PC User Reviews

Perfect type of game when wanting to have a relaxing weekend or when traveling.Story is good. It's like trying to puzzle together one long story and trying to figure out who did it and why.

This isn't a game, but it doesn't pretend to be. It's more like a one-woman play (with superb acting). Unlike The Operator, it's contemplative and self-paced instead of vomiting at you like a bad visual novel. It's very intriguing, enough that I was totally invested and reflecting on it long after, but there isn't much to actually do, let alone last you more than a single play session.

A pretty interesting game with its unique gameplay. However, there are always several annoying things, of course. Considering its gameplay, it is a little strange that after 10 years, there is still no feature to clean one's video request field. But there is a rather confusing button that forces the whole game progress to start over. Like many others, I learned it the hard way, unfortunately. Also, despite it being quite clear what has happened in this detective case, especially when you uncover ~50% of the videos, it would have been perfect if the game had its conclusion rather than leaving you with half-doubtful thoughts. But in all other respects, it is a cool experience. Worth trying.

Innovative gameplay mechanic that made me wish the game was longer and there were more cases to investigate. Terrific acting by the lead.

Her Story pushes the boundaries of what a game is. It grabbed me by the collar in a way that more traditional and widely lauded story-driven games haven't quite managed.

Whether or not this is really a game, can be a point of contention. But I liked the experience, and after more puzzle pieces started to fall into place while watching the videos, I liked it.

Original ? Yes. Interesting ? No ! I was expecting an investigation game in the role of a police officer. In fact the gameplay boils down to watching videos corresponding to a keyword. Little by little we unravel this whole murder story and then the game stops. Not really an investigation game so...

Short story game, where you search with keywords for videos about a murder case. You as the player dont really know why you watch these clips, but in the end you get it. Took me 4 hours to watch/find all the clips and make up my mind about what happened. Very unique experience and fun.

Design: 5 Mechanics: 3 Content: 5 Simple gameplay of the same type. Quickly gets bored.

the same game, in turn, gives you a new gaming experience and makes you feel like a real detective, it's interesting to delve into this, but the story can be made even more intense

An interesting experiment that demonstrates the different ways that the video game industry has to tell a story.

This game gave me a lot of inspiration both on storytelling and simulator design. The story is mind-blowing and I enjoyed how it unfolds dramatically throw the video clips searching process.

O jogo é bom, porém ele não te deixa perder. Você pode ganhar por tentativa e erro e isso é ruim. E faltam elementos para melhor esclarecer a história.

This is a game you cannot win. You are presented with a series of some 200 videos (total 90 minutes long) of police (inaudible) interviewing a woman regarding her missing husband. The catch is you cannot watch them in order, but have to search by guessing key words which gets you only the top 5 matches. Once you watch a certain number of the key videos, you get a popup asking you if you want to quit or you can keep going to try and find more videos. That's it, that's the whole game. Notice you do not have to do any detective work, or find clues or solve any mysteries. The whole gameplay consists of watching a woman talk for 90 minutes. You just keep searching for videos until you decide to stop (or you can just watch them all in order on YouTube). Now the mystery is well done and there are lots of twists and turns to find. I liked the acting. It could have made a good movie, but this video game format is just contrived and frustrating.

интересная идея с допросом история слабая, на раз можно ..................

A unique game, that most people have never seen before. Sam Barlow's games are some of the most interesting games I have seen. In Her Story you go through several interviews and watch clips to find out what is going on. You can change the clips by using the search function, if you search "apple" you will see every time someone says "apple". It is so unique and I love it, ofc it is not for everyone, but I think if you like a good story and care more for that than amazing gameplay then this is a game you should check out.

A captivating narrative experience built by brilliant storytelling and a strong acting performance.

This game caters for a particular niche. People who primarily play traditional games don't seem to understand this. Not all games have to be shooters, adventures or platformers. This is basically a modernised text game with videos that will engage your mental faculties. If you're not into that, don't buy it and then bemoan the lack of "gameplay". I, personally, find it absolutely riveting.

Her Story is an interactive film video game written and directed by Sam Barlow. In the game, the player searches and sorts through a database of video clips from fictional police interviews, and uses the clips to solve the case of a missing man. The police interviews focus on the man's wife, Hannah Smith, portrayed by British musician Viva Seifert.

The game doesn’t have a satisfying ending. It’s unnatural and disappointing, felt like the game was a waste of time when I started searching for numbers from one to ten just to find new and irrelevant clips. More like a google search simulator to me. Only has one type of interaction and one type of stimulus during the whole experience, which makes it a bland and unidimensional interactive story. You just keep waiting for something to happen, and the game doesn’t give you indications of progress besides some, little animations and database percentages. The chat system is poor, it could help me to see that I am doing progress.

I truly felt like a detective playing the game. The vintage art direction reminded me of MS-DOS days and VHS tapes. The acting is great, the story is good (but not great to be honest), the music is fine, the gameplay is closer to the puzzle game (that's why 8 and not 9, they're not my favorite genre per se). A video game equivalent of Bandersnatch episode of Black Mirror.

This interactive movie is not a game by any means It's dull and boring. The acting is meh. I'd rather just watch a 1 hour long movie then spend time clicking on 30 seconds clips trying to figure out what's this about. The database search that shows only the 5 first entries defies its own purpose.

Unfortunately it's pretty short, mostly because of the idea. But it is really good stuff! Very innovative and intriguing game.

This is one of the most unique gaming experiences I´ve ever had. To the people who think that this is not a game: Seriously? Where is the line? In my opinion, it doesn´t even matter it it´s a game. It´s an amazing storyline that you get to follow, similar to Life is Strange.

Какая-то муть если честно, не знаю, кому эта игра понравилась, но как по мне бесполезная трата времени, если они хотели сделать некое подобий Секретных материалов, то тут провалилась затея. Не тратьте времени игра ни о чем. 3/10

ITALIAN: breve recensione Io non ho finito il gioco, anche se mi mancava davvero poco. La trama mi era chiara ma non riuscivo a mettere gli ultimi tasselli. Il gioco, sempre che possa essere definito tale, è molto semplice. Saremo incaricati di mettere ordine nelle registrazioni degli interrogatori di un caso di qualche anno prima. Per questo motivo noi avremo a disposizione solo il monitor di un computer, con giusto un paio di programmi, mentre tutto il resto dovremo farlo noi cercando singole parole o piccole frasi per trovare tutti i video che compongono la storia (più di 200 ed è per questo che ho mollato). È disponibile un'ottima traduzione in italiano e la consiglio perchè bisognerebbe avere una conoscenza dell'inglese davvero ampia per completarlo, tenendo conto che già in italiano ho lasciato il gioco perchè non sapevo più cosa cercare. La trama è molto interessante e l'attrice (che poi ho scoperto non esserlo di professione) è abbastanza convincente, anche se a volte le situazioni che si generano mi sembrano un po' inverosimili. Originale anche lo stile di gioco ma avrei preferito forse qualche accorgimento per semplificare la ricerca nelle fasi finali del gioco, quando ormai la trama è chiara (visto che alcuni video sono di pochi secondi e irrilevanti), ad esempio potendo visualizzare i video già scoperti direttamente dall'archivio (che invece ha il solo scopo di farci vedere quanti video abbiamo già trovato e cronologicamente dove si collocano). Gioco non adatto a tutti ma che può prendere molto, anche perchè piuttosto breve. Voto: 6.5/10

Very unique game. This is very different experience. But the story needs more clear.

10/10 Idea 9/10 for the execution The game is an absolute indie masterpiece and I much recommend it! The only beef I have with this game is that it doesn't have a proper ending. It leaves you with the feeling "Wait, that's it?" when you finish the game. At least that's what happened to me. So be prepared for an amazing game with such an ending, and you'll not be disappointed! I recommend watching this video after playing through the game: ****/fFveBzbyIVA Finally, from the game design perspective, it's not quite clear to the player that the part of the database colored yellow is the video that you're currently watching, meaning you have found that video. Don't let that confuse you at the end if you are aiming for collecting all the video footage. The green parts are all the videos you have collected, red parts are all the videos missing, and a yellow part is a video you're currently watching, meaning you have collected it!

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This game way better than your mom and It is must play game it got goty award kinda cool Great classic story Kid dont play it only mature people

The storytelling technique was different. It's an interesting mystery game which makes you feel like a detective. 6hrs on record.

Интересный опыт, на 2 часа игра заставляет почуствовать себя детективом из 90х, собирающим мозаику из показаний одной странной женщины на допотопном компьютере с windows 95. В основе игры заложена элементарная механика из поиска видеофайлов по ключевым словам, произнесённым на записях. Такую механику можно легко представить в виде какой-нибудь мини-игры в крупном проекте по типу GTA, потому проект был бы начисто проходной, если б не интригующий сюжет, который держит у экрана до тех пор, пока не "докопаешься до истины", и позволяющий строить различные теории произошедшего уже после титров. Каноничной версии произошедшего нет, поэтому каждый может видеть ситуацию по-своему, и это прекрасно. Было интересно ознакомиться с версиями других игроков на форумах уже после окончания игры. Финальная оценка - 7,5 из 10.

Cool story bruh... Это не совсем типичный геймеру продукт; создатель решил нарезать (русских [нет]) фильмец на маленькие кусочки, передвигаясь от одного из них к другому через слова. Одной из положительных черт можно назвать длительность сего художственного произведения характерная двум часам игрового геймлея. Ни короткий, ни длинный; ни толстый, ни тонкий.

On the one hand game-play is very simple without very much variations of actions, but on the other hand it is exiting to follow her story in the game. I like this game.

After years of curiosity I decided to try Her Story out, and I have to say that **** completely flabbergasted as to why this has so many high reviews and received so much media praise. This "game" is an interesting little proof of concept at best, but as a "game" it's absolute trash that becomes incredibly boring very fast, I mean REALLY fast. This is coming from someone who really enjoys interactive movie type games like what Telltale and Quantic Dream produce. Her Story even fails to accomplish that level of engagement.

It's an interactive movie where you're playing detective and trying to figure out the story from a single location. Overall, the story is ok. There are no weak spots, but there are also no outstanding moments. It's kind of forgettable game.

I don't care if "Her Story" is technically a game or not. What's important is wether it delivers on its premise. The general idea is that you play detective by watching interrogation tapes related to a crime. However, you can only access files by searching for the correct keywords. In theory that's an interesting concept, allowing the player to slowly unravel the story as you figure out more and more plot points. In execution this won't always work. I think the very mixed user reviews of this game reflect that one player may have a vastly different experience from another player, depending on the order in which they "unravel" the video clips. In my playthrough (no spoilers) I had a great time for the first 20 minutes or so as I discovered all kinds of "storylines" and clues. Then I ran out of keywords to search for, so for an hour I was backpedaling to old videos or blindly searching for keywords to get access to new videos. I barely made any progress in that time, since many of the videos I found were completely redundant/pointless and didn't provide any new clues at all. Then suddenly (it felt like it was by accident) I got to the end of the story: For me it fell completely flat, while still leaving many plot points unanswered. There are statistics in the game that show how many clips you uncovered and it seems like I jumped wildly in the database, while having huge chunks of videomaterial missing in between. I could try to go back and figure out the missing parts of the story but it seems like way to much effort as I already solved the case and I haven't found the right keywords. The great flaw of the game is that there is no pre-planned pacing. A player may "solve" the case in 5 minutes without knowing any of the backstory or characters. Another player might spend hours uncovering every detail, knowing exactly how it will resolve but lacking the right keyword to get to the ending. Oh, and also the acting is pretty mediocre

It was one of those seasonal story games, but it grabbed my attention. I found the experience very unique for a video game albeit in te video format. The plot was interesting and the investigation was not trivial at all, there were some twists and turns. Overall I'd say it was worth a try for the uniqueness of the experience alone.

Una curiosidad, con una jugabilidad muy particular. No se si podría recomendarlo, pero me resulto entretenido mientras jugaba.

Her story is unique experience, story tailored by your own curiosity. It is only 1-3 hours long, but it really hooked me and left searching the internet for additional clues. P.S. Make sure not to 'brute force' the solution or you might accidentally ruin most of the fun.

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I think that this is truly a unique game and I would recommend that if you are a fan of this type of genre then I think you should give this game a try.

Super interesting concept - I really loved this game and I felt like I had a really unique experience trying to solve the mystery of what was going on.

An engrossing experience from start to finish Her Story is a game like nothing you've ever played before. Fantastically acted and written once you sit in the detectives chair you won't be able to leave until you've solved the mystery.

This game is definitely not for everyone, but I enjoyed it. It's worth it if it's cheap, basically it's a movie and cheaper than going to see one. Great little story where you piece it together and search for what has happened in the Story.

If you like FMV games and murder mysteries, what are you waiting for? Her Story ticks all the right boxes. The only criticism I could make is that the game might not be enough of a traditional game to some since it's more of an exercise in exploring videos on an old PC at your own pace. However, I still enjoyed the game and appreciated its strong narrative as well as the nostalgia factor (Win 95 represent!).

FMV – da kommt Retrozockern die Galle hoch: Die „Full Motion Video“-Games der 90er waren berüchtigt für eine optisch-spielerische Wegwerfqualität. So war das obskure Genre schnell wieder vergessen – bis jetzt! Denn Silent Hill – **** Memories-Game-Director Sam Barlow stampft mit Her Story einen Hammer aus dem Boden: Im interaktiven Krimi klären Spieler über eine alte Polizeidatenbank den Mord an einem Mann auf. Dessen Frau und Hauptverdächtige ist Star in 230 Videoschnipseln, die durch kluge Google-Style-Stichwortsuche die Wahrheit enthüllen. Der Clou: die mit Uralt-Icons und Unterauflösung authentisch dargestellte Retro-Computer-Oberfläche zeigt nur fünf Clips gleichzeitig an, sodass die Geschichte wie ein komplexes Puzzle nur langsam Gestalt annimmt, sich in mehrere Richtungen gleichzeitig entwickelt und voller Twists steckt – in puncto Games-Storytelling absolutes Novum! Für einigen **** sorgen zudem originelle Silent Hill-Psychospielchen wie Chats aus dem Nichts oder irritierende Reflexionen auf dem Bildschirm.

Tiens, de la vidéo, un jeu tout en vidéo(s) comme on en faisait dans les années 90 (la 3DO était l'une des spécialistes avec le MegaCD de Sega) une époque où les techniques de 3D polygonale texturée n'en étaient encore qu'à leurs balbutiements, et paradoxalement le moindre PC avait un mal fou à restituer de la vidéo correctement ! Donc, un jeu d'aventure en quelque sorte, un travail de classement et de reconstitution d'environ 271 (!) séquences dont la "qualité" VHS est "admirablement" reconstituée (beurk) afin de dénouer l'écheveau de l'histoire de cette femme dont le mari a disparu. Comme dans toute base de données, on visionne puis on tape les mots clés qui nous semblent pertinents afin d'accéder à d'autres vidéos et d'en apprendre davantage au fur et à mesure... un vrai travail de fourmi ; Her Story est donc un jeu qui vous fait travailler et contre toute attente ça fonctionne bien... pendant un certain temps. Evidemment tout en anglais avec sous-titres optionnels... en anglais ! une connaissance minimum de la langue est requise, surtout que la prise de son est presque aussi pourrie que la prise d'image elle-même. On peut et il est recommandé de prendre des notes lors de chaque séquence et c'est bon pour le vocabulaire. On dirait un devoir de vacances. On parvient éventuellement à se faire une idée de ce qui s'est passé sans savoir précisément ni donner un verdict, Votre Honneur, car il faut encore fouiller dans cette base pour avoir le fin mot de l'histoire ; or à vue de nez, je n'ai apparemment dépiauté que la moitié ou les deux tiers ou plus (?) de la base et il en reste encore et... donc, ça commence à me soûler. D'autant que le passé de la jeune femme se perd en circonvolutions et détours dont l'intérêt et la vraisemblance s'émoussent de plus en plus... Voilà donc un jeu indé qui semblait bien frais mais qui finit par sentir le poisson, une sorte de "concept", une idée unique mal dégrossie.

Her Story breaks the conventional barrier with how unconventional it is. It subverts your expectations of what constitutes a game and might infuriate you, but it is well crafted and commits to its purpose of letting you uncover its story. Going into it, I had initial expectations of playing detective and piecing together evidence, which is true to an extent. However this small title achieves this by simple watching of short clips as short as a few seconds to a little over a minute. The only "actress" plays a woman being interviewed regarding her husband's death. It's easy to assume who the culprit is, but the meat and backbone of this story rests on the believability of the character and the details that surround the story. It's as simple as typing in keywords you observe and watching the clips that correspond, but it was very interesting and learning most of her motives by the end is a challenge. It's not chronological, but it's designed in a way that it tailors your interest until you pull the curtains and reach a poignant conclusion only described in text. Her Story isn't exactly astounding, the actress isn't always spot on in her delivery and because of the total reliance on her performance, it hurts some key story "clips". It's not exactly fun either and can be frustrating when you become stumped at conjuring words to obtain more clips. Some of the clips drag on, and others are insanely short and irrelevant (even to the smaller details that matter) it boggles me as to why they were included. It's definitely under fire by the community for not being a game and this backlash isn't totally unfounded, there isn't anything that resembles game mechanics aside from an othello clone you'll play for one achievement, but Her Story is an engaging experiment that succeeds in what it set out to do. We need more games like Her Story not for the sake of telling a story, but for how it conveys its story to its players, trusting them to piece it together.

Why isn't this in the movie section? This is NOT a video game. I'm not joking. Look it up on youtube if you don't believe me. This is a movie where you are rarely forced to click your mouse sometimes. Interactive movies are not video games, regardless of what some people who like final fantasy might tell you.