ReCore: First Impressions (Gaming)

by Blackt1g3r , Login is from an untrusted domain in MN, Wednesday, September 14, 2016, 18:29 (2785 days ago) @ Cody Miller

So I played around 4 hours of ReCore last night, here are my impressions so far.

I understand where some of the bad reviews come from, but in my opinion they are reviewing the game rather than enjoying what is a clearly enjoyable game. The story is straightforward, but the game provides ways to go into more depth via audio logs, journal entries, and translating the robot language. Here are some of the things I did and didn't like so far.

I think audio logs, and to a lesser extent journal entries, are a pretty lazy way of giving depth to your world. It's a trope that I think needs to be replaced.

Personally, I think the audio logs are a good fit for this game because there is a pretty significant focus on exploring the world already. By hiding some depth in the logs, it allows the player to focus on the main story if they don't care for the extra information and don't like the exploration aspects.