Surprisingly entertaining & oddly challenging – The Journey Down: Chapter One Review

This game surprised me in more ways than one. I got this game when it was featured for free. Overall, it was a pretty interesting game and is most definitely worth playing. Now, to the nuts and bolts. This game was oddly addictive. Like other people have said, it was hard for me to put it down (only during those times I got frustrated with some of the puzzles). I like the fact that the protagonist is a totally unexpected character -- an adventurous, optimistic gas charter laborer embarking on a venture with a client to get pay off their debt from the power company. Pretty unique plot I must say. But there were a few kinks that irked me while playing this game.... I kind of wasn't a fan of some of the puzzles the game had. Some were extremely hard to figure out, especially if you don't listen to the dialogue. I didn't necessarily skip the dialogue moments, but I can't say I was completely tuned in to catch those nuances needed for the puzzles. I mean, the characters drone on and on, they talk far too slow, and their accents(let's not go there...). Especially the character Lina! Girl, we don't have time for that long, boring backstory. A lot of people are saying that they really love the graphics and art design.... I'm the odd one out in this one. I find the characters faces EXTREMELY creepy. And the graphics are a bit choppy. Not to mention their mouths don't ever move right at all. And the voice acting.... Oh goodness gracious...... Come on, definitely forced accents and some of the dialogue is beyond corny. One of the sailors referred to alcohol as "flufferoonie".... Um, what? Anyway, I'm giving this game 4 starts because I actually finished the first chapter, loved the music score, and really got into the game after it got started (hang in there!!! It's slow at first).
Review by Papaya93 on The Journey Down: Chapter One.