Sentient 1997 Review: A Forgotten branching real-time narrative experiment

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  @35mmShowdown · 1 year ago

  “It’s CGI, so we can put him into literally whatever outfit we want…”<br>“Head. To. Toe. Gold. Lamé.”

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  @DemienC. · 2 years ago

  There is something... System Shock-esque about it.

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  @rhaeven · 2 years ago

  The absolute definition of &quot;ahead of its time&quot;!

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  @sko_psy · 2 years ago

  It&apos;s like calling a space liner &quot;Titan&quot; or a space colony on a planet with unstable tectonics - &quot;Pompeii&quot; 😂

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  @LeeONardo · 2 years ago

  Seeing as the big red button doesn&apos;t just blow the ship up immediately in a &quot;screw this!&quot; kinda way, it also changes to say &quot;Oh no!&quot; this could only be a silly additional end put in as a reference to Psygnosis&apos; own Lemmings.<br><br>Sentient is a very curious but intriguing game, I had the demo on a PS demo disc and couldn&apos;t really understand what was going on except for completing some basic objectives.<br><br>I saw Supergreatfriends very entertaining playthrough which I would suggest to anyone who doesn&apos;t want to actually play but enjoy seeing someone stumble through it.

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  @queenofnarnia1011 · 2 years ago (edited)

  (STORY SPOILER COMMENT)<br><br><br><br><br><br>The first ending shown is hilarious when considering the main character &apos;messiah robot&apos; reveal later in the game. imagine you&apos;re the person who designated the android to sacrifice itself to save the ship, but your robot just says &quot;nope, bye losers&quot; and freaking leaves 😂

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  @FiggsNeughton · 4 days ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krQV2OMHTEQ&amp;t=666">11:06</a> &quot;Sheeeeeeeeeih&quot;

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  @orcwarchiefreviews · 2 years ago

  You know it could be a fun idea for a game running around a space station in first person dealing with all the problems almost like a Sim

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  @SLADEYKINS · 2 years ago

  I love all of your reviews and this game has a special place in my heart so thankyou so much!<br>Actually just a while ago I was searching for a retrospective on this exact game and found nothing...so to find one of my favourite youtubers covering it actaully made me very happy

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  @joearnold6881 · 2 years ago

  The NPCs are just like me, saying “hello” and “phew!” all day

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  @OmniChad87 · 2 years ago

  Oh, what joy! I have always wanted someone to cover this! You have my gratitude.

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  @Siarawaszympanemjest · 2 years ago

  I played it when it came out after being mesmerized by the demo. No other game has ever been able to make me feel as claustrophobic and locked-in as this one. The neverending sense of being hot, sweaty and tired, locked in cramped environment and slowly inching towards the sun and certain death is like no other. I love this game.

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