I found out about this game a couple days ago on the RPG Codex. I'm not a big fan of adventure games but I've played a few and enjoyed them greatly such as The Longest Journey and Syberia. I am, however, a big fan of good storytelling and in that aspect this game gets a perfect score. One can tell that a lot of love and attention to detail went into making this game: beautiful environments and wonderful music that fits and creates great atmosphere. There are different ways you can go about solving the puzzles. The main character is really interesting, the different themes are well developed and there are no clear good and evil cliches. The game is very reminescent of Planescape: Torment in terms of themes, music, atmosphere, and interesting character and sidekicks. I highly recommend this game, very very beautiful, you will be touched especially at the end. Perfect score 10/10

Primordia is a game set in a world where ‘Man’ has mysteriously disappeared from the world. Man, also known as ‘The perfect machine’ were the builders from which sentient robots sprang into ‘life’. You play Horatio, a humanoid robot searching for his power core which was stolen by a ‘big robot with claws that shoots lasers’. You have a companion along the way, Crispin. He’s a cocky little robot, full of witty banter and useful advice (although, that advice can be hard to coax out of the little guy at times).

But I digress, back to the story. All I can say is, ‘Wow’. Ok, so it starts a little slow, but once you start learning about you character and his past the game really opens up. Playing as ‘Horatio Nullbuilt V.5’, your character has four versions of prior history of which the data has become fragmented and corrupted. You’ll meet robots along the way that seem to know you, but you haven’t much recollection of them! On top of the world that you are set exploring, this story mechanic really draws you in and makes you hungry for more. I remember thinking that if this game was a book, I’d read the hell out of it! It’d be one of those books that you can’t put down despite having to work early the next day! And in truth, I couldn’t put this game down. Thanks Wormwood Studios, my daughter finally gets to sleep, and instead of capitalising on this moment of rest that I could be having, I decide to turn on my PC and play a little more Primordia!

The music and sounds effects really help to bring this game to life. The background music can be haunting at times, and other times it can be so subtle to lift the mood of a scene that you hardly notice it has changed. The voices of the many robots that populate the world have a slight tinny, and sometimes electronic sound to them, each different from the last. Being how it’s set in a world of robots, Wormwood Studios could have simply hired the same vocal artist and applied filters to his/her voice, but they haven’t gone this route thankfully. Every robot you meet oozes personality, and the voice acting is top notch, adding real character and a human touch to these robots that were, at least in the past, touched by humanity.

Despite all the things that make Primordia such a wonderful game, there are a couple of things that bugged me whilst playing through it. The first thing is the heads up display, or HUD for short. The HUD is located at the top of the screen, and when you drag your mouse up to the top it will pop down, allowing access to the various menu’s and inventory. Sometimes it can get in the way though, as it’s not located at the upper most pixel, and sometimes when you are on the lookout for that next pick-up, or you want to exit to another area, the HUD can slide down, thus breaking the immersion ever so slightly. It’s not a deal breaker by any means, but it can be a slight annoyance at times.

The second thing that got to me the whole time was the graphics. Don’t get me wrong here, I absolutely adore the art style. This game looks great, my problem is that it could have looked amazing. This game isn’t HD, you can set the resolution higher, but you then have to apply a filter to smooth out the jaggies as the game wasn’t designed to run at high resolutions! This results in the image being a little washed out when you play full screen. This wouldn’t be as noticeable on a smaller monitor, but on my 22” screen it was a slight issue.

Gripes aside, Primordia is a polished and lively world with a great story that compels you to finish the game. Clocking in at around 4-5 hours, it’s a journey so full of history and lore that you can’t help but be fascinated by it, the world they have created is really captivating. The central character and his companion guide you through this gritty world, and even though Crispin can be a little on the sarcastic side, you become attached to all you companions, and enemies.

'Primordia' had a story so good, I had to come back and play it again to see some of the other endings. Many of the most thought-provoking events make references to issues that have kept me awake before. It's interesting to experience a game that has me thinking about it for a time after the ending credits.

There are some audio issues after using Steam's overlay UI, but the game's pretty polished aside from that glitch. The puzzles are good, but the world is a little empty. However, the animated characters are entertaining and keep things interesting. The artwork and voiceover work is also amazing.

If you want a good story that's told with a classic style point-and-click adventure game, then this is it.

Don't let the middling metacritic score fool you. This is a great adventure game in an amazing setting. There are a few spots where a guide is nessisary, but still, one not to be missed for adventure game fans.

I'M HAVING A ♥♥♥♥ING EXISTENTIAL CRISIS!
Get this if you like philosophical ♥♥♥♥ and/or classic PC point n' click adventures.