THE RUIN OF 0CEANUS PR1ME

This game, as its name suggests, is part of the same universe as A1RL0CK.

It's set in an underwater wreck that is enormous and filled with strange biological material. You have a special suit designed both to let you interface with the technology around you and to keep you under control.

The gameplay is partly exploration and partly puzzly. I enjoyed searching out parts of the ship, interfacing with technology and so on. I had some trouble with the parser when trying to deal with wheel valves, but I realized I had been using the wrong verb (SET is right, TURN works sometimes but not as often).

There is frequent strong profanity in the game. It makes sense in context. The story is very violent, kind of like 80s sci fi action like Alien, Predator, or Terminator.

Overall, I found the story strong. At times I got stuck, like I said; this is not an easy game, and careful attention to detail is basically required to pass through. I had a good time with it overall.

A delightfully adrenaline filled, pacey, chock-full-of-action ride. Fully delivers on the expected thrills of a game that involves exploring a creepy abandoned (??) station in a dive suit, cut off from your support team.

The game does an excellent job creating a pressure cooker atmosphere, while remaining relatively forgiving and playable. The puzzles were quite good. I did resort to the walkthrough at one point, and I'm always glad to see when a walkthrough is offered.

The prose is well-written and effective in conveying action and tension. The PC has a gallows-humor sensibility it's fun to spend time with. As the game progresses, there's a delicious unspooling of backstory and plot that makes the puzzles feel paid off.