I enjoyed Alice scene at the beginning and got me motivated... so let's go ! And... what a bait. It COULD be a nice game if I have not played 1 hour for nearly nothing, and searching objects is a pain in the ass without a real walkthough (even with one, there is no joy doing it).
For example (and if it can help some people here, feeling like writing in good old IGN type of walkthough) :
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Backpack : I was stuck for 10 minutes at the beginning when you need to take your
backpack in your room, I was like "yep, and now ? where do I put it ?", you try everything... and it works when you click on the radiator so MC put the backpack beside it... well...ok.
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Hammer : You search the
hammer for 10 more minutes... big sister said it was in the garage... but nothing... oh it was behind the bin under the craft-table, like really ? And I already moved this bin at the beginning of the game, and there was nothing behind if I remember well. Ok it's fine.
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Nails : Then,
nails... like it could be everywhere ? I read here that it's in the attic... but can't go there because MC doesn't want to take the ladder in the garage... welp... stuck. Oh, nevermind, I needed to talk to the little sister to have the hint, and now MC can take the ladder, because why not, and you put it against the furniture. Attic unlocked. Fck me, they really were in the mailbox ? Like it was not boring enough ?
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Rope : Talking to Alice, she said it's in the backyard when kids were playing. Ok, you can see it in the treehouse but you need something. Something ? Really ? I found earlier a baseball bat in a bedroom. Can't use it. The solution was to run into the tire swing so it hits the tree... what the fck ? And the rope just dissapeared while hitting the ground. I had to go back to the kitchen, then back in the backyard again to "reset".
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Boards : You have to talk to Lisa, she's in her bed. Need to go to the old barn behind the house. Old barn ? More like a garden shed, and it's closed. So I went to Alice in the kitchen. Boards are in the basement... but you need to find the key, in one of the kitchen cabinets. You take the chair, put it next to the cabinet. For one time, it was easy to do. {scene}
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Flashlight : I remember seeing it in the bathroom upstair while searching for the hammer. What ? Yes, we never know in this game... it's in the cabinet, left of the shower. So now... let's go to the basement I guess. The door to the left of the garage. You use the key on the door, and go down. Why do I needed to go here ? Oh yeah, boards.
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Back to the boards : Dafuq is that basement, it's bigger than the house, really. More like a medieval donjon. Most doors are locked, except one, at the bottom. There is fuse box / electrical panel... will probably have to do something with it later. Nevermind, clicked on it, removed them and now I need fo find new fuse ? Sigh... I'm done. Ok so... 4 fuses...
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Fuses : I found (Fuse1) one on the shelf at the right of the first staircase. And you need to put it right away in the electrical panel to unlock the door next to it. Now... I have to find a solution to the water leaking ? Really ? I just wanted boards you know, I don't want to renovate the whole house. Joking, fck this house, you just need to go to the other side for Fuse n°2. You need to push the boxes to create a sort of bridge... first one is ok, but the next one is stuck in the corner and can't do shit. And the last one is... floating and can't take it back to me ? Leaving the room doesn't reset. Guess it's over, my last save is pretty far away so too lazy to do it again even if I know now what I have to do. I'm done. Fck it. Done.
Ok... I discovered that the red button next to the door resets the position of the boxes... but... ok... back at it. Careful now... don't make it harder that it is already by running everywhere... slowly... and done ! Fck yeah ! Why am I happy ? Fck that game ! Ok, 2nd fuse found in the middle of one of the shelf. Let's go back. You put it in the electrical panel... and yep, it does something, somewhere. Thanks MC, would not find it by myself. YES I'm grumpy now. It unlocked the door at the beginning of the basement. Fuse n°3 is at the top of the shelf, left to the door. Guess I finally need the ladder I saw earlier next to the staircase. Use the ladder on the shelf and... Fuse n°3 it is + bathroom scene. I thought there was no more light in the house ? Oh fck logic.
Let's use the fuse and unlock the next door. Door at the beginning of the basement too, next to the big bowl with water leaking in it.
The boiler has a problem... don't tell me I need to be Mario now ? I'm not a fcking plumber, I just wanted boards ! I need to find instruction... oh I hate puzzle. Even more shitty one. Welp, can't find the instruction/scheme, I'm done for now. And too lazy to lose 20mn between meh scene.
Ok, back at it few days after... and the scheme was easy to find, on a shelf, when you go down the staircase next to the bowl :
Well... going back to the machine room to do the same as on the scheme but... nothing is happening. The upper valve is useless, the lower valve does nothing, the little yellow one too...
Am I missing something ? Probably. But I need to finish this plumber quest for the 4th fuse. I can't go upstair to talk to the girls... Stuck again ? Fck.
Thanks to
Sayen who convinced me to brute force the system, like full random, since the scheme is wrong or the puzzle is broken.
After maybe 2 minutes trying everything... magic, it worked.
For me, the solution was : Red on left, green on left, blue on top.
I don't know if it's random or I brake the valve system by spamming it way too much, but it's done !
We can now go back in the last room down in the basement, where there was the puzzle box to go to the other side of the water. The fuse n°4 is where the water used to be.
We can now use this last fuse on the electrical panel and tadah, electricity is back !
Now... we maybe can fckin finally have our boards ? Yes ! Go the wine cave, the room is on the same level as the room with the electrical panel, and in the top right on the room...
I can't believe it too, don't worry MC.
Time to leave the basement and give everything to Vika !
After the talk / scene with Alice, go outside in the front of the house to find Vika. Give her everything. EVERYTHING.
Well, no more objective... but you should go to sleep according to Alice.
After the wake up scene, go to the backroom and talk to Vika. Someone messed up the valve... OH REALLY ?
F*ck you too my dear Vika. I'll maybe continue the game one day... maybe.
More than a week later... let's try a little more.
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Fixing the boiler : Let's go back to the basement and look at the boiler. Ok... seems like I need to speak to the other girls to have a hint.
Alice is chilling near the pool. "You probably need a specitif tool", no shit sherlock, guess I'll have to talk to Lisa, who is chilling near by too. She tells us to speak to Vika ? Is it a joke ? I remember now why I don't like this game, the scenario is just bullshit. Vika is not in the upstair bathroom anymore, she's in her bedroom. So... the key is in the garage, and I need to reduce the pressure before with the lower valve, and I'll need help. The toolbox in the garage is too high, I need something to step on... yes step on me mommy... ehm sorry. Looks like a box... why don't you just take a chair or something ? I swear... this is what I hate the most in this game, losing 10mn to find the good object for a simple task. There is a fuckin box in the room next door, but "I don't think I need it right now" FOR REAL ? Oh fck I hate it, I should have deleted this shit last time. I guess I'll look outside... and... tadah, there is another fuckin box on the left sideof the house, and he think this one is the good one ? Like it's a fuckin box ! Ok fine... now I need a 2nd one ? Don't tell me the one next door is fine this time ? Of course it is ! Like there is a fuckin order to take the good box first... sigh. We now have the key, let's look at the boiler. It is me who need to release the pressure so far. Try to use the key on the boiler, MC will remind you to use the lower valve first, but there is too much pressure, you need Vika's help ? She's not in her bedroom anymore. Nevermind, Lisa will help us, she's in the kitchen, but we need to distract Alice because she is "too small" to go to the basement ? It's a fuckin zombie apocalypse, who give a damn about this shitty rule ?... Vika could help us here, she's using the toilet in the bathroom next door.
>>little scene of nothing<<
Lisa think that we could give some drink to Alice... why not. There is a bottle of champagne in the fridge. Let's give it to Alice... but she wants a glass. It is in the living room. Ok Alice is drinking, we can go back to Lisa and deal with the boiler. Use again the key on the boiler, Lisa will help. Go back to the kitcher right after.
Alice got a sunburn... told ya to be careful ! We need aloe and lavender... should be easy, right ? Right ?
Lisa told us we have aloe in a pot. Well, nothing inside, nothing outside... Find a photo in Alice roomwith 684 behind... maybe the safe password ? But we are not here for that. I checked every pot, nothing... oh nevermind, there are a lot of pots upstairs, near the starcase. First time I checked I could not interact with it, but there is aloe.
Now... lavender. Vika is watching TV, maybe she knows where it is. Nevermind, she's a bitch. Let's find Lisa, in the garage. She told us lavender doesn't like pot... welp, I knew it already. Guess it's outside then. I want to finish this quest and I quit for the time being.
Ok, find it ! Lavender plant in outside, behind the house (pool area), at the right.
Guess we need to talk to Alice, then craft it in the garage. She's not in the kitchen anymore... maybe upstairs ? Yep, in her bedroom. We need to find a took in the library, in the basement. Vika seems to have a vial/flash for the ointment. She doesn't really want to give it to us, but it's right here in her desk... so I took it. Fuck Vika. In the library, Alice told us the book is blue and it doesn't help much, but you can find it in the lower part of a shelf, like in this screenshot (it's not here anymore, already took it, oops) :
I thought I needed to go to the garage and craft it, but nope. Doesn't work and MC speak in russian now ? Welp... the book is not in my inventory... but I have the flast and the plants... nevermind, MC puts the book here, just next to it, seems like I rushed or I'm blind :
Calendula... a yellow flower... there are outside, right ? I remember seeing a lot of them... but it will not be that simple, for sure, it's not them. Probably hidden somewhere since we have nothing else to do uh ? Thanks
RinDman, the flower is in the basement. At this point, I'm just hoping it's worth it and the reward is Alice being naked... ok I'm asking too much, I'm sure there will be nothing like that. Let's craft the ointment in the garage and give it to Alice. Yep, the scene was shit. Fuck that game, until next time, bye bye !
In conclusion : there are way too many bugs for me so far and it takes too much time to do not much. It could be very nice, but the game isn't enjoyable like it is right now, it takes a lot of times for few little rewards.