Despite having a fairly extensive background with horror games, I found myself becoming increasingly jumpy after a server just showed up behind me out of seemingly nowhere and caught me sneaking into an off-limits area. There’s almost an element of horror in the game’s atmosphere during these mystery segments, mostly reinforced by the surprisingly unsettling soundtrack and the robot hosts. An equally mysterious voice on the protagonist’s phone tells them to follow a routine every day they’re there while remaining inconspicuous or they could be stuck in the hotel for good, and with that the game is off and running. The Spectrum Retreat makes some very good initial impressions the player wakes up in a mysterious hotel staffed by unmoving robotic servers. An odd combination to be sure, but is it one that ultimately holds up? Dan Smith Studios has attempted to fill those two voids simultaneously with The Spectrum Retreat one part mystery themed visual novel, one part Portal-esque physics puzzle title. Overall, the price point was good value.By Paul Broussard, posted on 16 August 2018 / 4,724 ViewsģD atmospheric mystery solving is somewhat of an underserved niche in modern gaming, and 3D puzzle solving even more so. If it was more fleshed out, I would have given it a solid 8, cuz the puzzle part is well done. By the end, I still didn't really know what happened and the ending felt lackluster. The concept was good but needed to be more fleshed out. I liked that they tried to add a narrative and also break up the monotony of doing puzzles by adding the hotel aspect and some mystery, but it felt lacking.
The music was excellent and gave me a relaxing vibe that complemented the puzzles so well.
The voice acting was great and the faceless mannequins were a cool touch. They weren't as satisfying as Talos Principle or Portal 2, but they were satisfying and cool. Overall the puzzles were challenging but not frustrating, so it hit that sweet spot. The last puzzle was especially a treat and felt really satisfying to solve. The aesthetic design of the puzzles was awesome and one of the coolest visuals of any puzzle game I ever played. It was nice to figure things out myself without any instructions.
The aesthetic design of I loved the puzzle part of The Spectrum Retreat.
I loved the puzzle part of The Spectrum Retreat.
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