Publisher: Assemble Entertainment
What I Paid: $13.50
Verdict: Not Shovelware.
What I Say:
Encodya is a crowd-funded point and click adventure set in a dystopian future. You are Tina, a 9 year old orphan girl who scrapes by on her own with the help of her robot guardian.
You can progress through this adventure as either Tina or SAM-53: both are needed to solve some of the puzzles.
There’s lots to like in this adventure, tempered by some shortcomings. The artwork and environment are great. The controls on Nintendo Switch are somewhat troubling and not explained. Combining items, essential during the early part of this adventure, is not explained and somewhat counter-intuitive. There was more than one occasion during this adventure where I felt severely hampered by the interface rather than the puzzle logic.
There are two modes in which you can play this game: Easy and Hard. You can’t change between them during a playthrough. Easy Mode shows hot spots on the screen and hints are available if you so desire. Hard Mode does not show hot spots and hints are not available. I played in Hard Mode which lead to one almighty roadblock towards the end where a relevant object was all but invisible as it could not be highlighted by walking next to it but could only be found by using the correct inventory item on it.
What They Say:
Neo Berlin 2062. Tina – a nine-year-old orphan – lives with SAM-53 – her big clumsy robot guardian –in a rooftop makeshift shelter in Neo-Berlin, a dark megalopolis controlled by corporations. Tina is an urban jungle kid, who has learned to live alone, scavenging from city dumpsters and eking out a living from scraps. Her funny robot is always with her, programmed to protect her no matter what.
One day, the little girl discovers that her father left her an important mission: to finish his plan to save the world from grayness! Tina and SAM embark on an incredible adventure across different realities full of bizarre robotic creatures and grotesque human beings. Through puzzles and exciting dialogues, they’ll find out the true meaning of being alive.
The original soundtrack, especially created for ENCODYA, makes the exciting, crackling atmosphere even more tangible.
Explore the dark cyberpunk world of ENCODYA in 2.5D with 2 playable characters.
Over 34+ non-player characters bring the world of ENCODYA to life and provide a varied and exciting story.
Your journey will take you to more than 100 locations where there is a lot to explore and discover.
Special, randomly generated puzzles provide a unique gaming experience and present you with great challenges.
The cinematic cutscenes and the futuristic art and sound design brings the story of ENCODYA alive.
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