Review of Gray Matter by charmer

Let’s just run down the good and the bad; the writing is excellent and the plot is intriguing and very well put. You can’t easily guess what will happen next. The soundtrack sets the atmosphere very well, voice acting is of high quality for most characters, rendered backgrounds and ambient animation are very well executed. That seems to cover almost everything…

But there’s bad too: some strict plot dependencies might get you stuck at the end of some chapters. Character and facial animations are stiff and unrealistic, and harm the overall feel of the game dialogues and other portrayed situations. This was probably the reason the developers opted for animated comics for cutscenes. I also experienced some technical issues with frame rate, dithered cursors and overlayed music tracks. Finally, voice acting for some NPCs is below average and some lines in dialogues are just plain awkward.

All in all, I recommend Gray Matter to anyone who can appreciate substance over style.

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Time Played: 10-20 hours