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Title: Betrayal: An arduous journey through a puzzle game
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Puzzle games have always been loved by gamers for their unique challenges, however, a good puzzle game should balance difficulty and rewards, and the Betrayal discussed here seems to be quite unsatisfactory.
As a niche story puzzle game, the quality of the game is crucial in terms of story and puzzle solving, but unfortunately, "Betrayal" did not meet the basic standards of gameplay, which gave me an unprecedented sense of "betrayal".
First, the game divides players into three playable parts, which I was very excited about initially. After all, the game supports a first-person 3D perspective, which is quite rare in mobile games.
Although the game's setting is very limited, just a small dormitory design, when I control the characters to start moving, my heart is full of anticipation. Although the scene is limited, this design creates a tense atmosphere to a certain extent, which is very suitable for puzzle games.
However, why would I say that this game is not well done? Because after just a few minutes, I was stuck in a situation where I couldn't continue the game.
In the first part, the player is placed in a student dormitory, and based on the case information, they can tap on the character dialogue at the bottom of the screen, and if the dialogue provides important information, some records will be generated in the brainstorming in the upper right corner. However, as I struggled to find answers, the characters I controlled seemed useless and didn't provide any useful clues. The only way to move the story forward is to repeatedly review the dialogue history.
The worst part is that even though I've read all the conversations, I'm forced to look at them over and over again, again and again. At first, the game's interface would mark the selected dialogue options with special colors, which was kind of a relief, but when I looked through all the dialogue and still couldn't find the key clues, my frustration grew stronger. This is unbearable enough for beginners, and the patience and luck required to explore the game in depth is really prohibitive.
Of course, sometimes with luck, you can find new options in the second dialogue of the same character, but it all depends on whether you can guess that they are hidden in the second half of the dialogue. You may ask, "Aren't there hints in the game?" "Actually, there was a hint system in the game, but it didn't seem to be ready because the ads couldn't be opened at all. Initially, I thought that restarting the game would fix this, but it turned out I was wrong, not only was Betrayal not ready, but it also showed the immaturity of the original version like version number 1.0!
The mention that there are three playable parts of the game finally opened my eyes to something new. In the second part, a flashlight operation button was added to the game, and I finally found an interactive wire bed. Although they still didn't help me move the story forward, it was an improvement over the first part. However, the last part made me experience the torture and despair of the game, this part is a scene about an animal cage and we are trapped in it, making me feel more and more suffocated and helpless.
It's a nightmare for novice players! Perhaps for the game's developers, the game is just a prototype that has failed to reach its potential, but for now, it's not even ready for players to play smoothly. Hopefully, in the future, Betrayal will fix these issues and bring some surprising content when it matures.
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