Death is all around and how the characters handle the events is very human. The story itself is full of symbolism though there may be a point or too where it feels a bit preachy, but everything in the game feels very real. Shardlight deals with some heavy themes and has some really dark moments. Fetch quests never feel like fetch quests and any solution you find you can credit to yourself and in-game hints and not past experience with other point-and-click games. Shardlight is unique with its puzzle solving and you'll have to think outside the box with some of the items you use though everything is logical. But after a bit of playing the system isn't hard to get down, and it will be rare to be stuck for too long unless it's one a very clever puzzle. Also, not all exits to new areas are obvious and sometimes you'll have to scan the screen with your mouse waiting for a description to pop up. But it's never too hard to do a sweep-through of everyone if you're stuck somewhere. Also, there are times where you may have an idea of where you need to go for the next portion, but it won't appear on your map until you speak with the right person about it. Your inventory is at the top of the screen and it should be noted that when you have the correct item for someone it is not given to them automatically. Click to interact with something, and right-click to examine. This dark and gritty post-apocalyptic tale is filled with astute puzzles, astounding artwork, and an amazing story that is easy to get lost in.Įverything in this adventure is done with the mouse. Shardlight is an indie point-and-click adventure by Wadjet Eye Games, the same team who also brought us Technobabylon, Gemini Rue, and Primordia. Amy Wellard starts off on one of these difficult missions risking her life for a chance of such a wonderful prize, but the events that are ahead of her are far more dangerous and heart pounding than she could have ever imagined. Citizens can take jobs from the government to gain a lottery ticket to try to win a vaccine for themselves or another in need. But the governing body, called The Aristocrats, are careful to whom they give out such a precious supply to. There is no cure, but a vaccine that can hold back the illness from becoming terminal. If things weren't hard enough already a plague called Green Lung has a tight grip over the population. Struggling to get food, water, and other necessities of life the people continue to push on. Twenty years after the blast the common population is dwindling.
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