Mirage Demo
Explore a haunting environment from the perspective of a broken piece of glass, while fending off any enemies. #Glass swarm #Horror game #Surreal world #Mirage #Swarm #Glass
Experiments and original ideas always have the potential to take one by surprise, even if they do not work exactly as the author intended. However, if the underlying principle is intriguing and it holds potential, people notice and they become interested, which is why it’s always a good idea to share your ideas with the world and not be afraid of a little feedback.
Mirage is a student project developed for an assignment, which allows you to play from the perspective of a broken piece of glass. Obviously, this sounds pretty weird, and it remains pretty weird once you see it as well, because everything about the idea is unintuitive and somewhat surreal. Despite that, the artistic component of the game is brilliant and you can really get into the atmosphere if you just learn to go with the flow.
There’s isn’t a real plot you can follow, although the creators do provide a bit of background information on what’s happening on the screen. As such, a short poem that can be read from the introduction screen says something about a boy and a broken mirror, which should at least make you think. The central piece of the puzzle is that you must control these pieces around and try not to hit anything, to avoid being shattered for good.
Besides wandering around, there are also tougher situations you must handle along the way, such as the monsters that lurk in the shadows. However, killing them is a simple matter of aiming and shooting blindly, because there is no hud to display information about hit points or anything else for that matter. If you get wounded, there are crystals you can destroy and replenish your shard count.
As previously mentioned, the visual department is sublime, at least from an artistic point of view. The world is intriguing and very surreal, while the soundscapes and the general atmosphere is quite pressing at times. On the other hand, the controls are horrible and you need a lot of luck to get out of most situations, because steering is downright impossible, regardless of whether you use the mouse or a gamepad.
All things considered, Mirage is not much of a game and it is barely playable anyway. The idea is intriguing, however, as is the excellent visual design and the great atmosphere that’s created when these elements come together. Hence, if you want to experience something unique, give this a try, but don’t expect too much from the gameplay.
- runs on:
- Windows
- file size:
- 107 MB
- filename:
- 2010_07_10_Mirage.rar
- main category:
- Games Demo
- genre:
- Horror
Action/Adventure - developer: