Difficulty:

Easy

Time Spent:

10 Hours or Less

The Bottom Line:

"Underappreciated"

Don't be misled by the "10 Hours or Less" text in the Time Spent Playing, to Date category. There's even less than that.

"Insert Title Here" is an indie game developed by Anothink on the Unity Engine, and it tests your ability to conquer different situations, or - as games - the way these "tests" are presented. You play as Subject No. 000001 - "The 'Unnamed' Experiment". You are chosen to take part in a test that will test your strengths and weaknesses in three different categories: Platformer, Horror, and Psychological. This might seem like just another phase in the ever-growing video game "test subject" world, but you quickly learn that things aren't normal here...

I won't spoil the rest for you. But what you should know is that Insert Title Here isn't a game for those who take indie games very seriously. The game is chock-filled with crude humor and pulls quite a bit of jokes on you. In fact, the general mood is very similar to Portal and another indie game, The Stanley Parable (which is actually a Half-Life 2 mod). For those who consider indie games as a very serious and a big deal won't find much excitement in this game. Insert Title Here isn't bad - but it's just - different than what you'd expect than from a conventional indie game or a video game in general. It's this sort of middle ground where the good and the bad sort of come together to make something new. With that being said, the game is very unique in its own right and I can see what Anothink was trying to do.

Since the game happens to break the fourth wall fairly often (and you can tell right away) with its humorous yet mysterious narrator that guides you through the experiment, there's many laughs to be found. Walls of text lure you to certain areas, and doors with laughable text on top of them are enjoyable to read. There's even a poster that tells you that the only way to play the game properly would be to have a screen capturing device (screen recorder) and a microphone, and to "share your opinions, thoughts, and decisions!".

The game has an awkwardly short length, and it can take under half an hour to explore every room and go through every game that is part of the experiment. The visuals aren't too impressive, but considering that it's on the Unity Engine (which can actually run some relatively visually pleasing games), it's limitations are understandable with a team of one person. Sometimes walking up close to a wall causes you to see through it and notice the blue skybox. It sort of sounds unfinished, but I guess it's forgivable.

...And then you step into this room, with a rather strange assortment of elevators that kind of look like something out of Doctor Who's TARDIS. And then you decide. But there's one more thing left to ask: Will it be Horror, Platformer, or Psychological game first? And like the narrator said:

"The game is never over."