The Vacuum by Makeout Patrol
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| Release Date | 13 August 2008 |
| Release Type | Freeware |
| Content Advisory | Strong | Suggestive dialog | Strong |
| Operating System | Windows |
| Setting | Sci-Fi |
| Genre | Investigative |
| Story | Original |
| Play Length | Medium Length Game |
| Language | English |
| Graphics | 320x200, 32-Bit Colour |
| Downloaded | 7,717 All Time |
About
In The Vacuum, you play as Leo Wallace, a student at Aberdeen University who is headed back home to Whitefall for summer with his girlfriend, Averie Piper. As a pair of poor, starving college students, they decide to book a cheap room on a cargo ship that has extra room for passengers on this particular trip. It's a short jaunt - only a day and a half - and it seems as though it should be uneventful. But when a pair of explosions tear through the passenger compartment while the ship is still in the middle of deep space, Leo and Averie must determine exactly what happened, fix the problems, and discover what - or who - caused the explosions in the first place.
Leo must search high and low for informat…ion, pay attention to the clues that he finds, and carefully weigh every decision he makes. Based on his actions, his relationships will be altered, justice will be realized (or not), and lives will be saved or lost.
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Awards & Reviews
AGS Awards 2008 Nominee
AGS Awards 2008 Nominee
Best GameplayAGS Panel Rating
This eerie space adventure set on a space liner evokes a good atmosphere and includes some entertaining (if limited) dialog exchanges. The game is quite short, however, and one of the endings seems to punish you for making the most logical decision. Fortunately, neither of these issues should keep most people from enjoying this game.
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Comments
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Great game. I like the many tasks to accomplice. eg. Relations, saving lives, solving the mystery...
Well, qptain_Nemo forced me to play this, but it was kind of worth it. The dialogues are great, the puzzle design is fantastic, the story is really nice. Once it picks up an amazing pace, then it comes to an end, and that's it's only con. Also the music is very fitting.
Its a pretty fun game. You should definitely give it a play through.
Finally got around to playing. Good game, definitely worth playing! Perhaps a bit excessive on the cussing, but then again, thats the way the characters were.
Another premium in the making.
The graphics are average and so was the availability of interaction between many objects. Maybe it all boils down to a different style of gameplay, since this game's outcome depends more on your decisions and witty conversations rather than item collection and the main character's actions.
Original storyline, I believe it can run even deeper if you would spend time into making a related sequel. Overall, good job with the psyche, backstory and dialogues and best wishes in your future endeavours.