Proteus Reviews

  • PMurphy1978PMurphy197893,680
    01 Nov 2013
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    Proteus is a difficult game to review. In fact to even label it a game is a source of contention as discovered earlier this year when Ed Key and David Kanaga’s hit title launched on PC earlier this year to general acclaim. Whether it is a game or not is down to your own interpretation and what you want from a video game experience, but an experience it is. To truly appreciate the wonder of this game requires a different mindset; one of your inner-child. The times when you loved to explore, yearned for that sense of adventure; a passion for discovery.

    It took me a good while to truly get to grips with Proteus, as it wasn’t instantly apparent to me whether I was actually enjoying it or not. The experience itself as such is around an hour, enough time to see in all four seasons. This in itself is a wonder to behold even in the pixelated nature of the world and by the end of my first play I had been totally mesmerised by the changes between each one. If you do find a location which is of interest, you can always capture it forever in the form of a postcard by pressing the right shoulder button.

    To truly get the most out of the game depends on whether you can appreciate all of this without being put off by a radical difference on how to play a game. It requires patience, and the game is best experienced for when you just want to waste some time and let your mind wander, much like you would do if going for a walk in real life. Much like reality they will come a point where you don’t want to go for a wander all the time and I can see where the limited longevity here may cause an issue for some.

    Proteus is certainly an experience, one that you can easily lose yourself in for some time. It's long term longevity can be questioned, but you may find yourself loving it in the short term.

    The full review can be found at The Vita Lounge where it was scored 3.7/5. The score has been adjusted in line with True Trophies' system.

    http://thevitalounge.net/proteus/
    3.5
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