1HEART
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1Heart can be characterized as a point-and-click puzzler, but one that is bound to defy genre conventions. Its most distinctive feature lies in the undeniably unorthodox and deeply atmospheric art design.
If you put a high value on game aesthetics and run-of-the-mill visuals turn you off from playing, the eye-catching, well-realised visuals of 1Heart will capture your imagination.
The tale of 1Heart follows a boy in search of his lost twin sister -- a chilling and tense journey that will see you traverse over 60 solitary,strange and often outright harrowing landscapes that brim with unique puzzles and more than a hundred usable items to aid your quest.
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No. of Reviews: 20
Review 1
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Итак, я закончил игру, и все почти ясно. Впечатления очень хорошие. Угнетающая атмосфера игры, визуальный и аудио ряд - все дополняет и завершает общую картину игры. Сложные головоломки это как раз то, что необходимо. Отлично сделанная Point&Click игра. Есть небольшие огрехи в переводе - встретился пару раз польский язык вместо английского. И один слот для сейва - это кошмар. Там нет никакого способа, чтобы переиграть в какой-то момент - и надо начать все с начала, или, разве что, перед этим вручную сделать бэкап сэйва из папки с игрой. 8/10 ======= in English ======= So, I finished the game, almost everything is clear. Impressions are very good. Depressing atmosphere of the game, the visual and audio series - everything fits and completes the entire scene of the game. Challenging puzzles are something that is necessary. Well done Point&Click game. There are small flaws in the translation - met a couple of times a Polish strings instead of English. One slot for save game - it's a nightmare. There is no way to continue the game from some point - you have to start all over again, or manually make a backup of your savegame file from game folder. 8/10
Review 2
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The last line of this game was "Did you have fun?", and I can emphatically say no. Unskippable cutscenes and tedious puzzles made this an unenjoyable experience. The atmosphere was okay, though.
Review 3
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Hidden object at its worst
Review 4
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I strongly recommend it. It has a really great dark heavy atmosphere, with some nice eerie cutscenes (I just love the narrator's voice). There is a good variety of puzzles (some very hard to solve, some easier) which is great. I wish there was more games like this one having both a compelling story and strong puzzles.
Review 5
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Currently on my first playthrough. Nonetheless, there are some things I just have to mention. Pros: + atmospheric, creepy + most puzzles are logical + super creepy sound effects and music + there's a map for quick-travel + the sheep. My God, the sheep. Cons: - weird plot hiccups - some puzzles are completely baffling (I have to do ..uh, what, here, exactly?) - no indication of what you can take/not take in the environment - only one HOP so far... - the translation. My God, the translation. All in all, I'm enjoying it. I'll update this when I've finished the game.
Review 6
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Pros: Gorgeous art and environments Many screens to explore Decent length/amount of gameplay Great atmosphere/sound effects Cons: Puzzles are often frustrating or unneccessarily obtuse Hand-drawn art makes it difficult to find the items you need Lots of backtracking The story Overall I would definitely say the cons outweigh the pros for this game. I would say it's only worth picking up if you are very patient, are interested in seeing more of the unique art style, and are willing to accept an abrupt and anticlimactic ending. Otherwise there are definitely much more rewarding horror/atmospheric point and clicks out there.
Review 7
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If you liked Myst and enjoy spooky/dark atmosphere, this is a good game for you. The puzzles were challenging but not impossible. The only negative is that this game was trasnlated to english (from polish I think) and the translations are a bit off, you definitely get the jist of what they're saying but it often comes off as a little goofy which detracts a bit from the dark atmosphere. All in all, a good point and click puzzler with unique artwork/graphics.
Review 8
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This game is a lot like other point and clicks I have played. Many of them were free online flash games, so thats the experience I went into this game with. First things first. Do you like a challange? If you do this may or may not be up ur alley... This game has the tendency to throw a lot of items at you without any explination, hints, or dialogue that might lead you forward. Most items needed are hidden, as in the blend very well in the back ground. other times the damn items are not picked up, even if you have clicked them 2 or 3 times. for example, *SPOILER* the crow bar thing you need is next to the vent of the raised city. I clicked that fucking thing 4 times. the 5th time I guess I clicked it in the right spot because I picked it up. *SPOILER END* A game should not be hard, becuase the mechanics are fucked up. and as for any direction in the game, there is none. you basically wander about not knowing where to go and what to do next. maybe thats a apart of the ambiance. who knows. it left me wishing there was more story line in the form of notes, or messages. I felt like I was just doing random things that had no real significance. (yeah i know its point and click, the point is to solve random puzzles) but some good PCs have story to them or reference other storeis or events. Next comes the graphics. The digitially drawn graphics were nice. they added to the creepy factor and the dream like atmosphere. I wish there was a bit more creepy invovled but its fine the way it is. My biggest problem was the grammar. (ignore my bad grammer, i dont care suckas) throughout the game, there were rubish sentences and misspellings, like "the doors ale closed" "ale" closed dont you mean "are" closed? and others with no subject verb agreement and in some cases, the use of wrong words. I know they are polish, but still. If you are going to have an english version, get a translater, not google translate. The narrartor was cool, I really liked his voice. I dont see my self playing this game again. which brings me to a close. TL:DR the game as messed up mechanics, and you dont always pick up an item after clicking it. the bad grammar was distracting but the narrator and graphics were cool. The lack of intructions and dialogue in the form of notes or messages, made it feel like I was wandering about aimlessly. so I give it a 5/10. I wouldn't really recommend it. its problems are not bugs per say but fixing the game would require making a new one. also the creators could have gone so much further with the ghost girl, and other NPCs. you dont encounter anyone but a few animals.
Review 9
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I really wanted to like this game. The style, the atmosphere, the designs, all of the above roped me in immediately. However the dev missed something important when they made 1heart: If your going to literally HIDE crucial parts of a puzzle in your game, make sure that there's a notification on your cursor indicating that something is interactable, otherwise you'll be wasting hours backtracking rooms and environments trying to figure out what the fuck to do. This could be remedied by simply clicking on every fucking pixel in the game to find said puzzle pieces, but oh, that's right, the game doesn't allow that. By that, I mean that if you click in multiple places in fast increments, the screen will freak out and literally TELL you not to do that. It even forces you to stop whatever you're doing and not click on anything for 5 seconds until the game finally settles down so you can resume. What sane person would think that any of these things are acceptable in a POINT-N-CLICK adventure game? I've never used guides for any puzzle games that i've played, but for this game it's a necessity if you want to progress in this game. Unless you want to play a game of "guess what the dev is thinking", go waste $10 elsewhere.
Review 10
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Creepy, atmospheric and stupid hard. Without some assistance from other players/YouTube videos I probably would have never completed the game. You definitely need to LOVE puzzles.....and self torture.
Review 11
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I have at the time of writing this, nearly 30 hours of time in. Most of this is me starting over again and again while I was recording my walkthrough videos. With that in mind, I want to share my thoughts about this game with you. First: Are you are a fast action, first person shooter, explode first ask questions later kind of person? If you said yes and get bored reading a review half way through then this isn't the game for you. This is a point and click adventure puzzle game. There is no combat mechanic in it. The game makes you think. So if you enjoy puzzles and creative and/or critical thinking then this may be something you like. Second: Are you used to games holding your hand? Do you skip the dialog knowing the answer is in the journal or marked on the map for you? If you said yes then this may not be the game for you either. This game has a story and a plot. This game has a clear direction your character is going in. The difference is that it doesn't tell you what that is. The character has no clue what is going on and so why should the game tell you? Third: Are you a snob for perfect grammar and spelling? Do you judge a game by its sound effects? music? graphics? If you said yes then this may not be the game for you either. This game was created by a polish company. Words, Spelling, and Grammar don't always translate well the first time. The development team is working on fixing that of course, but people like to take their shots when they can. It's a translation issue not an intelligence issue. Also the game isn't full of CGI or motion capture cut scenes. They use very well done stills and limited animation paired with an excellent narrator and music to get the mood across. There will always be someone who has something bad to say about a game. Everyone is entitled to their opinions. But look carefully at what they are saying before you judge the game by their words. This game is thought out, well designed, and the challenges require observation, problem solving, and some skill. Some of the puzzles are static puzzles, others are random, but no puzzle is repeated in the game. tl:dr ? If this is where you skipped to don't buy the game. It isn't a game for you. If you are here for a summary? ok then. Classic Point and Click Adventure Puzzle. A throwback to the 90s Good graphics and music set the mood and theme for the game. Controls? they are exact, no room for error Replay ability? low unless you are a completionist and want those achievements!
Review 12
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A quest gradually turning into crap. Puzzles are OK, but some actions are truly unobvious. one puzzle (with the radio) is just broken. (you have to play a different tune than the key) The worst thing is that this "artistic" graphics makes impossible to discern things. You just need to use your sixth sense to guess that you need to click that grey dot, one of hundred on the screen, because it represents hatch while others represent stones. Near the end of the quest you suddenly have to start playing realtime, shooting squares with precision and speed of Counter-Strike Pro and without a single error. Gamers with disabilities - don't even try this game, you will be disappointed. After that you get a bummer instead of ending. It is not scary or instructive - it is just stupid. This is a very weak game.
Review 13
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It was interesting in the beginning and really captures you but falls short in the end. If you like a lot of complex puzzles then you'd like this game, but the story itself is lacking and leaves you mostly confused and dissappointed.
Review 14
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Don't get me wrong, this isn't a bad game. Just not good enough to recommend. The gameplay is point and click puzzling solving which is actually pretty solid. The main problem is that the puzzles range in difficulty from easy to just plain crazily convuluted and overally complex. This makes the game feel tedious and frustrating. The challenge is all over the map and it breaks the game in my mind. The game is relatively short, but I feel the price tag is justified for the amount of time you'll probably spend as you try to trudge through the puzzles. The game has a lot of gore, but they went a bit overboard with it, and it doesn't feel scary at all because of it. I do, however, feel that the art syle works for what they were trying to achieve and is one of the main highlights. The story is fragmented and poorly delivered, with no closure at the end. It has no replayability. There is literally nothing different if you play the game a second time, unless you want to try and replay it for some achievements. Hardly seems worth it to randomly click the screen 5,000 times for a single lousy achievement. The "play the game for three hours" achievement seems bugged, so this screws those who likes to try and get a 100% rating in games. Lastly, I had minor issues with the game in terms of funcationality. There's no options menu to fix the screen resolution, sound, etc. You're forced to play in full screen. This would be fine if my game didn't crash when I tried to alt tab out if it was necessary. This wasn't always the case, and luckily the game's auto saving is good, otherwise it would be a complete trainwreck. Although an honest attempt was made and there are some good points, "tedious" is really the best way I can describe this as a whole.
Review 15
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Before looking at time played, I have played 4-5 hours worth offline This game's story is a little confusing and its design is VERY simple. But this is a case where a simple point and click riddle adventure can make for hours of fun. The riddles are genuinely challenging and the environments are quite pretty. After all the time playing....im stuck.... But i do recomend this game if you have time to kill and want to challenge your brain. Also fun to race a friend to the end...i lost but it added to the fun 8/10
Review 16
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I've only played this game for about 90 minutes so far but I'm loving it. The story so far is interesting enough to make me want to continue playing. The gameplay is very similar to your typical BigFishGames hidden object game but even with that I would say you should give it a try. If you're into the high action shoot-em-up games of today then you may want to pass on this.
Review 17
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Point & Click adventure game with a great "creapy" atmosphere. Please be aware that history itself doesn't make a lot of sense (even the ending doesn't explain anything) but fortunately the game is saved by it's variety of puzzles which are on the difficult side. A good 6 or 7 / 10 for me
Review 18
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It's pretty ok. Nothing to particulary rave about. The puzzles were good and challenging and I can see how this would be considered a horror game. Though it left too much to wonder about. I'm all for "fill in the blanks" but when you can't fill them in because the story has too many holes... then you've just written a bad story. So yeah. Story wasn't conclusive but ok. The gameplay was ok. The art was ok. Basically, it's just an ok game.
Review 19
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This is a good dark point and click adventure game. It has an original "drawing" artstyle which I found weird at first, but it fits the theme well and you get used to. Puzzles are great and some of them are hard but most you can solve without looking for clues on the internet (I had to do it once but it was more lack of attention than anything). The one bad thing I found is the ending. But don't worry, it doesn't ruin the experience. IMPORTANT: Only click on tips if you are REALLY stuck. The game only offers around 4 or 5 tips on it's entirety.
Review 20
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This game tried my patience when it came to constantly trying to figure out what to do next. Some of the later puzzles became tedious and eventually just completely agitating. I really enjoyed the art style and what the creators were going for story-wise, but I just felt frustrated and lost while playing more often than not. Give it a try yourself if you really love the whole challenging puzzles, point and click aspect. This just wasn't my cup of tea.
