacoma is a walking simulator set on a space station. You play as Amy Ferrier, an independent contractor for the Venturis Corporation, one of many corporations operating in the year 2088. Your job is to retrieve the AI off of the evacuated space station Tacoma. While the company reminds you that everything you see on board is confidential, it takes a *long* time for those data transfers to complete, so you might as well look around…

    Made by the creators of Gone Home, this is not really a game. Rather, it is a linear story, told via the exploration of the space station, watching segments of the story unfold via the station’s 3D recording apparatus. You can move around and watch the scenes from several different perspectives, listening to various characters as they try to resolve the crisis on the space station, while their oxygen supply runs low, all the while getting guidance from ODIN, the space station’s AI.

    The biggest flaw with Gone Home was its ending – the ending of that game was pretty jarring with the overall themes of the rest of the piece. Tacoma, conversely, works a lot better – you get to see all of the pieces of the plot falling together, and it becomes increasingly obvious as you keep making your way through the plot what is REALLY going on.

    However, I still have to say they didn’t quite stick the landing. As a drama, this story does a lot better job of unfolding. However, it has one fairly critical flaw – while the characters throughout the story have a sense of agency, it feels like one of the crucial payoffs doesn’t have a lot of buildup to it. While the area where it comes up gives us some background on it, this is very late in the game, after the point at which it was plot critical, which is kind of annoying – while everything else was foreshadowed very well, that part wasn’t, and as a result, it diminishes the sense of agency there.

    Still, I have to say that on the whole, the story DID work. The voice acting was on-point, the environments weren’t so big as to be tedious to explore while being large enough to give you some stuff to look at and feel like you were unravelling the plot, and I was overall content with the experience – at the very least, I was never really bored while playing, though the lack of a sprint button felt like a somewhat odd choice.

    This is not a walking simulator that knocks it out of the park. But unlike many such experiences, it did at least feel decent to experience. While some people might decry it as being short – which it is, the game took me only in the realm of three and a half hours to 100% – it really didn’t want to be any longer than it was. The story was over by the end of it, and it would not have benefitted from being longer, and would have likely been boring to sit through.

    Overall, this is something that you’re likely to be interested in if you like cyberpunk-type stories, about a future society dominated by uncaring megacorporations and AIs, albeit a much more subdued version thereof – rather than being overtly dystopian, the world feels much more rounded around the edges, and it is clear that the megacorps are far from omnipotent, rather being very much subject to the laws of society, albeit laws that they try to circumvent to their own advantage.

    If you’re looking for an actual GAME, though, I’d say to avoid this; this is not a game in a very meaningful sense, despite a couple of very simple “puzzles” to unlock a few doors. This is a walking simulator heavily focused on story, and if you aren’t interested in wandering around inside a story that is unfolding around you without much interaction from you, this is not the product for you.

    Note also that this IS very short; keep in mind that this is an experience under four hours long. I was fine with that - I got it as part of a bundle - but I can understand that some people might be put off by the $20 price tag, given it is more akin to going to watch a movie in a theater than it is to a game that you are likely to play over and over again.    … Expand
  11. Psy_pmP
    Oct 19, 2020
    1
    нудное и скучное дерьмо. Главное не забывать о повестке. Тут вам и лезбиская пара, и гей пара с ребенком и бодипозитив и конечно же феминизм. Я типо под всем этим дерьмом должен выискивать интересный сюжет. Я абсолютно не против всего этого, но я против откровенной пропаганды.нудное и скучное дерьмо. Главное не забывать о повестке. Тут вам и лезбиская пара, и гей пара с ребенком и бодипозитив и конечно же феминизм. Я типо под всем этим дерьмом должен выискивать интересный сюжет. Я абсолютно не против всего этого, но я против откровенной пропаганды.
  12. lhdoroschuk
    Dec 26, 2017
    7
    Tacoma had a rich environment, with tons of good atmosphere and character development. However, I would have preferred a longer narrative with a slower build-up, as I felt that I didn't have enough time to truly form a relationship with the characters. If this were a 5-6 hour game, I think it would have been more rewarding, personally.

    However, this was a good game, worth playing. Price    Tacoma had a rich environment, with tons of good atmosphere and character development. However, I would have preferred a longer narrative with a slower build-up, as I felt that I didn't have enough time to truly form a relationship with the characters. If this were a 5-6 hour game, I think it would have been more rewarding, personally.

    However, this was a good game, worth playing. Price tags are hard to discuss with games these days, especially since everything on Steam seems to be perpetually on sale, but if you consider this was about the price and length of a movie, then I don't think you'll be disappointed.

    If you're a fan of the walking simulator genre, this is a good buy. The ending had me smiling as well.

    7/10    … Expand
  13. begin_
    Jun 14, 2022
    9
    really a great game, the art style, the color palette, the story, the script... very interesting indie game.
  14. chaconne
    Sep 29, 2019
    8
    You do nothing except thinking and exploring still you get no bored. Brillantly thought storyline. Masterful design.
  15. operun
    Jul 27, 2020
    0
    Very simple storyline. The whole game is stories about heroes of gays and lesbians. I do not want to be imposed on me in games deviant behavior of people. It is not normal.
  16. us9975531
    Aug 2, 2017
    6
    Tacoma has the same flaws of Gone Home (the game is very short and the player can only passively observe a story that played out before you ever arrived), but none of Tacoma's characters have a story as interesting or emotionally resonant as the sister's story from Gone Home. The fact that a space station ends up being less interesting than an empty 90s suburban house feels like aTacoma has the same flaws of Gone Home (the game is very short and the player can only passively observe a story that played out before you ever arrived), but none of Tacoma's characters have a story as interesting or emotionally resonant as the sister's story from Gone Home. The fact that a space station ends up being less interesting than an empty 90s suburban house feels like a tremendous failure of the developer's imagination.… Expand
  17. Sjalka
    Aug 2, 2017
    5
    Very relaxing, nice visuals, good music .... but not a game in the traditional sense.

    That this is not a game is quite aparent from the very start. It is a "kind of" novel unfolding progressively as you progress the very limited environment. A space station (just like a family home) is a limited space by nature - so i never really felt like really exploring freely - but rather trying to    Very relaxing, nice visuals, good music .... but not a game in the traditional sense.

    That this is not a game is quite aparent from the very start. It is a "kind of" novel unfolding progressively as you progress the very limited environment. A space station (just like a family home) is a limited space by nature - so i never really felt like really exploring freely - but rather trying to "fondle" every single object that i was allowed to manipulate .. a bit like older point and click adventures.

    Now here is my problem with the game. Like Gone Home - this game is based on a natural environment - and extremely HIGH detail (not as in shaders or normal mapping or such - but in terms of content) ... I want furniture to be accessible - and not just empty - but filled with "stuff" - anything else would feel staged and sterile.

    And sterile is about the core of the problem. The game feels empty - and not lived in at all to me. I can see the recordings of the previous inhabitants ... but they felts empty... . Maybe it was just me, but i never got the feeling of an actual living being. Gone Home did it better - but had to focus on fewer characters of course ... and a much more relatable story. But even small games like Orwell or even Papers Please manage to stir up the imagination about "what kind of person we are dealing with" better than Tacoma.

    Conclusion:

    Is that a bad game? no .... well aside from rather being a novel than a game anyway (and i actually do enjoy such games) ... does it stand out in any way? .. sadly no. It is completely average. Neither the visuals, nor the story or storytelling is outstanding.

    I find it hard to pin point it - maybe it is the novelty or the more familiar setting. I had a lot of fun going through the countless cupboards and drawers of Gone Home - but felt almost annoyed clicking on stuff in Tacoma.
    It somehow misses the mark - maybe because there are so many "abandoned space station" settings around - while there were actually not too many "abandoned suburban home" settings around (at least none without ghosts or zombies ... )    … Expand
  18. spaceshipshippr
    Sep 29, 2017
    10
    Amazing exposition, correct language text, the ability to pick up every single object in the game to examine it! This is a detailed oriented person's fantasy realized. I love being able to piece together the story as it doesn't always add up immediately. I've really enjoyed being able to figure out the lives of the crew members.
  19. Yco
    Nov 2, 2018
    9
    Tacoma is an excellent game, with an ending that made me laugh out loud with delight.
  20. Klewer
    Mar 5, 2021
    7
    Really enjoyed the story and setting. Not much to do gameplay wise, as people have said its kind of a walking simulator. However I still enjoyed the characters, relationships and story. Quite short and left me wanting more.
  21. xcava86x
    Feb 28, 2020
    0
    I am a fan of 'walking simulators'. Soma, Life is Strange, and Rime are the best examples of the genre. I do not care if it is only a couple of hours long, or anything else as long as long as it has a good story and the environment is engaging.

    I also normally do not care who makes the video games, but I have an issue when their politics affects the games that are made. Which is an    I am a fan of 'walking simulators'. Soma, Life is Strange, and Rime are the best examples of the genre. I do not care if it is only a couple of hours long, or anything else as long as long as it has a good story and the environment is engaging.

    I also normally do not care who makes the video games, but I have an issue when their politics affects the games that are made. Which is an issue I have with this game, and it isn't surprising if you know the personality of the creator of The Fullbright Company, Steve Gaynor. Both Tacoma and Gone Home are terrible, not by design, but by the intent behind them: to push a political agenda. It wasn't as bad in Gone Home (the problem with that game was that it was marketed and sold as a horror game, obviously it's not), but judging by Tacoma, the company's future games will only be worse.

    Do not support video game companies like this one and Beamdog, who care more about agendas than making good video games. (Beamdog's baldur's gate siege of dragonspear is absolutely terrible, even worse than Tacoma in pushing an agenda. Not to mention the content they added to an already amazing game (Baldur's Gate 2) is trash-tier fan fiction)    … Expand
  22. videogames1234
    Aug 2, 2017
    2
    I am a fan of 'walking simulators'. Soma, Life is Strange, and Rime are the best examples of the genre. I do not care if it is only a couple of hours long, or anything else as long as long as it has a good story and the environment is engaging.

    I also normally do not care who makes the video games, but I have an issue when their politics affects the games that are made. Which is an    I am a fan of 'walking simulators'. Soma, Life is Strange, and Rime are the best examples of the genre. I do not care if it is only a couple of hours long, or anything else as long as long as it has a good story and the environment is engaging.

    I also normally do not care who makes the video games, but I have an issue when their politics affects the games that are made. Which is an issue I have with this game, and it isn't surprising if you know the personality of the creator of The Fullbright Company, Steve Gaynor. Both Tacoma and Gone Home are terrible, not by design, but by the intent behind them: to push a political agenda. It wasn't as bad in Gone Home (the problem with that game was that it was marketed and sold as a horror game, obviously it's not), but judging by Tacoma, the company's future games will only be worse.

    Do not support video game companies like this one and Beamdog, who care more about agendas than making good video games. (Beamdog's baldur's gate siege of dragonspear is absolutely terrible, even worse than Tacoma in pushing an agenda. Not to mention the content they added to an already amazing game (Baldur's Gate 2) is trash-tier fan fiction)    … Expand
  23. emilytropic
    Oct 29, 2021
    0
    If I wanted to be preached at, I'd go to church. The creators of this game really ham fist their agenda pushing on and off the screen - even attacking other developers at GDC over their previous title Gone Home. Ironically, the insufferably preachy founder Steve Gaynor got all it's cred from supposedly telling opproesed stories, has been outed as fostering a toxic work environment thatIf I wanted to be preached at, I'd go to church. The creators of this game really ham fist their agenda pushing on and off the screen - even attacking other developers at GDC over their previous title Gone Home. Ironically, the insufferably preachy founder Steve Gaynor got all it's cred from supposedly telling opproesed stories, has been outed as fostering a toxic work environment that drove women to leave his studio. A former employee compared working for Gaynor to "working for a high school mean girl. His go-to weapon was to laugh at people's opinions and embarrass them in front of other people."

    This is a walking simulator - just like Gone Home. But it is primarily a political and social propaganda piece that is as ham-fisted as one could ever make. .

    I could even forgive the pandering if it wasn't done so badly that I got annoyed and quit believing or caring about the characters after 20 minutes. And no, that doesn't make me a homophobe for calling out terrible plots, writing, and twisting an entire story around a social diatribe you want to shove down my throat. It's bad writing and I never finished it.

    This ain't woke - it's tired old-school preaching. And we all quit listening to angry people that condemn others that don't agree with them a long time ago and for good reason. Go out there and find any one of a million other much better games to spend your time on.    … Expand
  24. livevil999
    Nov 6, 2017
    9
    This game has a really great story that is told in a very unique way. It's like a play, that you can watch, rewind, and view from different angles. I was totally captivated from start to end. Yes it is a bit short for most games, but if you let that keep you away, (beyond those who can't afford to play many games) you are missing out on a truly unique experience that shows one of the waysThis game has a really great story that is told in a very unique way. It's like a play, that you can watch, rewind, and view from different angles. I was totally captivated from start to end. Yes it is a bit short for most games, but if you let that keep you away, (beyond those who can't afford to play many games) you are missing out on a truly unique experience that shows one of the ways games can tell a story that you can't get in other media.… Expand
  25. badgerryan19
    Aug 6, 2017
    6
    Microsft's space walking simulator? The characters were some what interesting, but didn't really care for them in the long run. Also asking $20 for a game you can beat in under 2 Hrs is a stretch. Not the best walking simulator but not the worse.
  26. czt
    Aug 6, 2017
    0
    I give ZERO score for every unity based title which claim "full controller support" and directinput controllers not handled correctly. "Developers" learn from ex. Layers of Fear, Syberia 3...
  27. goggamanxp
    Aug 3, 2017
    8
    First, I'm going to list some things about the PC version of this game.
    1. Anti-aliasing is a joke; While a couple of minor objects are smoothed out, I would say that 95% of objects are unaffected.
    2. The FOV slider doesn't go far enough, making the game very difficult to play when sitting up close to my monitor. Additionally, the in game menus you can access are way too close to the    First, I'm going to list some things about the PC version of this game.
    1. Anti-aliasing is a joke; While a couple of minor objects are smoothed out, I would say that 95% of objects are unaffected.
    2. The FOV slider doesn't go far enough, making the game very difficult to play when sitting up close to my monitor. Additionally, the in game menus you can access are way too close to the players face, and they do not scale accordingly when you change the FOV.

    As for the game itself, I think it depends on if you actually like the 'walking simulator' genre. If you already hate the genre, then there's no point in buying this game, but if you like these sort of games, then you'll probably end up liking it. I don't want to spoil the game in any way, so I won't go into more detail about the plot.

    I was planning on giving this game a 7/10, however it's clear that people are metabombing this title, so I bumped it up to a 8/10.    … Expand
  28. CurlyJefferson
    Mar 20, 2018
    8
    Short and sweet, took me two hours to beat. I honestly liked it way more than I ever liked Gone Home. Game hovered around a 7 or 8, landed on 8 in the end (almost took off because it is a short game). I particularly loved replaying conversations in the rooms and following characters around to hear every word. I loved the ending.
  29. ThomasPierson
    Oct 8, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **So, Normally this game would rank a 7 for me, but I had to throw on three points to counteract a copy and pasted negative review (exact same review from two different accounts), a homophobic review from someone who never studied world history and someone who hasn't realized that DirectInput was mostly phased out nearly a decade ago and that X-Input is the new standard.**

    So, Tacoma is a good atmospheric experience where you explore a space station and learn about the fate of it's crew. The characters are easy to get to know and complex in their own ways. There's an underlying theme of AI rights, the dangers of the conservative mindset that goes along because it was told and never questions, and (as seems to be standard in recent years) the evils that a corporation can perpetrate in the name of profit.

    You may have noticed that I called this an "experience" and that is because it is most certainly not a game. it's an experience that you can have. Like other games in the Walking Simulator sub-genre of Adventure games, there is little that you can actually do besides explore and piece together the story of what happened to the Tacoma's crew.

    **SPOILERS (But nothing too bad)**

    The game has a happy ending all around, and I was very glad to see it. I felt very invested in the characters of this game for no reason that I can fathom because I'm not represented among the crew, and that makes me pretty happy over all.

    I definitely recommend this game, but it's price point is a bit high for such a short experience. To me, I thought the story and atmosphere elevated it to the 20 dollar price range; but others may not think so. If you are the kind of person that doesn't like to take risks with their money, I'd wait for a sale, but when it gets in your price range, get it; because it's pretty damn good.    … Expand
  30. naufri27
    Oct 24, 2020
    6
    Otra forma de contar una historia que, si no fuera de bajo presupuesto, se le podría haber sacado mucho más partido. Aún así, es agradable cómo algunos estudios pequeños se las ingenian para ofrecernos experiencias diferentes.
  31. Thilus
    Aug 26, 2017
    8
    Tacoma is a "walking simulator" that, in my opinion, has the best exposition in recent video game history. You watch the story unfold through recovered holo-vids that you can freely rewind and look at all the aspects of the story from many different angles. Aside from that you can thoroughly explore the space station on which the story takes place to get even more flavours. The game isTacoma is a "walking simulator" that, in my opinion, has the best exposition in recent video game history. You watch the story unfold through recovered holo-vids that you can freely rewind and look at all the aspects of the story from many different angles. Aside from that you can thoroughly explore the space station on which the story takes place to get even more flavours. The game is very short (around 3 hours worth of walking around), but it feels like reading a finely crafted short story. If you're into dystopian sci-fi, it is worth looking at. Very enjoyable.… Expand
  32. AbsurdMrSteel
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    One of my favorites.

    If you like walking sims or time manipulation, you love this gem
  33. kiank
    Apr 15, 2018
    9
    I'm seeing that a lot of people had issues with the price but I got it in the humble bundle so I'm fine with that. I liked the story and felt that most of the characters had interesting personalities. I also like the twist that came at the end of the story. Overall, good story and pretty game. I would give it a 8.7 overall.
  34. nik_balani
    Apr 5, 2019
    8
    This is an interactive story more than a 'game' but thoroughly enjoyable. The storyline is well developed and the interactive nature means you need to piece together that story which can be done at your leisure. Graphics and interaction with the environment is good as well. In total I took about 5 hours to complete the game.
  35. nbdiden
    Feb 5, 2018
    8
    Yes, this game is very short and this is not a traditional game so to speak in the sense that there is no action, other than picking up and placing down objects. But, overlooking those minor flaws, there is a beautiful game with a touching story underneath. Sometimes, you will not understand what is happening, as the information in this game is handed out in a nonlinear format, but thatYes, this game is very short and this is not a traditional game so to speak in the sense that there is no action, other than picking up and placing down objects. But, overlooking those minor flaws, there is a beautiful game with a touching story underneath. Sometimes, you will not understand what is happening, as the information in this game is handed out in a nonlinear format, but that is the beauty of the writing style of this game. After playing through most of the game it becomes evident that this game was smartly thought out. I strongly urge those who don't mind a game, where the story is the most thought out and pressing part, to buy this one. This is because, I felt even though I was all alone on that spacecraft, I was with the 6 crew members in more ways than one by the end of the game… Expand
  36. Artazur
    Jan 10, 2021
    9
    Good Game with an interesting & good story and remarkable game design. I liked it.
  37. S3XU4LH34L1NG
    Jan 29, 2021
    9
    Its like reading a short and sweet 200 page stand-alone book. The world building is great, the characters are realistic and believable and i personally love the space setting. Play time for 100% is about 3h. Dont play this if you dont like story/lore/read heavy games or walking sims.
  38. FlowR
    Oct 10, 2020
    9
    Holly **** If you're one of those people who like reading into notes and clues while slowly fitting the story together inside your mind this game is a must play. The story is deep, but not too complicated and the characters show very realistic emotions. Definitely worth every cent spent on it, and every minute spent in it.
  39. FirstSpawn
    May 26, 2021
    8
    Я лично получил от данного инди проекта массу положительных эмоций и с удовольствием порекомендую её всем любителям данного жанра.
  40. gab_izidio
    Feb 4, 2021
    7
    Tacoma - 7.5 / 10 - {recommend}
    The game is [good, but limited].
    The story is great, and the ambiance of the ship in space too, but the game is very limited, making you read several texts, and have to keep an eye on the scenes just to see when the characters will open the screen for you to read more texts to discover the events that caused the accident and where everyone is, and at the    Tacoma - 7.5 / 10 - {recommend}
    The game is [good, but limited].

    The story is great, and the ambiance of the ship in space too, but the game is very limited, making you read several texts, and have to keep an eye on the scenes just to see when the characters will open the screen for you to read more texts to discover the events that caused the accident and where everyone is, and at the end of everything is not really worth it, because it's a normal ending, without a tremendous shock on the viewer, in this game you he watches more than anything, except he's short. What saves is the beautiful environment created on the space station, and makes you want to explore everything.    … Expand
  41. dajhorn
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    Tacoma a self-parody of ham-fisted wokeness. Social politics are poor basis for a video game.
  42. Mandulum
    Jul 14, 2018
    7
    Haiku Review: Search a space station / Discover what happened there / Where did they all go
    Favorite Thing: It's a walking simulator (in space) so thankfully uncovering the story was enjoyable. It's just short enough to not overstay its welcome.
    Least Favorite Thing: The game is not really much other than walking and listening. It could have used a little more puzzling. Date    Haiku Review: Search a space station / Discover what happened there / Where did they all go
    Favorite Thing: It's a walking simulator (in space) so thankfully uncovering the story was enjoyable. It's just short enough to not overstay its welcome.
    Least Favorite Thing: The game is not really much other than walking and listening. It could have used a little more puzzling.

    Date Completed: 2018-07-12
    Playtime: ~ 2h
    Enjoyment: 7/10
    Recommendation: If you're a fan of walking simulators or scifi then go for it.    … Expand
  43. Underpants158
    Sep 20, 2018
    6
    I think it's an alright narrative experience. So you go around watching recorded events in AR on a spacetation: think pokemon Go but the people are little more than outlines in a solid color. Your main character doesn't talk save for a few lines at the very beginning and very end. It becomes clear why, for story purposes, the developers had to do this. If they had changed that part ofI think it's an alright narrative experience. So you go around watching recorded events in AR on a spacetation: think pokemon Go but the people are little more than outlines in a solid color. Your main character doesn't talk save for a few lines at the very beginning and very end. It becomes clear why, for story purposes, the developers had to do this. If they had changed that part of story then the main character could have commented on things and I think the game would have been much better for it. However as the game is there were about 2 moments that choked me up a bit. The end didn't really shock me and I think it falls flat. BUT HEY, it's an interesting hour experience.… Expand
  44. WildRoeDeer
    May 8, 2019
    7
    Well made for what it set out to do. Unlike Gone Home, which operated as a mystery of sorts, Tacoma is more so about learning about the characters on the space station for two hours, until the big reveal exposing the big bad corporation. I'd say the world building and characters are more interesting than the plot itself, which is really Tacoma's greatest downside. Although, saying oneWell made for what it set out to do. Unlike Gone Home, which operated as a mystery of sorts, Tacoma is more so about learning about the characters on the space station for two hours, until the big reveal exposing the big bad corporation. I'd say the world building and characters are more interesting than the plot itself, which is really Tacoma's greatest downside. Although, saying one thing is negative because it wasn't as good as the other aspects of the game is pretty good as criticisms go. It's very low stakes and railroad-y by design and I can see a lot of people losing interest very quickly. I will say though that the AR segments are easily the highlight of the game. I can't even begin to imagine how much of a pain in the ass it must have been to script and perform every bit of dialogue so it all lines up as perfectly as possible. As a game mechanic, it makes for a much more engaging experience when you choose which conversations to listen in to. It's very clever and a step above the endless letters and audio logs from Gone Home. Basically, everything Gone Home did well, this game does better, except for the main story holding it all together which, in Tacoma's case, feels almost incidental. It does fit together with the world building, however, so I can't say it's bad, just underwritten perhaps. It's a very easy-going experience but if walking sims are something you enjoy, I can safely recommend Tacoma as 'another one of those'.… Expand
  45. strangebrew123
    Dec 12, 2020
    6
    Decent gameplay with good movement. Fairly basic storyline, though engaging enough. Only paid a fiver, so pleased with this game at that price.

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#22 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 56 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 56
  3. Negative: 1 out of 56
  1. CD-Action
    Oct 30, 2017
    60
    Gone Home developers tackle the issue of corporate hell aboard futuristic space station. Unfortunately their sentimental style does not go along with the brutally down-to-earth (oh, the irony!) subject too well. [10/2017, p.67]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Oct 8, 2017
    90
    A bold, ambitious step forward for the - hnngh - "walking simulator." [Issue#266, p.54]
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Sep 21, 2017
    51
    Walking simulators live or die by the strength of their narrative, and Tacoma gives away its main plot just minutes after you start playing it. It does have other secrets, but they aren’t worth your time.
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