The Fall (2014)

 PC
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 83 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 83
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 83
  3. Negative: 12 out of 83

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  1. lorddragonstar
    Jul 5, 2014
    3
    I played this game using a keyboard and a gamepad (xbox pad) and the controls are poor - responsiveness is stiff and delayed in both cases but I found it to be a little easier to play with a gamepad due to the funky keys/combination presses and holds you need to use.

    There are bugs, really crazy bugs. The game crashed twice on me in my single play through and several times I would    I played this game using a keyboard and a gamepad (xbox pad) and the controls are poor - responsiveness is stiff and delayed in both cases but I found it to be a little easier to play with a gamepad due to the funky keys/combination presses and holds you need to use.

    There are bugs, really crazy bugs. The game crashed twice on me in my single play through and several times I would start floating through the level ending up in random locations. Also, sometimes when an area loaded I would not be able to control the character at all except for moving around (no shooting/jumping/flashlight/stealth/etc.).

    The puzzles are basic - use a thing on this thing to get to the next place. It never really goes beyond that but due to level design you often need to walk around looking for the thing or the place to use the thing for a long time, backtracking is often needed.
    The combat is not as good as I was lead to believe. You have a gun, just one, as your weapon and there's only a few different enemy types in the whole game. You can also stealth, but you can't move when stealth. It feels very lacking.

    The game is short. Really short, which is good because if the boring combat and tedious puzzles went on much longer I think I would have just quit.

    The only really good part of the game is the story and the voice acting, which is excellent except for 3 tremendous flaws. It is absolutely linear which is fine, but you are given "choices" that aren't choices - you must take one specific action to move forward - don't present false choices to me. The overall plot is obvious. Finally, the game/story is incomplete - WAAAAAY incomplete. It felt like just when I was ready for the real story to come into play, it was suddenly over. Booooo!

    There's very little redeeming value here, I picked it up on a steam sale and it still wasn't worth it. Fellow game player, don't make the mistake I've already payed for. Move on, find better games and adventures out there in the digisphere.    … Expand
  2. reeze
    Jul 9, 2014
    2
    Really enjoyed the little that was in it. Way too short to be any price at all. I feel completely cheated. Despite having a nice atmosphere, I'm left with a bad taste in my mouth. They should have marketed it as an episodic adventure series, as opposed to cheating people out of their money for what, in all rights, should have been a teaser or demo. So so short, really not worth it.
  3. dajhorn
    Feb 22, 2018
    2
    The Fall is a tiresome game with awkward controls and illogical puzzles. The authors had a story and atmosphere in mind, but failed to plug any fun into the equation.
  4. Ted_Tris
    Mar 29, 2015
    2
    Awfully boring.
    Nothing he does not have mood.
    The control and the object usage part are terrible.

    Awfully boring.
    Nothing he does not have mood.
    The control and the object usage part are terrible.
  5. ewenr
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    Over simplistic game with very little to do. Did not enjoy.. but it looks pretty enough.

Awards & Rankings

86
#86 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. CD-Action
    Oct 22, 2014
    80
    My new favorite proof that you can create a cinematic experience without millions of dollars and photorealistic visuals. [10/2014, p.67]
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Sep 17, 2014
    79
    The game is a thoroughly atmospheric side scrolling action adventure game. The action feels a touch too limited and a touch too clumsy and the adventuring is rather basic. The negatives are almost offset by a very engaging storyline. I'm looking forward to seeing how the story develops, but in order for this to become a cult classic the gameplay could use some additional development. [Sept 2014]
  3. Riot Pixels
    Aug 27, 2014
    70
    Despite the initial plan to cut The Fall into several episodes, Over the Moon decided not to tease us with a cliffhanger – it’s a self-contained, albeit short, story.
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