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The Station
The Station is a first-person exploration game set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.
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I wouldn't say that the sci-fi mystery behind The Station is out of this world, but it is pretty stellar. Find out more in our The Station review for PS4.
A bit on the short side, but with a compelling plot and a great looking location. If you like first person puzzle games, then prepare to like The Station.
Explore a deteriorating spaceship and find its missing crew.
The Station is short, simple, and sweet. It’s atmosphere-heavy and narrative-light; exploration-rich and challenge-impoverished. However, the attention to setting detail and aesthetic are top-notch, which (for those who come in expecting little more than an immersive walkabout) does much to alleviate the brevity and superficiality of the intended path. It would have benefited from a bit more to do, and a bit more challenge in the doing—it’s lean—but by no means is it incomplete.
There's a fantastic graphical style and story here, but the overly short play time and lack of game mechanics may make it easy to skip.
The Station still rattles around in my head as I sit here a few days after beating it. For such a short game — I finished my playthrough in a mere two hours — there’s a ton of things to address. The derelict station is moody, but not as big as it seems. The puzzles require some thought, but the lack of polish in execution is obvious. The best part of the game is the story, but a lot of patience for technical mishaps will be required. The Station is an imperfect yet thought-provoking tale, one that will garner some discussion once the final credits roll.
The Station tells a science-fiction story we’ve all heard before. Earth has lost contact with a crew aboard a space station, and you are sent in to investigate what happened to them. This premise usually reveals flesh-eating aliens, rogue A.I., or astronauts suffering from space madness. However, none of your discoveries made aboard space station Espial are substantial – just cryptic audio recordings and notes that hint at a larger story that never truly unfurls.Following in the footsteps of similar narrative experiences like Gone Home and Tacoma, The Station gives the player little direction,...
Are we alone in the universe? Whatever the answer ends up being, it has some pretty heavy ramifications across multiple facets of society, such as religion and science. The Station looks to explore these topics by telling the story of The Espial, a space station setup to observe an alien civilisation to determine if first contact should be made. When the facility suddenly goes dark and all contact is lost, you’re sent to find out what happened to the crew and assess the status of the mission.
A mystery-driven walking sim aboard an eerily empty space station that is over almost before it begins.
I enjoyed playing it and venturing through the story, nerves on edge most the time.
The Station is one of the shortest games I’ve played on the PlayStation 4. If you are a whiz at puzzle games, or the increasingly popular ‘walking simulators’, then you are going to have no trouble rolling the credits in just over an hour. While my initial reaction to the credits rolling was fiercely negative, after a few days musing on The Station I am left feeling very positive about the experience. This is the kind of game I would recommend to fans of experiences like Gone Home and E...
If you’re a fan of exploration titles then you should enjoy this. While The Station doesn’t reach the heights of some other titles in the genre, it is a good attempt and tells a slightly different story. Hopefully the audio and visual bugs can be ironed out, but The Station is an intriguing little mystery that has you guessing what happened to the crew on board right until the very end.