Mycopsychosys: Project Jupiter

Definitely still very rough around the edges - there's a lot of little things that need improvement, like all early access games though I try and consider if the price I already paid was worth what I got when I paid for it. And I can give this game a nod of approval. The graphics are good, the story feels a little rushed at first [It feels like a LOT happens all before the first 'field mission' with no real time to breath or get adjusted], but then it starts to find its own pace from there. The puzzle finding/solving mechanics are pretty simple. I can see them expanding and adding more 'false conclusions' or other things that are 'missed / unsupported combinations of ideas' outcomes. So far they're all pretty linear. The second puzzle is 'technically' skippable but there's not actually any time pressure or any *reason* to skip the puzzle. I feel though this mechanic is well set up to do more interesting things with it later - it was entertaining for what we got though. NPCs are pretty zany and out there - that's not a bad thing! It has the feel that this is a ragtag group of specialists, there's a bit of a tonal dissonance issue with the fact the building itself is this three floor pretty spacious office building however - the cast makes me feel like I should feel like I'm in a cramped space trapped with these people, the office layout makes me feel more like the building is suppose to be larger and maybe emptier? Like they're an underfunded group or have been reduced to maintain secrecy. I liked how much random dialogue there is to find, but a lot of NPCs just cannot be interacted with after you run out of things to talk about (instead of the more traditional 'Repeated Line' that normally signals they've got nothing else to say). There's really only 1 moment where the story made me go "That's contrived." Which is when [Chapter 1 Spoilers] [spoiler] You go to the reporters house and so obviously see he has massively bloodshot eyes and is paranoid, and you cannot bring up the very obvious note to your partner Ray he is so very clearly and obviously infected [/spoiler] I like that in a lot of the choices, there's a good variety in how you can have Hugo respond, I always enjoy getting to pick the overly nice-polite-receptive option even when dealing with people testing my characters nerves or otherwise being annoying in games and am overjoyed when a game supports it instead of forcing me to be aggressive and make the situation worse. Anyway, overall I'd say this game has a lot of promise if the developers follow through and deliver. I enjoyed my time with the game and if you've got a few hours, would recommend checking it out and supporting it.