I've a problem about that game

[MisterZippo]

Hi there! I bought Inscryption during the last sales, i was intrigued by the plot.

But in 1 hour of gaming, i dont get any emotional, the style is horrible imho, and i dont know how to approach it correctly for enjoy.
Any advice?

[MisterZippo]

I would like get a serious answer. Thanks for the tentative anyway.

[ZokerinoDev]

If you were looking for detroit: become human 2.0 ... it isn't the game for you.
Even though it is a story rich game it is still a roguelite.
It isn't about getting you to be emotional but to think about a strategy.
The game is extremely punishing so you have to find ways to "upgrade" your character by finding stuff in the room.
I wouldn't want to spoil the game since finding the secrets is the great part, but be prepared for some grinding if you aren't willing to find them by yourself. Or search on google but it will ruin all the fun.

[MisterZippo]

I searched something, I dont dislike card games, just i dont understand why this game is considered really high rated.

The style and the graphic, and also the sound is terrible (my opinion), almost nothing is explained (even the necessary) and the structure is not like a game, even a card game. I dont search so many infos about a game, or i would feel spoiler. And i like roguelite style. Just it can be called...a game?

[pohodnik]

game is hard to fully understand.it is good game but it is not for every body mby you cen refound it or give it another chanse

[MisterZippo]

I have one hour played, i can't play more than 1 hour if i will refund. I will give another chance. But i never understand why indie game should look mostly ugly as ♥♥♥♥.

[twistedoldloony]

I'm not sure what you expected if you saw the videos in the Steam store. I think the game is beautiful, immersive, intriguing and some parts are very challenging in the best way. But if you don't like the gameplay then you don't like it.

[StankBooty]

- Play in a dark room with a candle lit beside you.
- Play with headphones on, volume up.
- Learn the cards, the combat is much deeper than surface level.
- At LEAST play to when you get out of the cabin. If you dont enjoy it then, its not for you.

[Aegix Drakan]

Originally posted by MisterZippo:

I searched something, I dont dislike card games, just i dont understand why this game is considered really high rated.

Because:

- The card game itself is a lot of fun.
- The entire aesthetic of the game is really cool
- The "Escape Room" style puzzles, where you can solve puzzles outside of the card game to reap benefits within the card game is genuinely clever.
- It's a game loaded with secrets that are fun to pull apart and solve.

Let's just say that the game you're playing now is only part of Inscryption. Once you solve the first great mystery of the game, it will unfold a few more times to reveal yet more mysteries.

I like to Describe Inscription as an Enigma wrapped in a Riddle that wears the skin of a Roguelike Card Game.

Originally posted by MisterZippo:

But i never understand why indie game should look mostly ugly as ♥♥♥♥.

What? It looks phenomenal! The Cabin is moody and spooky and atmospheric, as befits what looks like a deeply occult card game!

What's ugly about it? The fact it's kinda low poly?

The other stuff it pulls out also fits perfectly with where the story ends up going too.

[Victor66]

Originally posted by StankBooty:

- Play in a dark room with a candle lit beside you.
- Play with headphones on, volume up.
- Learn the cards, the combat is much deeper than surface level.
- At LEAST play to when you get out of the cabin. If you dont enjoy it then, its not for you.

I did the first part and the candle lit the room on fire :((( Now I have to live on the streets. Thanks for the great advice.

[Aegix Drakan]

Originally posted by StankBooty:

- Play in a dark room with a candle lit beside you.

With a lack of other plans for Halloween night, that's what I did. XD

Originally posted by Victor66:

I did the first part and the candle lit the room on fire :((( Now I have to live on the streets. Thanks for the great advice.

An excellent time to remind people that fire needs to be treated with respect and care! It is wild and dangerous.

[MisterZippo]

The style is ugly, because it reflects the sense of indie: if dont have pixels in evidence can't be accepted as indie? I dont get about the cabin.

[Popcornflakes]

If this looked realistic it wouldve been a completely different experience and it wouldve not fit in the theme of the game. Just play and like someone else said, once you get out of the cabin and still dont like it, the game is not for you. Story wise this game is amazing and learn to appreciate pixel art

[MisterZippo]

I like the pixel art when has a style. This seems made by a 800x600 resolution.

Can explain me what is the cabin?

[@n@rc0]

The sole fact that you think the game is "ugly" proves this game isn't for you. Perhaps you would enjoy something like Detroit or God of War, idk. This game is beautiful, the art style was chosen carefully to fit the narrative and plot. I can't say why the game looks """horrible""" because it would spoil the main plot.

In short, this game is made for hardcore old school gamers, who like the thrill of discovery and unravelling mysteries. Its not made for nowadays gamers who only care about graphics, cutscenes, quick-time events and easy mode available.

[trial_by_fire]

Originally posted by MisterZippo:

I like the pixel art when has a style. This seems made by a 800x600 resolution.

Can explain me what is the cabin?

Look man if you aren't liking the game just refund it. Other people have given you their opinion, and you have your own opinion. If it didn't draw you in by now, you're not going to like it later on when things "change".

Resolution and graphics have nothing to do with 'style'. But if that is a problem for you then maybe the game isn't really your type. Which is completely ok. Different people like different things, imagine that. A lot of people like the game, but not everyone will.

As far as the cabin goes, you are trapped in a cabin with a mad man who intends you harm and likes to play games. Your goal should be to escape the situation you are in, by any means necessary. In the mean time you are forced to play games with this mad man who makes up his own rules and "cheats', and it is a terrible, unfair situation.

Search the cabin for clues on how to escape, and don't try to be fair about it. Do whatever you need to do to escape even if it means 'cheating' in the card game.

But how you got there and what is really going on is somewhat of a mystery. In your attempt to escape you might discover that there is more going on here than meets the eye.

But once again if none of this appeals to you by now, just refund it because chances are you are going to to not like anything else that comes after.