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Master Reboot
Imagine a world where death is no longer final, where precious memories are saved to enjoy forever, where your soul is immortal, welcome to the Soul Cloud. Upload your soul to our dedicated servers and relax knowing that a part of you will live on for eternity. That favorite holiday, happy moments from your childhood, meeting that special someone f...
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- Released
- October 28, 2013
- Developer
- Wales Interactive
- Publisher
- Wales Interactive
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Master Reboot Reviews
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Master Reboot is an indie not to be overlooked, and is worth noting if you are enjoying the indie game renaissance we're in right now.
Master Reboot's premise of a databank that stores the memories of the dead is a strong one, but at times its desire to dabble in horror weaken its exploration-based elements. Even so, its creepy ambiance and wide range of puzzles manage to carry the weaker segments, but an out-of-place final boss with timed platforming ruins the fun.
The controls are quite clunky, but due to the slow pace of the game it's never a big problem. At least until I ran into the completely misplaced first person platforming which the game doesn’t need at all. Admittedly these moments are sporadic, but they add unneeded frustration to the experience. An even bigger problem are the many bugs I ran into during my time in the Soul Cloud. It’s a shame as the game isn’t terrible, but its good ideas are poorly executed–making a potentially great game feel unsatisfactory in the end.
An exceedingly high-concept explorative puzzler, Master Reboot's subsequent execution leaves a lot to be desired. Hobbling its lofty ambitions with poor presentation, inconsistently designed puzzles and a distinct lack of atmosphere, Master Reboot gives us a peek at a grander design that it sadly fails to realise.
Master Reboot could’ve been something really special – it certainly looked it from the trailer and concept. If it had brought something new to both puzzle and horror, while exploring the ideas of death and mind uploading rather than simply using them as a framing device, Wales Interactive would’ve been onto something quite incredible.