Quick Look: Cryostasis

Reminds me of URU:Ages Beyond Myst except with guns.

This game seems freaking weird, but oh so appealing.

Amazing Quick Look

nice Seinfeld reference

Yes! Go Ukraine!

So, this QL is, what, 5 months old? Dave was talking about this WAAAY back. I still appreciate it; all the good talk is making me interested in it  more and more.

Dude Ryan...stop being so agressive on this game, its christmas! shut it!

haha old.  But the game is really awesome.  I bought it.  Very slow tho.  Reminds me slightly of Silent Hill's atmosphere.  Too bad my computer sux bad.  The game is glitchy on it and it gets choppy as hell.  Still great game.

"Action Forms Ltd. is a game software developing company, based in Kiev, Ukraine." - From their official website. Strange that the GB review of the game makes the same mistake of calling it Russian even tho there is a link to their site.

Hmm the heat=health is a really interesting mechanic that has lots of implications by the looks of it.  Actually making you crave warm environments or heat sources and causing you to get edgy about being in really freezing parts of the ship seems a nice touch that really adds to the sense of immersion.

@Dpower94:

I don't think that's FPS lag dude, just the game being janky. The environments never seem to stutter as it would if that was FPS lag.

Nice to see more pc quicklooks with dave at the helm. Pity ryans such a console fanboy bitch 90 percent of the time with these.

...didn't they do one for this?

I always wondered why my single core P4 ran Eastern European games so well, STALKER and The Witcher run great on my old rig.

I always wondered why my single core P4 ran Eastern European games so well, STALKER and The Witcher run great on my old rig.

It's got some pretty big flaws but it's an interesting idea, I kind of like the concept. Never getting it though lol.

"nice Seinfeld reference "

This QL annoyed me a bit, first time that has happened.  It seemed like Ryan was being very nit-picky because the game is not a AAA title.  I find a lot of times that heavily marketed games get their flaws ignored while smaller releases get every flaw concentrated on.  Maybe that's just me.

" @Claude said:

I always wondered why my single core P4 ran Eastern European games so well, STALKER and The Witcher run great on my old rig.

Min details?  STALKER ran like shit on my old P4... "

" @StingingVelvet said:

This QL annoyed me a bit, first time that has happened.  It seemed like Ryan was being very nit-picky because the game is not a AAA title.  I find a lot of times that heavily marketed games get their flaws ignored while smaller releases get every flaw concentrated on.  Maybe that's just me.

For what it's worth, Cryostasis is an extremely janky game in a lot of ways.  Yea, a lot of lower budget or obscure games get ragged on for dumb reasons, but Cryostasis has a lot of real problems. "

It looks really nice and it seems atmospheric, but it also looks super stiff and even kind of obnoxious to control. Could have been great with a higher budget.

I liked this game. Though it was messed up, ran like shit on my PC, and made no sense, I still felt like I got my money's worth.

Wow, this game actually looks amazing. 
 
I might be in a minority here, but this seems like a game that's exactly my taste!
Now I only need to upgrade my PC... : (

Also, love the way the semi-auto SVT-40 fires as fast as a bolt action in CoD:WaW. Forces you to actually aim. 
Anybody who ever fired one of these Russian Beasts knows that there's no way you could accurately fire these rifles any faster than displayed in the game...

" @Dpower94:

I don't think that's FPS lag dude, just the game being janky. The environments never seem to stutter as it would if that was FPS lag.

But crazy ass game dude, that roll mad my day. Oh my god XD

"

Looks janky as all hell but it looks pretty cool and different. Just bought it off steam, I'll give it a shot once it's done downloading.

i tried to tell everybody.
 
 jungle roll ftw

""Action Forms Ltd. is a game software developing company, based in Kiev, Ukraine." - From their official website. Strange that the GB review of the game makes the same mistake of calling it Russian even tho there is a link to their site. "

only a survival horror game can make healing a truely spiritual experience 

Ukraine is game to you?!

This game has been out for a long time.
 
Cryostasis is a very good game, though.

" @Diamond said:

" @StingingVelvet said:

This QL annoyed me a bit, first time that has happened.  It seemed like Ryan was being very nit-picky because the game is not a AAA title.  I find a lot of times that heavily marketed games get their flaws ignored while smaller releases get every flaw concentrated on.  Maybe that's just me.

For what it's worth, Cryostasis is an extremely janky game in a lot of ways.  Yea, a lot of lower budget or obscure games get ragged on for dumb reasons, but Cryostasis has a lot of real problems. "

Cryostasis does have a lot of issues and is not a game for everyone, but games for everyone in my experience are often bland.  There is a large group of people who like the slow-moving survival horror style of game and I think they would love Cryostasis.  Anyone who liked Silent Hill for example.  Still, my point was more the focus on things like the sprint speed or attaching the crane.  Every game has little annoyances but in a Grand Theft Auto or Call of Duty they seem to never be mentioned, while in a Cryostasis or The Saboteur they are the main focus of the comments.  It's nothing personal against Ryan, I think every reviewer does it to some extent. "

bahaha I love that enemy at the end. DO A BARREL ROLL!

" I liked this game. Though it was messed up, ran like shit on my PC, and made no sense, I still felt like I got my money's worth. "

When they got to that lightbulb it was hella funny.

This game is amazing, but it ends pretty abruptly. And the final boss. And the ending. Whoa.. I understand what it means, but holy shit it takes a huge leap to connect it all.
 
And even then, you just gotta make some shit up to explain .. well, you'll see if you play it.

lol monster jungle roll.

Sooooo slooooooooow

The game does look interesting.

"bahaha I love that enemy at the end. DO A BARREL ROLL! "

Don't think I could play this... it's like the game's out specifically to annoy you. The movement speed most of all, surely the devs were aware of this. Why then, for the love of god, would you put in dead simple puzzles that require you to cross the same room 4 times? Takes 4 minutes to actually do something that takes like 3 seconds to figure out. It's like it's slowing you down in every way possible, while there isn't too much interesting going on to begin with. I'd read the book, though. The story seems interesting.