![]() The story was very linear but for a game that would only take about 7 - 8 hours to complete, I think this was pretty acceptable. Overall, Encodya was pretty enjoyable and a beautiful game. I did not once get tired of it as it was relaxing to listen to. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the soundtrack in each area. The music in Encodya was very well selected. Instead, they popped up for only a few seconds before the game finished loading. The loading screens popped up every time I entered a new area and surprisingly were not annoying at all. It did, however, take me far longer than I care to admit to figure out that I could make Tina and SAM-53 run instead of slowly walking across the screen. I played the entire game with my mouse and only occasionally used the keyboard. And even though I said that I was not too engrossed in the story, I did feel a sense of satisfaction when I completed the game and there were some moments where I did laugh out loud at the dialogue.įor a point-and-click adventure game, the controls were pretty straight forward. ![]() I did find it interesting that you regularly had to alternate between Tina and SAM-53 when interacting with some characters as some will refuse to talk to a robot or some will refuse to talk to a child. That being said, it was interesting to find out more about Neo-Berlin and about side characters. The “plot twist” was also pretty predictable. SAM-53 also still looked to be in top condition despite how long he has been on the streets with Tina. To me, that seems very difficult to believe considering that Tina looked quite healthy and energetic. In fact, I had to suspend my common sense a lot of times as the story told me that Tina has been a homeless orphan for a number of years and is about to turn 10. I did not really find myself to be too enthralled or interested in Tina or SAM-53 at all. I had spent longer than I cared looking around just trying to find a tiny piece of item in order to complete a puzzle and progress in the story. However, some of the items that I needed to pick up were hard to spot as they tend to blend into the ground or background. The robots also looked realistic as far as robots go. The inhabitants of Neo-Berlin also gave a futuristic and a cyberpunk feel as they all had some kind of cybernetics attached to them or were wearing VR sets to access cyberspace. Neo-Berlin definitely felt depressing but was yet a futuristic city with the sky constantly being gloomy or raining. Everything looked to be hand drawn and I did find myself taking moments to simply admire the background and settings in each area. Graphically, Encodya is an absolutely beautiful game. ![]() Although at the start of the game there was a disclaimer that any names and political views found in Encodya are just coincidences and not a statement, it was hard to not make several connections such as the mayor being a blond, loudmouth, fat man named Rumpf and bears a striking resemblance to a specific American. That and an oppressive mayor who controls the population through cyberspace and VR sets. Somehow, Tina and SAM-53 have been able to survive on their own for quite some time despite how bleak and dangerous Neo-Berlin appears to be. The main two characters are Tina, a homeless nine-year-old orphan living on a rooftop of a building in Neo-Berlin, and SAM-53, a robot assigned to protect her since birth. Chaosmonger Studios aimed to create a world with the Blade Runner environment but told in a similar style as Studio Ghibli and transformed into a futuristic city called Neo-Berlin in the year 2062. It eventually evolved into a 2.5D point-and click adventure game. So I had high hopes for Chaosmonger Studio’s new game, Encodya.Įncodya actually started out as a short film that was crowdfunded on Kickstarter under the title Robot Will Protect You. I am a huge fan of point-and-click adventure games like The Longest Journey. Reviews // 22nd May 2021 - 1 year ago // By Joshua (Shnook) Encodya Review
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