About This Game Episode 3 in the AR-K universe!Help Alicia Van Volish to flee from District 8 and discover the source of the mysterious Golden Sphere in an adventure full of mystery, acid humor, hilarious characters and sci-fi. Immerse yourself in a classic point and click style, with great history written by award-winning comic writer Greg Rucka.Script written by Greg Rucka: enjoy a story of mystery, humor and romance created by the winner of four Eisner Awards and renowned comic writer Greg Rucka.Enhanced gameplay: new inventory systems and dialogues, thanks to the players' feedback in the first two episodes.New locations: more varied backgrounds, sci-fi designs and more dynamic world than in AR-K 1 and 2. Much more quality to give life to District 8 places.New charismatic characters ... and some already known in AR-K universe: a crazy scientist, a gambler and a lot of cardesians will join Alicia and Franky on his adventure through this adventure. 1075eedd30 Title: AR-K: The Great EscapeGenre: Adventure, IndieDeveloper:GATO STUDIOPublisher:GATO STUDIORelease Date: 14 Jul, 2015 AR-K: The Great Escape Full Crack [cheat] ark the great escape walkthrough. ark the great escape AR-K The Great Escape is the third installment in the AR-K series of point and click adventure games. It's a bit disappointing that the dev felt the need to switch to individual installments purchased separately rather than the episodic format of the first two games, but this game is an improvement in almost every aspect over the other two. To be honest, you could probably skip the first two episodes without much trouble and drop right in at The Great Escape and still have a great experience.The story overall was interesting and had much more of a sense of direction to it. The story that the game is telling is nothing new in the sci-fi genre, but it's told well. Most of the characters are interesting and fun, and Alicia (the protagonist) is fleshing out to become a more likable character.Voice acting is mostly great, all actors deliver their lines with believable emotion. However, the actors could have used a bit more direction in terms of pronouncing names and made-up terms correctly (the name of Franky's species comes to mind) so that the world feels a little more real. Additionally, the humour sometimes gets a little too self-referential (the conversation with the little girl about "female characters", the guy who tells you to "wait for Chapter Four") and there was one kind of unnecessary joke where the punch line is a male character disguising himself as a woman that might bother some people.I enjoyed most of the puzzles a lot, particularly a great logic puzzle near the end (however the text in this puzzle could use a little native speaker proofreading). Most of the time I felt like I knew what I was doing and why, which is really all I ask.. Really excellent game! I liked the first parts, too, but this really was excellent.The graphics, dialogues and voice acting are all really first class. The gameplay mechanics have been greatly improved since the first game, as have the graphics (though I thought they were fine in the first game, too). The biggest stand-out feature of the game is the humour - there are some lines that really made me laugh out loud. One of those lines is in the second scene - completely unexpected and hilarious.The story gets really engaging and interesting now, and the supporting characters are a lot more involved in the story. There are great twists and turns, and it's very well-structured. I highly recommend this game and am looking forward to the next parts!. This is not ARK: Survival Evolved.I know that, it's so funny to read those posts in the discussion...Ok, back to the game. It is the third episode of a point&click adventure. Got the first one in a bundle and liked it. Bought the third episode on sale. This one is even better than the first. I like the way you select the dialog options. Usually when it comes to dialogs I often dislike it, when I have to read a sentence, and when I click it the protagonist reads that same sentence out loud. In this game you select icons which describe a topic or mood. Like murder, witness, funny, serious, ...It's not that long. Took me about 5 hours to complete this episode. And another 8 hours idleing for one achievement (where you have to let it run for 8 hours). The last thing was the only thing I didn't like with the game. I'm not used to write long reviews, but I guess this great work deserves the effort.I didn't like too much the first two chapters, so I wasn't going to buy this one. If I did was becuse of the 73% discount, and I must say it was a great deal.Anyone can see the graphics are much better just comparing the screenshots, the gameplay was also improved (they took off that annoying inventory and made a better one), animations, STORY... Everything is much better than the first episodes. They really learned something about how to make a point-and-click game.I'm really enjoying the story, in my opinion it's the most important part in a game like this. First chapters were too simple and a little boring, and the solution for a couple of puzzles was a real nonsense. This game is absolutely different, has a few characters that are GOLD (don't miss Phil the scientist, the little girl or Horn), balanced puzzles (some simpler and a few more complex) and a lot of hints about ARK that the first chapters lacked.The game looks quite simple in the first scenes, but after the factory it brings a lot of different scenarios and interesting puzzles (I specially liked the murder). I would recomend the game even if you don't buy the first two chapters, this one alone is a great game (in fact, I would reccomend not to buy the first chapters).Of course, it's not perfect, has a few flaws:The "previously" video, that plays when you start the game is simply terrible. Long, boring and annoying. I think it's the heritance of the first part. The good news are that things can only go better from here.The first screen has too many videos, the hospital has too much talking. After that the game finds the perfect balance, but I feel like these two scenes could be a little better.Cardesians voices are soooo annoying!Anyway, these are just a few cons that can't make this game bad. I think this is one of the best adventures I played in the last few years.Good work, keep it for the 4th chapter!!. Five Word Review: Short, decent, ultimately incomplete game.Favorite Thing: Aside for the stiff animations, everything else was enjoyable.Least Favorite Thing: The recap didn't help at all. It barely even made sense.Playtime: ~ 3hEnjoyment: 6\/10Recommendation: No. The story is incomplete and from a brief look on the forums the next chapter isn't even in development.. Decent uptake on point&click adventure. Unlike previous 2 episodes in AR-K series, puzzles and dialogs are, with maybe one or two exceptions quite logical and provided clues generally lead to sucessful solutions. Graphics and voice over and quite enjoyable and huge improvement over the first 2 episodes.The big question is weather great escape is worth the money. On its own, probably not as it provides only 3-4 hours worth of narrative. However if you are willing to grind your teeth trough some poorly designed puzzles in episones 1&2, the total of 10E for all three is worth the investment. And if episode 3 is any indication, episode 4 finale should provide redemption for the series as whole.. This game is rather special... in a confusing & erratic, but catchy way nonetheless.Story:The AR-K is a futuristic, super-clean & high-tech environment (like a city) that runs on a mysterious power source (in this chapter of the game it is revealed what kind of power source & how this is achieved...).The main character (Alicia) is back... with a broken leg - ouch! She somehow got herself stuck in some dump (which really happens to be an underground hidden sector of the AR-K universe - gasp!).Her trustworthy & dependable friend "Franky" also happens to be in the neighbourhood, and helps her along the way (through use of a PDA).Characters:Alicia (the protagonist - a framed ex-cop & student of journalism - who finds herself stuck some place underground in this chapter)Franky (a walking & talking "swagger" bull - originally belonging to what is referred to as the "Valerian race" - used to run a burger joint, until he ended up underground along with Alicia)Grigor (lives underground, and ends up helping Alicia & Franky escape)UI\/mechanics:Pretty simple, point & click style navigation. Simplified inventory (click, drag, combine items), but runs awfully slow when actually clicked... and dragged. Feels like a total drag (unintentional pun right there...).The game progression consists mostly of some intuitive play & trial & error, with some help from Franky (by clicking his portret first, and then point-clicking any interactable surface).This game is most suited for players of a curious nature who like embarking on a journey without having to follow strict guidelines (the objectives are pretty blurry - there's no journal to keep track of progress or anything of the like).I often times had a vague idea of what needed to be done (due to hints dropped by the subcharacters), but wasn't quite sure how to reach a specific goal.So players who prefer methodical, linear gameplay could potentially feel stressed by this, as you're dumped somewhere and expected to find out things on your own (with a weee bit of help from the sidekick, but that's about it!).Though there is a map button that helps you get where you need to be without having to run around (though, IMO - it's preferable if you do walk, because you might tend to overlook certain details otherwise).Character design & game graphics:Alicia's physical design is... annoying. Her body is okay, but the way they styled her is flat out irritating, because 99% of the time she appears to have her generously shaped bosom up in the air, right in your face, whenever she walks. And whatever she wears apparently HAS to be ultra thin, super clingy 100% spandex, juuust so every line & curve of her body is visible and up in your face!Because there's no other type of fabric in the world, right? And Alicia is obviously very fond of super skinny size, which really has her looking cheap.It's anything but flattering and simply annoying - BUT, definitely an improvement from what she looked like in chapter 1.Regardless of this, I do like her witty & acrid sense of humour (it is refreshing!).She's quite headstrong & feisty and loves to explore. If she's told she can't do something, she'll go ahead and do it anyway.She may appear obnoxious at first (especially in the first chapter), but overall, she's mostly an independent-natured girl who likes her freedom and is not afraid to enjoy herself. She's not exactly conservative ;).It is heavily suggested that Alicia is very bright & smart, but her potential isn't really displayed in-game.There were often 3D cinematic cutscenes after completion of puzzles, which unfortunately got the game to freeze up almost every single time (without crashing though). The cutscenes were mostly unnecessary, yet enticing at times. In the end I think it didn't really add that much value.The game could have done without!Dialogue:Oh gee. Where do I start? Well, it's rather awkward & repetitive - almost always with a witty twist though. You just get a typical list of things to ask, and ask away till you're out of questions.There are some spelling & grammatical mistakes though (it does help to know the developers are hispanic, and assuming their mother-tongue is different from English, this could explain the oddities - to a certain degree - in this regard).Unfortunately, dialogues sometimes felt erratic due to faulty scripting (I always play with subtitles, and at times the subtitles didn't match what was being said by the characters, or what was said didn't make sense at all).Conclusion:I dropped 1, skipped 2, but finished 3, because the game mechanics were simplified in this chapter (though still aggravating due to sluggishness, but playable nonetheless).Thanks to the inclusion of a visual synopsis, I was able to catch up on what had formerly taken place in chapter 1 & 2 without having to play them.If you're planning on playing the first 2 chapters, you'll want to keep a guide at hand though, just to avoid any unnecessary frustrations in regard to game progression and gameplay.Finally, I think AR-K does have a special endearing feel to it (story-wise), so in the end I liked it :).. It's great when you come to a game and it's a lot better than you thought it would be. While I enjoyed ar-k 1 and 2 and I do recommend those games to play first, this for me is a lot better - story, graphics, setting. The writing was very good and if you didn't want to read everything, you didn't need to click on that character's bit of conversation but could come back to it if you wanted. I liked the humour, and it was witty in parts. It is the perfect balance of not just a good story which is vital in an adventure game but also good interactive gameplay.You continue to play as Alicia and thankfully she is more likable. In the first episode the OTT "I am a sexy vixen" coupled with a not nice attitude a lot of the times frankly put me off her and I didn't care what happened to her, but by the end of E1 this was mostly gone and here I actually cared and liked her.The story continues from 1 & 2 and I loved how at the end of episodes there is just enough surprise or hook to keep you invested for the next epsiode, it is literally a cliffhanger ending (not resolved or tied up with bow) with all of them and this episode is the same. I love the setting in this game (all new) and I got to solve a murder as well which was cool. There is also a transporter map so you aren't wasting time walking everywhere.While you could play this on it's own I do think there would be too many unanswered questions (what is the sphere, why am I here etc) and I do think you need to play the first game (which has episodes 1& 2 in it) to know what is going on. There is a video intro at the beginning which is supposed to recap what has happened but I don't know why but the clips seemed out of sequence, and they could have done a lot better job of a recap, seemed very disjointed.I loved the achievements in the first game, very imaginative and different but here it was mostly straightforward and some more unusual ones would have been fun. There is one though which I didn't see the point of and will be a bit annoying to do (worker one,) - so don't go by my final time re gameplay! Thoroughly enjoyed it and I really look forward to the fourth and final episode. Thanks DEVS for a very good, fun point n click adventure game.. SHORT REVIEW:- Score: 80\/100- Great Story, loved the setting and the characters.- Centered around investigations and murder mysteries (instead of purely puzzles)- Duration: about 3-4 hours for the first two chapters (using walkthrough) and 4 hours for the third chapter.- I highly recommend playing chapter 1 and 2 using a walkthrough. Item combinations are sometimes hard to guess.- Important Tip for Chapter 1 and 2: to use stuff from the inventory on the scene, you have to drag it to the lower left corner in order to get back to the screen (the inventory will close itself). At that point, the item can be dropped on the scene target to complete the action. This wasn't obvious to me and got stuck. I learned it thanks to a walkthrough.- Chapter 3 is the best and most mature part of the game. Has the best game design and mechanics. Can be played without a walkthrough. Very enjoyable.- I still recommend playing first two chapters first! However, it is possible to skip those and watch a story summary provided in the Chapter 3 game menu.LONG REVIEW:The Great Escape is the third chapter in this story. At the time of this writing, chapter 4 has not yet been released, but seems to be in the works as there is a reference to a fourth chapter in the story itself.I've played the first three chapters consecutively so I'm going to review them all in one shot to give a better idea of the whole. Note: Chapter 1 and 2 are sold in a single package called "AR-K".Summary:The story is set in the AR-K, a giant autonomous space station on which a utopic society lives.In Chapter 1, we meet journalism student Alicia and her dog Ambar and follow her in an investigation surrounding odd deliveries around the university campus. We learn that she originally intended to become a cop like her father, but had to resign due to unfair charges regarding a mysterious ball. It is during this investigation that she will cross path again with people that have a serious interest in possessing that ball. The chapter ends when the investigation article is submitted to the teacher.In Chapter 2, we learn that the teacher has published the article under his own name. Although this is clearly unethical from the teacher's part, this comes as an advantage since he becomes the victim of uncomfortable attention from those seeking the ball. Alicia will use this opportunity to continue her investigation and track down who's behind this. During this investigation, she will uncover the existence of a society unknown to her called District 8 and she will eventually fall prey to a trap.In Chapter 3, "the great escape", we uncover the harsh reality of District 8: it is a hidden part of the station where people live essentially as slaves so that the rest of the AR-K can live in utopia. As Alicia is forced into labor herself, she meets people that have been trapped there for a very long time. She will help them in order to gain their trust and will eventually escape District 8 with the intention of revealing its existence to the public living on the rest of the AR-K.Chapter 4 has yet to be published, but I would expect a climax ending where Alicia finally reveals the truth to the world despite mass media manipulation by key members of the ruling class.Game reviewThe story itself is great! I think the summary I wrote above pretty much shows how it is neatly broken down and is building up some momentum. This is, for me, the most important part of a game.I think what I liked the most about the game storytelling mechanics was the cutscenes. The game stands apart from many point-and-click titles that i've played by using cutscenes whenever something important happens rather than relying solely on textual dialogue. We get a much better feeling of our characters that way.Across the chapters, I also found that the game has evolved in terms of user friendliness. For example, in Chapter 2, a fast travel terminal system was added as well as a narrator designed to help the player by providing some clues. In Chapter 3, the inventory system has been reworked, dialogues can be skipped, a fast-travel map system has been added and the narrator has been replaced with a PDA. I think those were great improvements that were much needed. Chapter 3 has the best game design in my opinion.Also in terms of design, I don't think I could have done Chapter 1 & 2 without using a walkthrough. I highly recommend playing those with a walkthrough. Chapter 3 was a lot easier to follow in my opinion. I still used a walkthrough but I didn't read it as much. I had fun walking on my own and trying the puzzles without peeking at the solution. My favourite part was the murder mystery we need to solve in order to get the trust of a District 8 policeman.All in all, I think this was a great game and recommend it to everyone :). I love this game series cannot wait for the next part.
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