- Publisher: Deck 13
- Release Date: Apr 21, 2020
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CD-ActionJun 25, 2020The story starts like a million others but it does manage to keep the player engaged until the last minutes. An interesting narrative experiment that tells a simple tale in an unobvious way. [07/2020, p.64]
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May 5, 2020The Shattering offers a beautifully surreal and tactful journey into mental illness. “Emotional rollercoaster” sums it up perfectly; it’s a constant series of heart-racing peaks and melancholy valleys. Imaginative and affecting, take the time to sit down with John and get to the root of his plight.
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Apr 25, 2020Walking Simulator sprinkled with psychological elements, The Shattering does not revolutionize the established formula of style, but shows however that it has sufficiently digested its influences, What Remains of Edith Finch and Layers of Fear in mind, to offer a real identity by deploying treasures of good ideas when it comes to pouring into interactive narration.
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Apr 20, 2020The Shattering tells a common story of a man with an unhappy past, but fails to properly explore the delicate psychological themes related to John.
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Apr 30, 2020Despite its creative approach, The Shattering is a rather common Walking Simulator with an unsual artdesign that will leave even the most cheerful soul in a depressed state.
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Apr 22, 2020The Shattering has some big ideas that it simply isn't able to deliver on. There's a distinct lack of narrative cohesion along with pedestrian plotting and boring gameplay. Still, the game does some things that make it worth a bit of attention.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 15
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Mixed: 6 out of 15
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Negative: 3 out of 15
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Apr 22, 2020