One Step After Fall is a single-player, first-person walking simulator that focuses on the narrative experience that introduces Steve Robinson, a successful writer who, due to life's misfortunes, ended up losing important people, faith in his work and the meaning of life. The narrative leads the player to help Steve relive the episodes in his story that dragged him into depression, while getting to know the places that marked his life. From that moment, where Steve may or may not revisit his story, he becomes able to face his destiny and be able to make the most important decision of his life...

There is an interesting game here, with an important message

One Step After Fall represents an interesting concept... but, sadly, has way too many issues to make it a game I'd recommend in its current state - even at its ridiculously low RRP.

First things first. Even though the locations in the game are small and fairly limited, the graphics are a little above average and it's quite clear that a lot of attention to detail has gone into this project. Likewise, there's a narrative here that's intriguing and draws the player in. However, there are quite a few issues that means it becomes just too annoying.

The first issue (and this may be pretty much a game breaker for many) it's impossible to change the controls and invert the X or Y axis. For many gamers, who like to flip their up and down controls, by inverting the Y axis, they will have to spend a long time looking up when they want to look down (and vice versa) or get used to the forced gaming mechanics.

It's quite clear that a lot of attention to detail has gone into this project

The next issue is the hit and miss (but mostly miss) audio dialogue. At best it's delivered poorly, at worst it's annoying repetitive. And then there's the issue of making simple things, like using items you've found, to be unnecessarily complicated.

There is an interesting game here, with an important message. It just needed a little more time to be perfected before it was unleashed to the world.

Not a total disaster... But then again, not a game that's worth going out of your way to play.

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Nick Smithson