[게임 소개/평점] Stories Untold (스토리즈 언톨드)

[게임 소개/평점] Stories Untold (스토리즈 언톨드)

 

 

 

* 게임 평점 : 8.9/10

 

* 게임 소개

 이제 Mac OS에서도 플레이 할 수 있는 스토리즈 언톨드! "Stories Untold"는 장르를 완전히 독창적으로 뒤집어버리는 내러티브적, 실험적인 어드벤처 게임입니다. 고전적인 텍스트 어드벤처와 4가지 단편 스토리를 결합하여 "대화식 시각적 스토릴텔링 게임의 환상적이고 매혹적인 예"라고 출시 이후 좋은 비평을 받았습니다. (Telegraph 5/5)

 이 게임은 80년대 복고풍 향수와 혁신적인 겡미플레이, 또한 심리적인 공포를 불러옵니다. "올해 가장 놀랍고 독특한 스토리 중 하나"라는 평을 받았습니다. (GameSpew 9/10)

 첫번째 에피소드 "The House Abandon"은 데모를 통해 무료로 제공되며, 전체 게임을 저장할 수 있습니다.

 "Stories Untold"는 Jon McKellan (Alien : Isolation)과 Omar Khan이 주도한 Glasgow 기반의 이전 AAA 개발팀 'No Code'에 의해 개발되었습니다.

 

* 게임 특징

 - 고유한 설정과 게임플레이 및 메커닉을 갖춘 네 가지의 유니크한 스토리.

 - 화려한 복고풍 그래픽은 생생한 추억을 다시 불러 일으킬 수 있습니다.

 - 80년대 호러 사운드 트랙에서 영감을 얻은 Synth-wave 호러 사운드 트랙.

 - 잠금 해제를 할 수 있는 성과들과 발견할 수 있는 여러 비밀들.

 - 심리적 공포에서 긴장되고 공푀스러운 SF에 이르기까지. Stories Untold는 진정한 "4 stories, 1 nightmare" 입니다.

 

* 시스템 요구 사항 (최소 사양)

 - 운영체제 : Windows 7 이상

 - 프로세서 : Intel Core Duo 이상

 - 메모리 : 2GB RAM

 - DirectX : 버전 9.0

 - 저장공간 : 400MB

 - 추가 사항 : 불은 끄고 헤드셋을 끼고 플레이하세요!

 

* Steam (스팀) 기준 가격 : 10,500원 (할인 평균가 3,570원)

 - Stories Untold Official Soundtrack (사운드트랙) : 2,200원 (할인 평균가 750원)

 

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<네티즌 리뷰/후기>

- 자막 옵션이 있어서 청각장애인이 기뻐하겠다 싶었는데 결국 아빠를 불러와야 했습니다.

- 스토리와 분위기 및 연출이 인상적이고 훌륭한 게임입니다. 여러 의문점과 그냥 지나쳤던 것들이 후에 가서 퍼즐이 맞춰지는데... 매우 멋진 부분이었습니다. (끝에 가서는 개인에 따라 호불호가가 갈릴 수 있는 스토리인 것 같네요) 처음에 영작 해야하는 게 있길래 당황했는데 요령을 익히면 생각보다 크게 어렵지 않습니다. 나머지 퍼즐 또한 간단한 독해만으로도 풀 수 있습니다. 스토리 연출 위주의 게임을 좋아하시면 추천합니다.

- 뭐냐 이게. 그냥 앉아서 글 쓰는 거임. 학교 공부도 빡신데 게임에서도 내가 글을 써야돼?!

- Listen, as great as this is, you shouldn't read any more reviews. The more your read, the more you ruin it for yourself. This is a shining recommendation. Yes, it is worth the price.

- Installed "Stories Untold". Turned off lights. Started game. "So am i really playing a text-adventure now?" "....hmm... don't think i will play this for long... kinda boring..." "NOW it gets interesting..." "DAMN! Can't believe I just got jump-scared from a friggin text-adventure... besides that... i feel uncomfortable playing this game with lights off" Turned lights back on. Continued playing this game with keeping in mind never to turn off lights again when playing it.

- So I'm 33 years old and a lot of my youth was spent playing / creating text adventure video games. When this was released I bought it thinking it was merely just an emulator / player for those kinda games. What you guys have created is outstanding. The moment the game starts you're filled with some good old fashioned 80's nostalgia. The audio and visuals are just "ace" and I even enjoyed the sound my keys make in game when pressed. PS: I about ***t my pants at the first "surprise" so Kudos!

- From the first episode I was like, "Okay this is kind of creepy." It wasn't until the third episode that I felt the stories were really connecting. And they do... very well. Being that I'm an avid player of MUDs (Multi-User Dungeons) and other text-based games, I found it easy to navigate those parts of the game. But the atmosphere created by those interactions is well beyond any MUD I've played. And though I wouldn't directly spoil anything... during one part, typing "Apologize" over and over truly eerie. I'm not even sure if if was just an optional tidbit, but either way, it felt right and it paid off. The whole game pays off. Worth the money for a short adventure into a game that is not what it seems.

- Amazing 'old style' horror. So glad to find a horror that doesn't rely on rubbish jumpscares and instead uses a combination of eerie music and unsettling sounds and sights to get your heart-rate up. Gutted there wasn't more episodes but I really enjoyed the style and puzzles within the game. I highly recommend playing alone, with headphones and in a dark room for full effect.

- This game was marketed as a retro text adventure but is so much more than that. Despite lasting only 2.5 hours, this game succeeds in where many, many, many other games fail: STORY! I found the story and its climax so rewarding but be warned that this is a mature story and may not suit a younger or simple minded audience.

- This is a brilliant game that holds some great narrative, atmosphere and ideas. It's hard to explain without spoiling the experience, so I'll make these points. Reviews shorter than 1hr are going to be useless; while a text adventure at its core, this is more evident in the first 30 mins than after that since the first 30 min is simply a remaster of the original game "House of Abandon". It's about 4hrs. but that doesn't make it feel too short. though I wigh there is much more to come, whether as a sequel or spiritual successor or something, as I really enjoyed it so much. There are fantastic puzzles, surprises, twists and eerieness / creepy ideas over jump scares.

- The Good : Great ambiance, music, gameplay. This brought me back to the time where you needed a note sheet for codes or for later puzzles. You're always on edge while playing this. If you're a big fan of puzzles a la Resident Evil or just science-fiction/horror, this is a must-get for you. / The Bad : Graphics settings are either "Beautiful" or "Fantastic". There is little to no different to these two settings are I got a staggering 20 fps on the exploration parts of the game where you actually get up and move around in the game. I wish there would be better optimisation for those who don't have a current gen graphic card.