Comments on: Eurogamer: The Void Review

By: Sergeminator

Sergeminator — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:37:43 +0000

I live in the US and I bought it from Amazon.co.uk It arrived really quickly, in less than a week. So you can buy it from there definitely. It also has a great price and the english dub is not british english.

By: Sergeminator

Sergeminator — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:34:21 +0000

Thanks to the reviews here in rock paper shotgun I found out about this awesome game and ordered it from the UK. To say that this game is revolutionary is an understatement. Its the first time in years that some game shocks me and its not an older idea with a new skin.

If it wasn’t for the extreme difficulty level I would say this could be the perfect game. Its the first time I feel Im playing some art masterpiece. The good thing is they released the cheats in the developer site and if you apply them moderately you can tune down yourself the difficulty to a medium or even easy depending what you are into.

Thanks again for the review! you guys rock.

By: The LxR

The LxR — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:15:01 +0000

Well, you don’t exactly need masterful FPS skills, but the game will require fast decisions at times.

By: Diogo Ribeiro

Diogo Ribeiro — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:12:25 +0000

After the extensive RPS coverage and John’s review, I decided to order the game. I predict many suffocating as well as mesmerizing hours playing this.

By: jsutcliffe

jsutcliffe — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:25:27 +0000

How actiony is the game? Is it more of a beardy thoughtful game, or are there sections where twitch gameplay training will come in handy? I'm thinking of getting it for my wife, but she's not very good with FPS games.

By: Halfgild Wynac

Halfgild Wynac — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:51:27 +0000

Basically, what you do here, is collecting Colour (in the form of a substance called “Lympha”) as the source of life and energy. It becomes your “hitpoints” which are then converted to “ammo”; to use Lympha, you draw certain symbols on the screen.
The world (aka “The Void”, they even sound similar) consists of a web of “chambers” (locations in the game are isolated; on the bright side, you never know what to expect, because there is absolutely no need for a smooth transition). The use of Colour brings some profit, but also slowly destroys the area of the Void around a certain node.

Girls are guarding all the “crossroads” and don’t let you pass until you undress them with colour. As you make your progress in the game, you open more hearts (= more HP and more symbols) and more and more chambers.
Boys are guarding the Girls and the world in general (from you, so to say). The former are strong and ugly, and don’t like when you undress the latter.

The ultimate goal is either to escape this weird world or let one of the Girls do this. Both require you to be fully “levelled-up” and have ungodly amounts of Lympha. You are also encouraged to reflect and have lofty ideas, in order to yet improve your experience.

By: Mr. Versipellis

Mr. Versipellis — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:36:07 +0000

Could someone explain to me what the basic gameplay is in this game? i’m thinking of buying it from Amazon; the idea sounds really cool and i love the screenies.

By: jsutcliffe

jsutcliffe — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:31:59 +0000

Now I want to know the story of how you discovered you had been wearing a blouse. Unless you’re a girl, in which case the story wouldn’t be very interesting.

By: Halfgild Wynac

Halfgild Wynac — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:04:49 +0000

I made a video for drawing “alpha” a few days ago. You may consider watching it if you are still experiencing problems. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNf5TYjgoNI

One more tip is not to waste color on fighting creatures. If you are stil stroking everything you see – hands off! It’s looks kinda perverted, anyways, you splashing liquid from you body on them and this stuff . In fact, you’d better avoid unnecessary fights, because they are nothing but loss of lympha; most chambers are large enough not to bother about the predators too much. Of course, if you are being attacked, it’s better to resist (if you can’t run), but there is not a single reason to actually hunt the monsters that did you nothing wrong and loiter at the opposite corner of the area.

By: Dominic White

Dominic White — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:22:40 +0000

The official publisher are going to be doing their own digital distro soon, but in the meantime, they’re doing free international postage.

By: Markoff Chaney

Markoff Chaney — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:42:19 +0000

No DRM at all, I believe. The LxR should be able to completely verify that, but after install, it didn’t ask for anything and it loads fine with not even a disc check. Beautiful first minutes, before I had to tear myself away.

By: Markoff Chaney

Markoff Chaney — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:36:38 +0000

Just got mine here in the states from Mamba games yesterday. Took a bit, but well worth it and I can’t complain about the free shipping. I hope to dive into the game later this week, when time for a proper session presents itself.