Mars Underground

This is a demo review.
This review is for the demo which is available in 4 Jul 2016.
I don't really record the playtime, but i think the demo is about an hour (if you try to choose every option, that is).

Intro
You are Mars. One of the people who rarely talks. One day, you go to a doctor and he gives you a medicine. The world changes although the day stands still after that.

This game features in its exploration and story branching. You'll have several options to choose and some options will lead to different result. The interesting part is that you can choose all options later on because you'll repeat the same day after you sleep.

Music
The bgm sounds great with its challenging and pleasant vibe although the bell sfx sounds quite weird.

Graphics
Most, if not all, of the graphics are customized. However, some graphics could have some tweaking, such as the bland looking gym and the always-facing-forward doors.

The dialogue sprite needs some detail because it's kinda hard to see imo.

I could only see squares from your face

The door also need some tweaking because you can't see what's behind the door.

So, is there a black curtain behind the door?

The bus also looks like overlapping with the car.

Are you a 1mm close with the other car?

Lastly, the the sprites outline are inconsistent; some have a black outline and some.. has other color.

Are you from a different game or what?

The 2 circles in the fashion shop(?) also looks weird (although i admit that the building also looks weird to me because it doesn't seem to have any purpose).

But still, the sprite is charming. It just need some tweaking and adjustment.

The game

Do you mean in-game or not or both?

The game will start in a bland world where you have to do everything you are asked to do like a robot. It will change after you meet your doctor. However, a freedom comes with a responsibility. If you don't be careful, you could even die in the process. But don't worry, because it can be reverted.

This game basically only consists of story branching. You try to do something different each time in order to experience something unusual which will leads to an event. In order to do so, you might want to explore the whole game. To be honest, the demo doesn't give much because all of your progress will be reverted after you sleep (which won't happen if you didn't play the demo). I have to admit that i ended up getting bored after playing it a few times though, maybe it's because you can't explore much (which mostly because it's just a demo) and i ended up having nothing except for understanding the game concept.

Well, i don't know if it's my comp trying to prevent me from playing or something, but i experience a heavy frame skips, especially after screen transition, which ruins the game experience tremendously. I am having a headache when i was playing this game.

Before i forget, it seems that you need to click the lamp twice in order to light it up for the first time.

Pros:
- Multiple choices story

Cons:
- Gets boring after several retries

Conclusion
This is a game when you are repeating the same day and trying different choices.


Final rating: 3/5
Gameplay wise, this game needs to have something to keep it not being boring after a few retries. I hope it won't stay boring in the full version.