About This Game AR-K is a classical point and click adventure with an updated twist. IMPORTANT:This pack includes episodes 1 and 2 of AR-KAR-K: Gone With The SphereAR-K: The Girl Who Wasn't ThereEpisode 3 is now available on Steam!AR-K: The Great EscapeAlicia Van Volish is a former cop and current journalism student who wakes up after a one-night stand with a terrible hangover and a lot of questions: How much did she drink? Did she really take that guy home with her? What was his name? And what, exactly, is the Golden Sphere, the mysterious object that seems the source of all Alicia’s woes? 6d5b4406ea Title: AR-KGenre: Adventure, IndieDeveloper:GATO STUDIOPublisher:GATO STUDIORelease Date: 21 Jul, 2014 AR-K Crack Code Activation There's a character in AR-K who force-feeds her roommate vomit, sics her large dog on the same depressed roomie while he's perched on a second story window so that he falls, sleeps with a guy in order to ransack his apartment and kill his pets, and tricks her friend into getting arrested. The villain, you say? Actually, no. It's the protagonist.Another reviewer described the main character, Alicia Von Volish, as unrelatable, but for me it's worse than that. She is manipulative, narcissistic, destructive, petty, condescending, smug, crass, and cruel. The protagonist is a monster.. Every game has it's flaws; well, most of them do anyway. This game definitely isn't an exception. The big one is this: some of these puzzles are just not at all intuitive; and if you absolutely refuse to use any guide then you might end up walking away from the game in frustration. I'd definitely wish the game was a little better about the puzzles' being intuitive.In episode 1, it's that clues are really vague and don't really tell you what you need to know... In episode two, some of the puzzle solutions are even less intuitive, but the developer thought it could solve that by adding a narrator. You can ask the narrator to comment on quests or items, but in some cases he'll have nothing to say and in others it kind of remains vague. What's worse though; "asking the narrator" takes you out of the flow of the game, it's not fun and it's the wrong solution for the problem of the first episode.So, that's the big problem with this game... But despite that I still recommend it. Why? Well, the game has a ton of "charm". I really like the visual style, the voice actors\/actresses are good, the game has a really good sense of humor, the characters are fun and all different, it has funny references and the short videos are well placed, humorous and don't take too long.Heck, you know what? In a lot of aspects, this game reminds me of Day of the Tentacle. If you're not familiar with that game, it's one of the best classic games in this genre. The fact that this game (AR-K) reminds me of DOTT I think is indicative of the great atmosphere this game creates with it's scenes and characters.I might not recommend this game if it were an expensive game; but let's be honest. The game is cheap enough that, even if you don't like it, it doesn't hurt the wallet too much. Personally though? I really enjoyed \/ enjoy this game (am currently playing through episode 3).. As of writing this review, acts 1 and 2 are available.AR-K is a point and click adventure game starring Alicia, a young journalism student living on a space station. She was barred from her dream career as a police officer after being framed for a crime that she barely even understands, and when she finally decides to move on with her life, the past rears its ugly head again. So she's on a mission to figure out what's going on, clear her name and hopefully pass a class taught by a professor who hates her. Just another day in the life of a college student.This is very much a point-and-click in the classic style, with dialogue and inventory puzzles. There's no combat, and your character can't die.I wouldn't call it a comedy game, but there are a lot of jokes here, and thankfully most of them hold up. Not a huge fan of the whole "Alicia hates the ex-girlfriend of a guy she doesn't even like that much with an unholy passion" angle, but otherwise I did find myself smiling a lot throughout. The addition of the fourth-wall-breaking narrator in the second act was a bit jarring at first, but I really enjoyed the interplay between the two as the game continued. Most of the characters are silly archetypes of the various characters you'd expect to see in a college-themed story, but with a bit of a sci-fi twist to them. The game is fully voiced and the voice acting ranges from "fine" to "excellent".I've encountered a few bugs so far, but the developer has been excellent about working to address the problems that I've had so I expect that on that front the game will only improve.. This is a classic point & click game with short but interesting story. I'll sum up the game in following points:Pros: Good voice acting Some dialogues were really funny Interesting game setting Game quality overall increases in episode 2 Some interesting puzzlesCons: Some minor bugs (so far in episode 1 I think, but nothing game breaking though) Short game length Game has somewhat unfinished feel as if it was released in a hurry Game renders look a little low resolutionIt feels like the idea for game was really great but technically it wasn't executed that well. This game has 2 episodes. Episode 1 had a slow start, as I didn't exactly knew what exactly was happening around or where exactly I was but as I ended episode 1 and started episode 2, things started to make sense a lot more. And as I already mentioned episode 2 is actually far more interesting than episode 1 with a teaser ending. Now I would be starting the episode 3 to make comparison between these two and third.P.S. I purchased this game on sale, I would suggest others to do the same. Its a good game but with its own downfalls!. I NOMINATED THIS GAME FOR:THE \u201cTHE MOST \u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665Y PROTAGONIST\u201d AWARDseriously the main character is just horrible and unlikeable i couldnt play 20mins without wanting to shoot herUpdateStill\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665. I NOMINATED THIS GAME FOR:THE \u201cTHE MOST \u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665Y PROTAGONIST\u201d AWARDseriously the main character is just horrible and unlikeable i couldnt play 20mins without wanting to shoot herUpdateStill\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665. Fundamentally lacking in fun. The graphics are painful and dated, the controls are a slog; using items in the inventory can be frustrating when trying to apply them in appropriate areas. The plot itself is extremely short and contrived. For an adventure in a science fiction space station, dealing with cover-up mysteries and police politics, everything boils down to petty revenge and an unfortunate one-night stand from an aggravating protagonist (who does not have the redeeming value of being written in a compelling fashion). None of it compels significant interest or a need to keep playing, save maybe to get your money's worth from this game. There have to be countless greater point & clicks on Steam.
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