Observation Review

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Posted: 10 months ago, last updated 6 months ago.

Author: Andy Robertson.

OverviewOverview

Observation puts you on a space station to solve a power outage and find missing crew. However, here you play the role of the SAM, the System Administration Maintenance artificial intelligence software, rather than human protagonist. Your limited view, due to panning cameras and restricted interactions, make this both unusual and intentionally creepy.

DetailsDetails

Rating: PEGI 16+, ESRB MATURE 17+

Release Date: 21/05/2019

Platforms: PC and PlayStation 4.

Genres: Action, Narrative, Puzzle and Simulation.

 

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CommitmentCommitment

Duration: This game will take between 6 hours and 8 hours to complete.
 
Players: This is a single player game.

CostsCosts

Does not offer in-game purchases, 'loot boxes' or 'battle/season passes'.

Age RatingsAge Ratings

This game was rated PEGI 16 for strong language. It is not suitable for persons under 16 years of age. The examiners report expands this rating with the following: Frequent bad language can be heard throughout the game and includes the words ‘*!@?*’, ‘*!@?*’, ‘*!@?*’ and its derivatives.

ESRB rated this MATURE 17+ with blood, mild violence and strong language. Some scenes depict floating corpses and characters bleeding. One sequence depicts a crewmember getting attacked by bloody space tentacles. The words “f**k” and “sh*t” appear in the dialogue.

AccessibilityAccessibility

Accessibility for this game is as follows:
System Settings

Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators. PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping)... read more about system accessibility settings.


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