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>* Fort Solis

"To my mind Fort Solis and Still Wakes the Deep share very positive 
qualities  Both have excellent graphics, sound, and voice-acting, along with 
unique and detailed locations -- a Mars base in FT, and a drilling platform 
in SWTD) that provide an atmosphere and sense of immersion that really pull 
you in, all in service of a story-based, horror thriller. But how the two 
games achieve this couldn't be more different.

SWTD is more active and energetic, both in the pacing, the freewheeling 
english isle language usage, and the physical puzzle solving, 
well-integrated with the first-person perspective, in an exhilarating, 
more-or-less never seen before setting -- most players would probably pick 
it first. But that is not a knock on Fort Solis, where the devs were going 
for a completely different vibe: A moody, oppressive, human drama, in a 
highly controlled environment with a closely-knit cast of characters. I very 
much wanted to see everything these characters -- and actors -- did, and 
explored everywhere to get 100% with all achievements (missed quite a few 
with SWTD). In any case, both great games, and both fairly short, ~5 hours 
for SWTD and ~11 hours for Fort Solis, and both highly recommended!"

rms