Разработчик: Jasper Byrne
Описание
The masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary. Starving and exhausted, he has begun to question how much of what he sees is even real.
How to survive is up to YOU. Sneak through without firing a single shot, or kill everything in your path. Eat and sleep well, or resort to drugs to keep going. Search for survivors, or try to escape the city alone. Look after your mental health, or descend into madness...
Lone Survivor is unusual mix of survival horror, stealth mechanics, adventure games, a virtual pet, a physical and psychological survival simulation and a truly interactive story. The player is encouraged to role-play and forget about the game's workings, while the story moulds to match the player's actions. This is a game where your choices genuinely matter.
The Director's Cut Edition of the game now includes a great deal of new content, new lighting engine and other graphical and audio enhancements, and the two new endings and three new side-quests also seen in the recent PlayStation releases. The update is FREE to existing customers.
Key Features
- Five years in the making
- Two entirely different paths through the game, with many variations
- A brave and adult story with warmth, humor and even hope to be found within the darkness
- An invisible psychologist watches your every move
- A unique visual style mixing classic and modern techniques
- 4-6 hours play per path
- Over 125 beautiful hand-painted locations
- Hundreds of items to experiment with or craft, and many optional and hidden side-quests
- Approximately 35 original pieces of music from UK charting producer Jasper Byrne
Additionally, The Director's Cut edition features:
- Enhanced lighting engine with lens flares, additional lights and new film-like effect
- Several new areas and one new enemy type
- Three new sidquests involving around 20 new items
- Two entirely new endings
- New dialogue for all the characters
- New music, sleep and game over screens
- Ending 'collection' and 'The Ritual'
- Many small fixes, easter eggs and improvements
- 100% FREE DLC!
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows XP
- Processor: Core2Duo
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Any with hardware 3D acceleration
- DirectX®: DirectX 7.0
- Hard Drive: 250 MB HD space
- Sound: Soundblaster / equivalent
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Core2Duo or above
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia 7900 / equivalent
- DirectX®: DirectX 7.0
- Hard Drive: 300 MB HD space
- Sound: Soundblaster / equivalent
Mac
- OS: OSX 10.6.8
- Processor: Core Duo
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Any with hardware 3D acceleration
- Hard Drive: 300 MB HD space
- OS: OSX 10.6.8
- Processor: Core Duo
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia / AMD GPU with 256 MB or more
- Hard Drive: 300 MB HD space
Отзывы пользователей
Clunky, not intuitive and obviously limited development resources. However, a great survival game, really leans into the fear and creepiness of the underlying themes and keeps you on edge. For what it is, it's fantastic and I would recommend.
Despite it's short length and limited gameplay Lone Survivor is a good game worth more than one playthrough. The game has a great soundtrack, atmosphere and a fun scoring system. Although I haven't played it, there is a newer edition of this game called Super Lone Survivor, which seems to fix most of the small problems I had with the game. So while this is a perfectly fine game, you should probably buy that edition instead.
Nice take on 2D survival horror
What is going on?
Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut brings an undeniably eerie and captivating atmosphere to the table. Its 2D side-scrolling perspective paired with haunting music creates a vibe reminiscent of Silent Hill, making it a treat for fans of psychological horror. However, despite its strengths, after my short gameplay time I found the experience less enjoyable due to several issues:
Strengths
- Atmosphere and Music: The atmosphere is phenomenal, with the music setting a perfect tone for the unsettling world. It’s a faithful homage to the tension and dread of Silent Hill but through a 2D lens.
Weaknesses
- Resource Scarcity: Ammo and food deplete far too quickly, leaving little room for experimentation or error. I often felt punished for exploring, as resources were so scarce that survival became a chore.
- Puzzling Gameplay: The game leans heavily on puzzles and obscure mechanics, which can be off-putting for players who prefer a more direct progression. Early on, I found myself unsure of where to go or what to do, which broke immersion and left me frustrated.
[*] Map and Navigation Issues: The 2D side-scrolling perspective, while stylish, can be disorienting when trying to align your character’s position with the top-down map. Traversing rooms or figuring out paths became unnecessarily cumbersome due to this disconnect.
Final Thoughts
Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut has incredible potential with its atmosphere and music, but its gameplay mechanics feel unintuitive and punishing. For players who love deep immersion and don’t mind trial-and-error gameplay, this might be a great fit. However, for those looking for a smoother experience with clearer direction and balanced resource management, it might feel more frustrating than fun.
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
A game with great atmosphere but weighed down by confusing mechanics and resource scarcity. It’s a hard one to recommend unless you’re willing to push through its frustrations.
My favorite game of all time. It's fairly simple and straightforward, but the atmosphere and story and dialogue are among the very best. I would love if this ever got some sort of literary or film adaptation.
Replayed the game after 9 years.
It's...serviceable. I'd say don't play this game though for the horror experience. Most of the fun comes from chasing the best ending where you do sequences correctly.
The game seems really cool, but I lost faith in it almost immediately when my character kept saying "I don't need to look at the map, I already know my way around," and refused to let me look at the map I picked up when I had no idea where I was going. This was especially frustrating because I was still trying to get to grips with how the side-scrolling game worked with the top-down style map, or how the teleportation mechanic worked.
It's a shame, because the music and visuals really sucked me right into the world, but the game trips and brains itself with it's mechanics.
This game hits so hard. Just play it.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Jasper Byrne |
| Платформы | Windows, Mac |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 15.01.2025 |
| Metacritic | 81 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 88% положительных (576) |