Zero Critical

aka: Satin Rift
Moby ID: 3219
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Rheom 1 is a terrestrial planet of eternal daylight. Recently, a research facility has been established there, with a group of scientists working on a mysterious Satin Project. However, strange events begin to happen there. The head of the project, Dr. Victoria Fayn, has killed another scientist, allegedly in self-defense. The Interstellar Transportation Commission sends an agent named Chatt Rhuller to investigate the incident. As Chatt is prevented from leaving the research facility, he begins to realize that something far more sinister is going on, and is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery.

Zero Critical is a third-person adventure game. The player interacts with the environment by using a point-and-click interface. Most of the gameplay is dedicated to gathering clues by having conversations with the characters (including the choice of different topics), as well as solving predominantly inventory-based puzzles.

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Critics

Average score: 60% (based on 6 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 16 ratings with 1 reviews)

Needs To Be Longer

The Good
The atmosphere is great. A good detective story. Some great puzzles. Would make a good sci-fi movie. Music adds a lot to the overall mood of the game. Can't get stuck (as in no need to restart if you forget something from the first chapter)

The Bad
Way too short. I got it for about $10 CDN with Symbiocom so I'm not really complaining. But I'd be not too impressed if I'd paid 20$ US for it. Some puzzles are bit on the vague side.

The Bottom Line
It's a very moody and atmospheric detective story set in a science-fiction setting. You are sent to this outpost to investigate a murder and of course find out that there might be more to the murder than it first seems. Shows what you can really crank out with the Flash engine (yes, the Macromedia Flash engine)

Windows · by Depeche Mike (17455) · 2003

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Predecessors

The game is a direct sequel to Majestic Part I: Alien Encounter, a game developed and released by Istvan Pely while he was still in college. It is also an indirect sequel to Symbiocom.

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Game added by j. jones.

Macintosh added by Dragom.

Additional contributors: Jeanne, POMAH, Hitman23, Depeche Mike.

Game added January 31, 2001. Last modified December 22, 2023.