Bagocast – EP 9: The Shattering (PC Review)

<p>Welcome back to another episode of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;podcasts&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Bagocast<&sol;a>&excl; In this episode&comma; we take a dive into mental illness with a short horror game called&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;shattering-game&period;com&sol;">The Shattering<&sol;a>&period; If you are uncomfortable with distressing topics like depression&comma; anxiety&comma; abuse&comma; etc&comma; then we do recommend you look for a different game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Shattering has you control John Evans&semi; a patient that was in a terrible accident and his memories have been shattered&period; During his therapy session&comma; you need to venture through his past to piece them back together&period; As you begin to piece his memories together&comma; you will notice not everything is matching up as he believes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There is one vital detail you should know about&comma; The Shattering&semi; it&&num;8217&semi;s a walking simulator&period; That means the gameplay is boiled down to clicking on stuff and walking down corridors&period; If that&&num;8217&semi;s not down your alley&comma; then we recommend you to look for a game that has meatier gameplay&period; However&comma; the game is very short like two to three hours long&comma; so it won&&num;8217&semi;t feel like it&&num;8217&semi;s dragging the story out&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Review Summary<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p><strong>Pros<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>The story is well told<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Environments are detailed and atmospheric<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>The visuals are striking enough to make an impact<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>There is a couple of moments that can pluck at your heartstrings&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>It&&num;8217&semi;s very well-paced&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>How the environment can break apart and reform itself is impressive&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p><strong>Cons<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>No replay value<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Your choices don&&num;8217&semi;t have much of an impact&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Extremely little gameplay<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p><strong>Rating&colon; <&sol;strong>6&sol;10<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Price&colon; <&sol;strong>&dollar;19&period;99<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Platforms&colon;<&sol;strong> <span class&equals;"w8qArf"> <&sol;span><span class&equals;"LrzXr kno-fv">Linux&comma; Microsoft Windows&comma; Macintosh operating systems&comma; &amp&semi; Steam<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-157162 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;04&sol;21194448&sol;08-maze-full&period;jpg" alt&equals;"The Shattering" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Kick back&comma; relax&comma; and grab some popcorn&period; Enjoy the podcast&excl; Keep in mind&comma; everything said here is our thoughts and feelings&period; We do not represent the entirety of BagoGames&period; If you disagree with anything&comma; then please leave it down in the comment section below&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Check out our other content&excl; Including previous <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;podcasts&sol;">podcast episodes<&sol;a> and the latest <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;reviews&sol;">game reviews<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;