Observer

 PlayStation 4
User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 104 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 104
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 104
  3. Negative: 20 out of 104
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  1. 555ppp
    Aug 20, 2017
    1
    >Observer_ is not a pleasant experience. The gameplay is limited to Electrical and Biological scanning, picking up objects and talking to people. If the story had been worthwhile, this would not have bothered me, but missions only make sense in the end when an exposition dump is given and you have it all explained to you. Hacking sequences are the worst - I got sick to my stomach every>Observer_ is not a pleasant experience. The gameplay is limited to Electrical and Biological scanning, picking up objects and talking to people. If the story had been worthwhile, this would not have bothered me, but missions only make sense in the end when an exposition dump is given and you have it all explained to you. Hacking sequences are the worst - I got sick to my stomach every time I went through these nightmarish scenarios, which are supposed to give us "answers" but do nothing but quease you out. The ending is itself good, but not worth the asking price.… Expand
  2. Krotos
    Sep 11, 2017
    0
    DO NOT BUY! GAME-BREAKING BUGS!

    While Observer has an intriguing plot and great atmosphere, it also has *serious* bugs that, if they come up, can make it impossible to progress in the story. Since the game has only a single, continually-updating autosave, whenever you encounter one of these bugs, you have to RESTART THE ENTIRE GAME FROM THE BEGINNING. I ran into one of these when I    DO NOT BUY! GAME-BREAKING BUGS!

    While Observer has an intriguing plot and great atmosphere, it also has *serious* bugs that, if they come up, can make it impossible to progress in the story. Since the game has only a single, continually-updating autosave, whenever you encounter one of these bugs, you have to RESTART THE ENTIRE GAME FROM THE BEGINNING. I ran into one of these when I was maybe 80% completed.

    It is unforgivable for any software studio to release a title in this state. Maybe they'll patch it up eventually, but for now, save your $30 for a game that isn't going to suddenly stop working when you're most of the way through it.    … Expand
  3. piscian18
    Apr 26, 2020
    0
    The PS4 version is both boring and broken. I wanted to like it. I like adventure games, I like noir and I like Blade Runner. This is the suckiest version of all those things. Its ultimate failure to grab me disappointed me so much that I had say something, even if its just on metacritic. As far as the gameplay goes it claims to be an adventure game, but in reality its a very, very boring,The PS4 version is both boring and broken. I wanted to like it. I like adventure games, I like noir and I like Blade Runner. This is the suckiest version of all those things. Its ultimate failure to grab me disappointed me so much that I had say something, even if its just on metacritic. As far as the gameplay goes it claims to be an adventure game, but in reality its a very, very boring, walking simulator. 5 hours in Id completed one puzzle. When I ultimately gave up on it I'd walked up 3 floors of an apartment building, talked to at least 14 people, through door speakers and had maybe 2 or so interesting things happen. After talking to so many people in loooong boring conversations, only one person gave me any info progressing the plot. It just felt tedious. Rutger Hauer phones it in as a kindly old man whos supposed to be a scary orwellian thought cop. He's supposed to be a highlight, instead I actually looked to see if there was a foreign language option with a voice more invested in the conversations. I found myself spacing out and checking my phone waiting for him to stop talking when it was clearly not going anywhere. ALL of the games personalities are cliche and tired. The apartment building is flush with decorative trash and filth. So much so that I got lost in the cluster wandering around looking...whatever it was I was supposed to be looking for. None of this was helped by the bugs. On PS4 Pro at least, theres a near constant frame drop and stutter despite the fact that all you're doing is walking around. I experienced a bug at the end of a obnoxiously long nightmare sequence that mimiced the dream sequence from the original Max Payne, excepting that it goes on for about 20 minutes. When it finally ended I was stuck staring at a ceiling light while a dog barks in the distance, my controller just stopped responding. I had to close out, restart and do the whole stupid dream sequence again. I'm just done with this game.… Expand
  4. hldr91
    Apr 15, 2020
    1
    Historia atrapante, apartado técnico deplorable.

    Habré jugado 3 horas máximo y consiguió atraparme. Pero no pude seguir jugando debido a los problemas técnicos. El juego presenta constantes caídas de fps y finalmente la pantalla se congeló durante 10 minutos por lo que tuve que cerrarlo. Mi consola mueve juegos como RDR2 y Uncharted 4 sin inmutarse. Es una lástima que una propuesta tan    Historia atrapante, apartado técnico deplorable.

    Habré jugado 3 horas máximo y consiguió atraparme. Pero no pude seguir jugando debido a los problemas técnicos.

    El juego presenta constantes caídas de fps y finalmente la pantalla se congeló durante 10 minutos por lo que tuve que cerrarlo.

    Mi consola mueve juegos como RDR2 y Uncharted 4 sin inmutarse.

    Es una lástima que una propuesta tan buena no pueda disfrutarse. Y es una vergüenza que Sony haya permitido su lanzamiento a sabiendas de que es una estafa.

    Como pasaron mas de 14 días desde la compra perdí la posibilidad de reembolso.    … Expand
  5. Vokrug_Vostok
    Oct 16, 2022
    0
    boring, stupid, the walking game from a bunch of psychos . not scary, very easy platinum, but i even don't want to get it. frame drops on ps5. graphic is awful...

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#87 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. DualShockers
    Dec 12, 2017
    85
    The beauty of its terror is that it is not earned cheaply.
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  2. The Digital Fix
    Oct 18, 2017
    60
    A beautifully realised and often harrowing cyberpunk tale let down by repetition and gameplay which is both simple and frustrating in equal measure.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Oct 15, 2017
    90
    Bloober has constructed a little game with a story that feels so much bigger than most Triple-As will manage this year. [Nov 2017, p.92]
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