Ether One

[Googolplex]

Hi, today I found this here. Looks a bit like SOMA and it's also a story exploration game about the human mind.





Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind.

There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.

There is also a deeper, more adventurous path in which you can complete complex puzzles to restore life changing events of the patients history in order to help the validation of their life.

Parallel paths make Ether One accessible to a range of skilled players. Invite your friends and family around to pick their brains for help taking on challenging environmental puzzles, or soak in the atmosphere of Pinwheel at leisure. From a young age we enjoyed the first person puzzle games that required you to write cryptic notes on spare pieces of paper to unravel mysteries. Ether One aims to bring back pen and paper puzzle solving, whilst still being accessible and optional for people not wanting to get stuck and frustrated on the harder puzzles.

Features
- First person adventure game.
- Open narrative exploration in the town of Pinwheel.
- Optional puzzle solving.
- Accessible gameplay with additional controller support for players that aren’t as skilled with complex controls.
- Challenging pen and paper puzzle design you can decrypt at your own pace.


I added it to my list and will definitely buy it when it's on discount.

[Ghieri]

Made a thread a while back, wasn't too popular.

Anyways, having played it:

-You have two ways of playing, you can either go through the main story, which has no puzzles at all(You collect ribbons to unlock story) or you can delve deeper into the town's history by solving "projector" puzzles. There are about 20 of them and all of them require paying attention to the environment and collecting items.
-You have a one item inventory, you have a place you frequently return to called the "Case" where you can put items you picked up on shelves.
-This game *can* be played with a controller but I recommend keyboard because there are parts that require typing.(And the controller interface for that is a bit cumbersome)
-Examine everything.(I believe it's RMB for mouse and RT for xbox 360 controller)

Personally I solved 3 projector puzzles. It's really a lot of stuff that you have to organize to solve everything. I'd say worth it when it's on sale.