Get Even is a unique blend of walking simulator and stealth combat game, where you explore your memories.

Story:

You play as a man only known as Black. He's haunted by a memory of a girl that he fails to save from a bomb. Waking up in a seemingly abandoned building you have a device called the Pandora, which allows you to relive memories. You're guided by a man named Red as you're trying to uncover what happened before the girl blew up and what lead up to her being kidnapped.

The story of Get Even is captivating to say the least. Each memory block you visit unlocks another piece of the puzzle and it makes you want to keep going to see how the story wraps up. There's also player choices, every so often you can do something that will impact the story and there's multiple endings to see depending on how thorough you are throughout each block.

Graphics:

The graphics themselves are rather mediocre. I like the look of environments and how they sort of change on the fly because they are based on your memory. You can create stuff with your phone and it really plays to the feeling of unstable memories because the environments are sort of weird and surreal.

However the same thing can't be said to the enemies. They are just flat out bad and look like something ripped out of a PS2 game. It's kind of weird considering in the investigation segments you sometimes see flashbacks to when other characters have visited that scene and those are real life actors scanned into the environment, which is quite the contrast considering you were just fighting PS2 soldiers and then see real life people all of a sudden.

Audio:

Audio design is mostly fine. The voice acting is decent and I think most actors do a great job with their roles albeit a few of the actors deliver their lines in a really cheesy way. Sometimes even Black delivers his life in a phoned in way, but overall he's great compared to some other side characters you encounter.

Music itself is fine, albeit it's nothing incredibly special. I enjoyed it for the most part, but it definitely didn't stand out to me. It does what it set out to do like deliver ambience when exploring the memory blocks or the abandoned hospital you begin in.

The sound effects range from decent to flat out bad. I think most of the ambience is great and helps to build an unsettling atmosphere, mostly when you explore the asylum and every little noise makes you turn around and watch your back, because it makes you feel like you're not alone. The gun sounds are awful, most of them just sound terrible and feels like toys instead of real guns.

Gameplay:

Get Even is mostly a story driven walking simulator, with combat and some puzzle solving. You have a phone with you which allows you to see and scan stuff to collect evidence to help you learn more in the memories. It's actually really cool and works well.

You're also equipped with the corner gun which is basically a pistol you can shoot around corners, it's a cool feature, but the problem is the combat is absolute garbage. The game actually discourages you from combat, because killing people in the memories actually disrupts those memories which leads you into the bad ending, it actually discourages killing in general.

So to avoid killing you can go into stealth and that basically turns into crouch and avoid people as you try to reach your goal. It works fine enough, because it has a warning meter telling you how close you are to being spotted, but it still feels weird sometimes when you get spotted, swearing you were perfectly hidden.

The combat feels terrible, most of the time your shots do not connect with the enemies and whenever you miss a shot they spot you and all enemies know where you are. Sometimes it's easier to just try to run to point B, instead of trying to either kill your way to it or sneak to it. You also tend to get killed pretty quickly, as a few people will take you out in a few shots.

Verdict:

Get Even is great game, with terrible gameplay. Honestly if the story wasn't as good, I'd probably give this game a negative review, but since it's so good, you can easily put up with the tedious gameplay. If you want an intriguing story and can put up with janky gameplay you'll love your time with Get Even.

Final Rating:
7.5/10

Pros:
+ Great Story
+ Environments are cool
+ Ambience is spectacular

Cons:
- Combat is horrendous
- Stealth sometimes doesn't work as intended

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Get Even is a unique blend of walking simulator and stealth combat game, where you explore your memories. Story: You play as a man only known as Black. He's haunted by a memory of a girl that he fails to save from a bomb. Waking up in a seemingly abandoned building you have a device called the Pandora, which allows you to relive memories. You're guided by a man named Red as you're trying to uncover what happened before the girl blew up and what lead up to her being kidnapped. The story of Get Even is captivating to say the least. Each memory block you visit unlocks another piece of the puzzle and it makes you want to keep going to see how the story wraps up. There's also player choices, every so often you can do something that will impact the story and there's multiple endings to see depending on how thorough you are throughout each block. Graphics: The graphics themselves are rather mediocre. I like the look of environments and how they sort of change on the fly because they are based on your memory. You can create stuff with your phone and it really plays to the feeling of unstable memories because the environments are sort of weird and surreal. However the same thing can't be said to the enemies. They are just flat out bad and look like something ripped out of a PS2 game. It's kind of weird considering in the investigation segments you sometimes see flashbacks to when other characters have visited that scene and those are real life actors scanned into the environment, which is quite the contrast considering you were just fighting PS2 soldiers and then see real life people all of a sudden. Audio: Audio design is mostly fine. The voice acting is decent and I think most actors do a great job with their roles albeit a few of the actors deliver their lines in a really cheesy way. Sometimes even Black delivers his life in a phoned in way, but overall he's great compared to some other side characters you encounter. Music itself is fine, albeit it's nothing incredibly special. I enjoyed it for the most part, but it definitely didn't stand out to me. It does what it set out to do like deliver ambience when exploring the memory blocks or the abandoned hospital you begin in. The sound effects range from decent to flat out bad. I think most of the ambience is great and helps to build an unsettling atmosphere, mostly when you explore the asylum and every little noise makes you turn around and watch your back, because it makes you feel like you're not alone. The gun sounds are awful, most of them just sound terrible and feels like toys instead of real guns. Gameplay: Get Even is mostly a story driven walking simulator, with combat and some puzzle solving. You have a phone with you which allows you to see and scan stuff to collect evidence to help you learn more in the memories. It's actually really cool and works well. You're also equipped with the corner gun which is basically a pistol you can shoot around corners, it's a cool feature, but the problem is the combat is absolute garbage. The game actually discourages you from combat, because killing people in the memories actually disrupts those memories which leads you into the bad ending, it actually discourages killing in general. So to avoid killing you can go into stealth and that basically turns into crouch and avoid people as you try to reach your goal. It works fine enough, because it has a warning meter telling you how close you are to being spotted, but it still feels weird sometimes when you get spotted, swearing you were perfectly hidden. The combat feels terrible, most of the time your shots do not connect with the enemies and whenever you miss a shot they spot you and all enemies know where you are. Sometimes it's easier to just try to run to point B, instead of trying to either kill your way to it or sneak to it. You also tend to get killed pretty quickly, as a few people will take you out in a few shots. Verdict: Get Even is great game, with terrible gameplay. Honestly if the story wasn't as good, I'd probably give this game a negative review, but since it's so good, you can easily put up with the tedious gameplay. If you want an intriguing story and can put up with janky gameplay you'll love your time with Get Even. Final Rating: 7.5/10 Pros: + Great Story + Environments are cool + Ambience is spectacular Cons: - Combat is horrendous - Stealth sometimes doesn't work as intended If you liked this review please consider joining https://steamcommunity.com/groups/completingthebacklog and https://steamcommunity.com/groups/ImperialReviews