Verde Station

This game and I already have a love-hate relationship. I've explored everything I can seemingly explore and read everything I can possibly read and it only took me about 20 solid minutes. I hate to say it but in its current state, it's not worth the price tag. That being said, what I did experience, I really enjoyed. I just think it's really lackluster given the premise and the atmosphere. Everything was very linear, the inability to backtrack at times was extremely frustrating. I expected a lot more than I received. I know it's Alpha and I really hope it grows and evolves because it has SO much potential. Every other reviewer seems to think its the best thing since sliced bread and I just don't believe that yet. I'll be watching it closely to see just how it does shape up and I fully expect to rewrite this review in the future. Keep up the good work guys, you're REALLY on to something here, but you haven't quite gotten there yet.

Well I have a mixed feelings about this game. I was about to recommend this game, but I was waiting for something more to be in a game before I do this. Well, it didn't work out. [b]What's good[/b] First, it's very impressive to see such game to be developed by one man. I had a lot of fun providing feedback and bug reports on the forum while the game was in Early Access. Second, the idea of the game is good. Attempt to present it looks a bit dramatic. There are some good moments in the game which can create an illusion of something interesting happening. [b]What's bad[/b] The idea of the game is undeveloped and presented very shallow. It looks like a very short and linear story told us via game. If you compare a game devlopment to a movie development this game reminds me of a short clips directors make to present their vision to producers before they are hired to film a full movie. There is absolutely no challenge in this game. You just move further because you have nothing else ...

Imagine [i]Portal[/i] and [i]Gone Home[/i] hooked up and had a kid. [i]Moon[/i] and [i]Silent Running[/i] did, too. Imagine those kids met and fell in love playing [i]Digital: A Love Story[/i]. That grandkid would be [i]Verde Station[/i]. Based on that lineage, I thought I was going in with pretty clear notions of what to expect, one of them being the paradoxical expectation of the unexpected. In spite of that, I was genuinely surprised by twists and turns in the narrative within 15 minutes. I was not expecting to see an ending in under two hours. Those seeking a game to play moreso than a space to explore or a narrative to unravel will probably get there sooner, and probably be disappointed- there are other Steam reviews that claim to have finished in 20 minutes. But Verde Station seems clearly designed for multiple playthroughs. Exposition via recursion. Nothing here is as it seems, including the fade to black. The narrative IS the game. At this juncture, all I can definiti...

Station Verde - Steam PC - 7 / 10 Only for those players with properly calibrated expectations…. Thumbs Up. Alone in the Space Station, travelling from room to room you monitor and report your status. Why am I here? Hack the Computer with nerdy {.cmd line} clues that you discover and earn 100% achievements; those are the goals. Lasting no more than 4 hours for my six iterations, I enjoyed this game because it was smurf short with a gentle twist of wry humor. Other reviewers have noted feelings of unfinished business after it was over. Was there more to find or is this a sign that they were entertained? This was probably an experiential project for the author, maybe a dry run for a project in development? Let’s hope for more. Worth about 1/10th the price of a BigMac. Also, it is low in salt and has not a single trace of exogenous hormones. ATTENTION Achievo hunters: 100% Achievement in 4 hours. [/seriously this will probably make some of you wet yourselves] eol

So what is Verde Station? A "walking simulator", a is-it-a-game-game like 'Gone Home'? A puzzle adventure light on the puzzles? Maybe. I couldn't say. All I can say is that I loved it. Do not look up anything about this game that's not already part of the store page and you'll have a great experience. Verde Station managed to surprise me a few times before I reached the ending and I'm still pretty sure I missed something. Definitely recommended.

As one of the other (positive) reviewers said, "There is no direct entertainment value in this game". Heed that warning. Obviously a lot of people really enjoyed this, so I can't say it's bad. However, I will say that it's not really a "game", so adjust expectations accordingly. I found it to be ultimately a particularly unengaging, only marginally interactive, "experience". As another (negative) reviewer said, basically a "walking simulator". Again, lots of positive reviews here (which is why I bought it in the first place) so it might be your cup of tea. But if you're looking for an actual *game*, I'd suggest you look elsewhere.

'Gone Home' with proper story without topical politics. 'Gone Home' with real envorinmental story-telling. It's smart, intelligent version of 'Gone Home' for smart people. It's a puzzle game without a single puzzle. The story itself is a puzzle you need to complete inside your head. It's meta-game, it won't entertain you directly - it's a box with lego pieces to entertain your mind. It's basically half an hour long to find and pick up some of the pieces and try to arrange them in some logical way or another. It could well worth your money if you are that kind of guy. Or it could not - it's half an hour long, and there is no direct entertainment value in this thing. I love it.

Verde Station is a great place to work for a year. It's like an internship only the pay is much better. You can read all the books you want. Catch up on some music and movies. Bask in the solitude. You can go at your own pace, just remember to check the plants. You really need to maintain the integrity of the plants because if they are alive, you are alive. Don't get too worried about the little things but definitely make sure to log any issues you encounter on the station. Also a good tip is to really really stay focused on your mainframe. I mean the terminal. It's a terminal. I mean the system, it's a server with terminals. I named a mistake when I logged the books but keep reading because you'll need all the books in the microwave. Mug plenty of air when yoU plants the kitchen. Also, any an I mEan ANYYY horse that is brown or galloping SHOULD be boring. Appreciate their screen bat make sure to cleanse the view view. Stay focused. Do you horse to death angel? 666ml. I rebirthed a gre...

I like what another reviewer said about this game providing Lego pieces for the mind. Verde Station gives the player an incomplete set of building blocks from maybe more than one story and asks them to put it all together however they see fit. If you treat the game how it's looking to be treated, you should come out with some things to think about. If you want the game to entertain you passively, this might not be the game for you. Some people are saying they did everything in the game in under half an hour. I didn't come close to doing everything and completely ignored certain segments of the game and I took almost two hours to finish it with 2 out of 12 achievements.

I am really disappointed - there was absolutely nothing interesting to discover. Maybe I missed something but the game did not last much more than 30 mins for me. First I thought I was stuck but than I realised: that's it. There is no way out with the third walk around the station. This 'experience' directs you to a partly forseeable conclusion. It's not even a good walking simulator. Interacting with stuff was more than messy. In my opinion the game's not worth the 5 bucks I spent on it. To make for a game or experience, a lot more story is needed.