Stasis: Bone Totem Review (Meat-King, The Ultimate)
"This place… it’s just a descent into madness.”
Stasis: Bone Totem (2023) represents a point-and-click adventure game, developed and published by the company The Brotherhood. Another notable title of the development studio is Stasis (2015).
Pros & cons:
++ The company Cayne is doing what they always do. Erasing their mistakes. Problem is… you stumbled into it. Still, you can rejoice because you get to read the deprived and entertaining stories left behind by the crew as you try to survive in the ever-deteriorating environment, which I consider to be a literal slice of hell. Also, you will unearth secrets best kept buried, and find answers for questions you never wanted to ask in this Lovecraftian fever dream. But most importantly, beware of Russian captains bearing gifts.
+ You travel with an artificial creature in the form of a toy teddy bear, which gives me PTSD flashbacks of Freddy’s. Unbeknown to me, it is a very smart bear equipped with elite hacking software. Later, it performs brain surgery on a derelict, organic supercomputer. And to top it off, it declares itself the cleverest bear while tinkering with underwater seismic charges and an atomic warhead. Hands down, the MVP of the game.
+ The puzzles got better in comparison with the first instalment. Sometimes you need to disassemble or combine objects, read the PDAs scattered around, or pay attention to the illustrations placed in the rooms to progress. Based on my personal experiments, just try to apply some of the items from your inventory on your characters. You will be surprised by the Darwin awards you can discover.
- A handful of logical errors catapulted me out of my alcohol induced delirium as I walked on that cursed station, for example debris falling at the speed of sound; underwater, if I may add.
Summary:
The techno-religious story of Cayne and his believers committing scientific atrocities in his name continues. And once more the stars of the show are the gripping atmosphere and exceptional writing; both combined create an experience that I can only describe as haunting.
Recommended for desperate adventurer seeking the last frontier on planet earth. Your very own maritime abyss.
Achievements:
Estimated time for 100% completion: +20 hours
Singleplayer achievements: 20
Multiplayer achievements: none