Inside Review (Vasharal)
Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. - Joseph Campbell
Sum-Up
In-depth analysis further down.
🟩 Pros
🟥 Cons
• One of the most fluid movement I've ever noticed in any game.
• Easy to pick up for anybody.
• Stunning visuals.
• Great ragdoll effects.
• Unique and compelling story.
• Interesting protagonist and characters.
• Incredible ending with unexpected events.
• Wanting more of this world and the story.
🟨 Bugs & Issues
🔧 Specs
⚙ Settings & FPS
☑️ Never had any.
🔲 Hanging, Freezing, or
Crashing.
🔲 Graphics Glitch.
🔲 Gameplay Defect.
🔲 In-game Purchase.
🔲 Audio Problem.
🔲 Text Problem.
🔲 Save Glitch.
• CPU: i7-12700K
• RAM: 32GB DDR4
• GPU: 3080 10GB
• SD: SSD
• RES: 1440p
Settings: Ultra
FPS: 60+
🌌 Content & Replay Value
Completing this game takes about 4-5 hours max. If you're doing the achievements in one go, it's best to follow a guide unless you prefer exploring as they are pretty hard to miss. Other than that, replaying this is just for fun, but there's nothing new once you complete it.
💵 Is it worth buying?
Yes. This game is worth it at any value of money you get it.
🎮 Steam Deck Compatibility
Works well, but sometimes the controls play funny and it's required for you to restart the game.
🧾 Verdict: Masterpiece
Rating Chart Here
This score doesn't go lightly to how many games I play. This game offers a compelling story, with great physics and interesting puzzles that inspired a lot of side-scrolling walking adventure games. Despite being short, it offers a unique and compelling story to explore worth every single minute.
In-depth
📑 Description:
Inside is an adventure side-scrolling puzzle game where your objective is to survive, solve puzzles and explore a beautiful mysterious world.
⚔ Gameplay:
Rate: ★★★☆☆
I'd honestly not rate this a three-star, by simply the fact that walking, jumping, and solving puzzles is the main thing about this game. The world feels unique and well-designed, offering you challenging, but not impossible levels that have an incredible flow.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2924744986
😄 Fun:
Rate: ★★★★★
I've enjoyed this game from beginning to end. I think it's an incredible game in all aspects and for being a short adventure as this one anybody can pick up, enjoy and put down in a few hours.
🏞 Visuals:
Rate: ★★★★★
This game has an incredible presentation, with beautiful settings, lighting and shadow effects, and beautiful minimalist art direction.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2924737859
🔊 Sound:
Rate: ★★★★★
Sound in this game is incredible and well thought out. From moment to moment, you are engulfed in eargasmic sounds going from footsteps, thumps, underwater sounds, and sounds of engines that describe so well each area. It was an incredible experience and I really wish the music would sip in more in some areas because it was incredible.
📖 Story:
Rate: ★★★★★
Despite not being a single bit narrated, this game has an incredible short story where you play as a little boy trying to escape from what looks to be a facility that indoctrinates people. Your journey takes you through some incredible moments with an incredible finally that has unexpectedly made me want more.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2924983417
🧵 Length:
☑️ Short (1-8h)
🔲 Medium (8-15h)
🔲 Long (15-25h)
🔲 Very Long (25h+)
🔲 Unlimited
In between my session, I took a few couples of minutes' break and the game idled. But in general, from what I know the game should take no more than 4-5 hours.
🧩 Difficulty:
🔲 Easy
☑️ Normal
🔲 Hard
🔲 Brutally Hard
🔲 Impossible
The game offers here and there challenging, but not too difficult puzzles, but in some areas you're required to think carefully for your actions. Anybody could and should pick this game.
⭕Conclusion:
Inside has been an incredible short adventure that left me incredibly sad after finishing it. Not because of the story, but because it wasn't long enough for how incredible this game is. The presentation, to sound and beautiful ragdoll effects make this for the perfect short, but incredible story that forever will be up there in terms of adventure games. Developers have worked hard and deserve every credit for such an well presented game worth every penny.
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