We Were Here Together
We Were Here Together
Sorti le 10 octobre 2019, We Were Here Together est un jeu d’aventure indépendant et de réflexion, développé et édité par Total Mayhem Games. Disponible sur PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One et Nintendo Switch, il est proposé au prix de 12,99 euros et tourne sous le moteur Unity.
L’histoire s’ouvre sur une fusée de détresse illuminant le ciel en pleine tempête de neige, suivie d’un appel radio angoissant. Alors que des explorateurs de l’Antarctique sont en danger, les deux personnes restées au campement doivent unir leurs forces pour organiser une mission de sauvetage. Après avoir traversé les déserts gelés, les joueurs se retrouvent séparés à l’intérieur du château médiéval de Castle Rock, où les attendent casse-têtes, secrets et dangers. Équipés uniquement d’un talkie-walkie, ils doivent observer, décrire leur environnement et communiquer efficacement pour progresser. L’expérience est exclusivement coopérative, chaque participant ayant besoin d’un microphone et d’une connexion Internet.
Le jeu invite à explorer le camp de base de l’expédition, les vallées gelées de l’Antarctique et le sinistre Castle Rock, tout en levant le voile sur le passé des lieux et sur la mystérieuse entité maléfique appelée le Bouffon. Les concepteurs annoncent, pour les habitués de la série, davantage d’énigmes, une durée de vie plus longue et un approfondissement de l’histoire entourant l’expédition antarctique et la citadelle.
L’accueil critique est plutôt bon. GameWatcher a salué un titre incontournable pour les amateurs de coopération et de puzzles exigeants, malgré quelques défauts mineurs. Games.cz y voit de loin le meilleur épisode de la série, enfin assez long pour s’étendre sur plusieurs soirées et bien plus soigné visuellement. Le jeu affiche un score Metacritic de 77 et une note agrégée de 74,80.
Côté joueurs, les avis sont partagés. Un retour positif sur Steam recommande le jeu en couple ou entre amis, en conseillant de faire des pauses et en signalant un petit bug sur une énigme. Sur Metacritic, un joueur parle d’un pas dans la bonne direction, avec une durée de vie plus généreuse, une bien meilleure présentation et des puzzles mieux intégrés. Un autre, plus sévère, évoque des contrôles contre-intuitifs et un retour visuel, haptique et sonore de mauvaise qualité.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Ultimately, We Were Here Together is a must-play for fans of both co-op adventures and challenging puzzles. There are a few minor issues here and there (especially where the online matchmaking is concerned), but this new entry serves as a delightful cherry on top of an already impressive franchise cake. If you can find a likeminded friend willing to go on this adventure with you, I’d recommend doing so as soon as possible. One the other hand, if you’re still not convinced, I’d suggest picking up the original We Were Here, which is currently free on Steam. »
« We Were Here Together is, by far, the best installment of the whole series. It’s finally long enough to last you several evenings, it’s much prettier, better to listen to, and its puzzles - finely tailored for two-player cooperation - will torture your mind. It’s just a shame that the story is so weak it’s barely even there. »
« We Were Here Together provides a great assortment of co-op challenges that will test your ability to communicate vocally as well as to solve them together. »
« We Were Here Together wants to be more than just a light-hearted co-op puzzle game. The narrative layer that this must bring, however, especially detracts from the puzzles, which are strongly designed and can stand on their own. »
« We Were Here Together isn’t going to be for everyone, but if you’re a good communicator and enjoy working together then you really ought to give it a try. »
« We Were Here Together falls just short of the snowy peaks it was aiming for, but it is fun and interesting, and really stands out for emphasizing co-op puzzle-solving in a way few games have. So, go out and have some fun. Together. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« We Were Here Together é mais um passo na direção certa. Dessa vez, com duração maior, apresentação muito melhor e puzzles mais integrados entre os jogadores, esse jogo elabora sobre os rascunhos dos primeiros jogos e se apresenta como a intenção inicial dos criadores desde o primeiro jogo.Já começamos com uma cutscene narrada que adiciona mais camadas à história do jogo sem perder o aspecto misterioso da franquia. Os puzzles foram tematizados para essa história e funcionam perfeitamente bem como atmosfera lovecraftiana, que me lembrou bastante Amnesia em alguns sentidos. A história também adiciona ingredientes de terror e fantasia que incrementam a motivação da gameplay.Quanto aos puzzles, a grande maioria flui muito bem, sendo desafiadores a princípio, mas possíveis de resolver com comunicação entre os jogadores. A dinâmica do cooperativo mudou bastante, o que esmaeceu a diferença entre as funções. Isso é especialmente reforçado pelos vários encontros com o outro jogador durante o jogo e uma maior movimentação de ambas as partes, passando de áreas externas às salas do castelo.A experiência dos dois jogos iniciais da franquia foi muito boa, mas sempre com uma sensação de promessa ao contrário de surpresa. Foi apenas nesse terceiro jogo que me senti realizado com o que esperava e surpreso com o que joguei. »
« If Split Fiction does everything wrong, it will become this game. Unintuitive control, terrible visual, haptic and sound feedback. The fact this game is rated 3.9 on epic says it all. Epic almost never has a game that is under 4.0 »
« If you have a partner to play this trough it's a nice experience, alone it can be irritating. »
« Same thing as previous 2 games. Puzzles feel more boring, actually. »
« Yani bulmacalar aşırı zor. Saatlerce düşünürüm, uğraşırım ama yanınızdaki pes edip tüm hevesinizi kırarsa hiç zevk vermiyor. Kendisi yeni oyunu da oynayalım diyip duruyor ama aynısı olacak, hiç bulaşmamak en iyisi. »
« Very good unusual game for two PATIENT friends, this game can reveal all bad qualities of you and your game partner, you can test your friendship with someone with this game »
« Лучшая игра, как всегда на высоте, атмосфера и загадки остались поражающими, ждем 4 часть, единственная серия игр, которую я прохожу целиком и ни разу не был разочарован. »
« Best game to chill with friend and spend a few hours together solving the puzzles. I wish its just a beginning for Total Mayhem Games and we will see more their projects from this company in furute. »
