Meridian 157: Prologue

A Google user

5 years ago

Hello! I've seen the complaints.. This game was fun. I'd pay for the rest of it. I loved that this was a demo without ads. I maybe would include demo in the title for now just so there was less complaints. Otherwise, the graphics were great, the transitions smooth, sound effects were great. There was just enough to story to be like, "Hmmmm what the hell..." The puzzles were cool. Some of them like the arrows to the bridge control were a little..vague? I'd guess I'd say? Also the color locks.

A Google user

4 years ago

Absolutely LOVED this game!! It incorporates elements from many other games into one. Played without hints to enjoy the challenge but some of the puzzles seemed impossible to solve and required a lot of help from family and friends (but that was fun, too). It's the only reason I dropped it to 4 stars. Addicting and intriguing...Brief glimpses of ??? compel you to push on--hoping it reveals itself. I could not put it down! I anxiously await Chapter 2 and hope there are MANY more to come.

A Google user

4 years ago

Great visuals, fun gameplay, bit short but it's free. 2 suggestions though: implement an in game keyboard (instead of using Androids which is a bit jarring) and hide the nav bar. On an OLED screen, at least, it's uncomfortable to play a dark game with a bright white section of the screen glaring at you, and it's immersion breaking as well (same goes for the keyboard).

A Google user

4 years ago

All in all, a decent point-and-click adventure demo, considering it's free and ad-free. A bit too easy and short, given that most of the puzzles were basically "find and use X on Y" quests and there wasn't much else to interact with. The hint for the drawbridge made little sense, but it was easy enough for me to brute force anyway without help -- weak puzzle design there. I'm unconvinced that the paid chapters will be any longer or more complex for me to want to spend $2 per chapter, sorry.

A Google user

5 years ago

This is a great and interesting point n click with some clever and fun puzzles. It did feel a bit short as well as aimless at times and a couple puzzles were a little confusing. I started on hard mode and went back to normal because I kept getting stuck on what to do next. Its atmospheric and mysterious in its locals and story with a great look to the world. Seems like it'll be a good series but may want to play normal to get a feel for the game. That its made by two people is really impressive!

A Google user

4 years ago

Very cool! Nice moody, spooky Alaskan Frontier scientist atmosphere. The gameplay is all good, no bad. The last puzzle was spatial relations, real tough, and I just stumbled through the drawbridge levers puzzle and I still don't know how it works but I got through. As for the reviews saying it's too short, it's a preview, a PROLOGUE to the whole game, to see if you like it before you make a purchase. Otherwise, expect excellence!

A Google user

5 years ago

It's a nice game. I like the music, it's kinda relaxing while playing. Makes me wanna know more about the story. I like the animations and you can see some time was put into this. I wish some of the animations were a bit better, one of them was a bit blurry or off towards the end. It gives me a tad bit of vibes of "the room". A series that I love on puzzle games. I hope this games series can show us more, and soon. I would like to see what this game becomes.

A Google user

4 years ago

This is a pretty good start to an adventure game. I only had a few issues. 1) The solution to the lever puzzle doesnt make sense. It's just not how someone would logically interpret the hint provided. 2) The game glitched during the "dream" cutscene and played it twice. Overall though this is a good attempt and I'm looking forward to playing Chapter 1.

A Google user

4 years ago

Very good, I definitely liked it. It's short. It's very basic, just like point & click when I was younger playing MYST. Nice graphics, spooky ambient sounds, intriguing story. I felt that the lever puzzle was too random, the hint offered was a stretch to use effectively. Other than that, I'll be moving on to the next one!

A Google user

5 years ago

Obviously, many ppl don't know the definition of a "prologue," so your rating might improve by just labeling it a DEMO. Very impressive graphics and fabulous music, but the navigation stinks. Loved the camera feature, but many target items were almost invisible on a cellphone. Luckily the hint system allows one to solve a puzzle, otherwise I couldn't have gotten past the drawbridge. This game needs a lot of fine tuning, so $2 per chapter seems a bit steep.

A Google user

4 years ago

Classic adventure game, with exploration, collect a few items & use to get to next stage. Good graphical art, and game design made the time fly. Not overly hard (how I like them), & with a nice air of mystery. Story is not unusual so far but fine. (Next part of the story is "Chapter 1" & costs $2 - quite reasonable, & besides, it had equally as good reviews as this Prologue. Playing now & it's great.) Made by only 2 guys doing all design, art, programming & music... Good job, thank you!!

A Google user

4 years ago

Pretty good so far. A map would be more user friendly, but not a dealbreaker for me. I think you could make things a bit more challenging by having more interactives/puzzles, like where & how items are collected. Even some things that don't necessarily progress the story, such as flicking a light switch or opening an empty cupboard....

A Google user

4 years ago

Pretty good demo, polished and free of glitches. No issues with hotspots being too small, which is awesome. It has a nice atmosphere and was fun to explore! Puzzles were well designed and challenging, although...I would have liked to see a little more relevance to the environment and plot, which is to say simply hunting for a code or item isn't as engaging as trying to draw conclusions about a character's motives or the function of a machine/system. Still, well worth my time!

Michael Porter

2 years ago

I think this is a good start to introduce the series. Quality graphics, ambient music (though on a loop that ends and restarts) could try to make that seemless. All in all though, very nice. Reminiscent of Myst. There's enough to make me want to continue, but at a later date. Seems to be some discord about the levers for the draw bridge. Myself, I didn't look for the hint. Instead just went through a sequence of moves until I found the one that turned the light green. Didn't take long. No ads!

Sarah Tarbox

1 year ago

OMG. Just finished the Meridian series. This is the best hidden objects/escape game series I have ever played! The story line is awesome as are the graphics, puzzles, interface, you name it. Each chapter is nice and long, too. The hints are helpful, but don't give a way the whole puzzle so you can continue to work it out. I highly recommend. The chapters cost a couple of dollars each, but are well worth it.

A Google user

5 years ago

Great short TEASER game, basically a free intro to NovaSofts other game. Simple point and click, puzzles, some journal entries to draw you into the story (which I think could've been more, not much to the plot yet). May need to crank up your screen brightness and volume. I'm impressed with how quickly the transition loads as you swiftly move from scene to scene, no lag, no getting impatient about how long it takes to get from points a to b. Looking forward to playing the full Meridian game!

Jacqueline Mason

5 months ago

This is a super fun and short point and click puzzle game. Phenomenal puzzles and graphics. The only puzzle that is confusing and not very clear is the puzzle to the bridge so after an hour or two I had to look it up. Streamable because it's not loaded with ads so thank you for that! But if you did charge a small fee it was definitely worth it. Great job devs!