Destination Primus Vita is a narrative-driven FPP puzzle game set in the far future of humanity. "Episode 1: Austin" is the introductory part of a planned franchise.
The main character of the first episode is Austin, a reserved and distant scientist part of a crew heading to Primus Vita. During her cryosleep the ship's AI start a simulation in which she has to improve her skills... and the relationship between her and the other crew members.
The narrative inside the simulation is "interesting": it's linear at its core but you'll get a lot of flashbacks and the scenery is pretty surreal. I was a bit confused at times about what's actually happening but in a good, "I want to know more"-way.
A great story also needs good characters and we got them in this game. Austion's core conflict is believable, crewmates are interesting, dialogs are okay and voice acting is pretty great.
In the game you follow a linear path that consists of several "rooms". These are usually semi-open areas where you have to discover different clues, details, and you also have to talk with the other crewmembers. After you gather the needed information you can solve interesting puzzles and continue your progress.
I think the puzzles are fun and creative, although I did not find them too challenging except for two. One of them wasn't clear because I missed a clue in the environment, the other simply needed a pen, paper and some calm brainwork. One Steam reviewer talked about their frustration with the latter puzzle and gave a thumbs down, although they did not mention writing down the clues.
Destination Primus Vita has a kind of otherworldly atmosphere which adds to its fragmented narrative. The structure of the environment sometimes feel "mind-bending", the rooms are often twisted. (Imagine Inception and Doctor Strange but the structures are less complex.)
Objects are presented with a simplistic approach, something I greatly appretiated. I noticed that some scenes in blockbuster movies feel visually overbearing for me because the foreground and the background simply has too much detail. Like when two huge robots are fighting on a spaceship. However, the simple surfaces and backgrounds combined with the twisted design present the perfect solution in Destination Primus Vita. The use of colors are also great in the game.
The game runs on Unity, performance was okay on the highest setting. I have a potato with a GTX 1050, so you'll probably be fine running this game.
There are also two short comics that expand the story of Destination Primus Vita. They can be purchased on Steam as DLCs or on the homepage of the game. If you buy them on Steam, the comics are downloaded as PDF files into the directory of the game.
This is the Steam page of the game.
And this is its official website.
(My Hungarian review, also source of pictures.)
The creators are planning to create a six part series that explore the other characters of the team. The sequel is in the works titled "Artemis". But the genre will be different this time: Artemis is a rogue-like metroidvania.
Story and setting
According to the game's story, the future looks bleak for humans. A couple hundred years later mysterious aliens arrive on the planet and they steal most of our water reserves, then they simply leave. Humanity adapts to the new, harsh environment. In the dawn of the new millenia humanity starts a new campaign: they send teams to Primus Vita, the home planet of the aliens, to get back the stolen water.The main character of the first episode is Austin, a reserved and distant scientist part of a crew heading to Primus Vita. During her cryosleep the ship's AI start a simulation in which she has to improve her skills... and the relationship between her and the other crew members.
The narrative inside the simulation is "interesting": it's linear at its core but you'll get a lot of flashbacks and the scenery is pretty surreal. I was a bit confused at times about what's actually happening but in a good, "I want to know more"-way.
A great story also needs good characters and we got them in this game. Austion's core conflict is believable, crewmates are interesting, dialogs are okay and voice acting is pretty great.
Destination Primus Vita gameplay
In the game you follow a linear path that consists of several "rooms". These are usually semi-open areas where you have to discover different clues, details, and you also have to talk with the other crewmembers. After you gather the needed information you can solve interesting puzzles and continue your progress.
I think the puzzles are fun and creative, although I did not find them too challenging except for two. One of them wasn't clear because I missed a clue in the environment, the other simply needed a pen, paper and some calm brainwork. One Steam reviewer talked about their frustration with the latter puzzle and gave a thumbs down, although they did not mention writing down the clues.
Styling
Destination Primus Vita has a kind of otherworldly atmosphere which adds to its fragmented narrative. The structure of the environment sometimes feel "mind-bending", the rooms are often twisted. (Imagine Inception and Doctor Strange but the structures are less complex.)
Objects are presented with a simplistic approach, something I greatly appretiated. I noticed that some scenes in blockbuster movies feel visually overbearing for me because the foreground and the background simply has too much detail. Like when two huge robots are fighting on a spaceship. However, the simple surfaces and backgrounds combined with the twisted design present the perfect solution in Destination Primus Vita. The use of colors are also great in the game.
The game runs on Unity, performance was okay on the highest setting. I have a potato with a GTX 1050, so you'll probably be fine running this game.
Good To Know
There are also two short comics that expand the story of Destination Primus Vita. They can be purchased on Steam as DLCs or on the homepage of the game. If you buy them on Steam, the comics are downloaded as PDF files into the directory of the game.
This is the Steam page of the game.
And this is its official website.
(My Hungarian review, also source of pictures.)
Sequel
The creators are planning to create a six part series that explore the other characters of the team. The sequel is in the works titled "Artemis". But the genre will be different this time: Artemis is a rogue-like metroidvania.
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