DHGF: The Starship Damrey is less than two hours long and costs $7.99, and that one-two punch may be enough to keep gamers from picking it up. Those that do decide to purchase it, however, will find a fun but simplistic point and click adventure game with an engaging story and very easy puzzles. The Starship Damrey will probably disappoint longtime adventure game fans, as it’s a very generic experience outside of the setting, while people who are relatively new to the genre may find it a gateway to the wide range of better offerings that are out there… and mainly PC exclusives. It’s great to see the 3DS getting another adventure game besides Murder on the Titanic, but The Starship Damrey really is a “one and done” title, offering no real replay value. Here’s hoping this is the start of several fun point and click releases for the 3DS, otherwise fans of the genre won’t really have a reason to switch from their PC to a handheld or console device.
Allisa James from DualShockers finds really obscure Japanese games and writes about them. This time she covers The Starship Damrey.
You awaken from cryo-sleep on the said named ship, only to find yourself unable to leave your pod. After rebooting the network manually, you are able to traverse the ship and as you try to find a way to leave the cryo-pod, you slowly begin to uncover the truth behind the events that occurred on this ship. But a mysterious figure stalks the halls of the ship, hinting that you may not be alone.
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ENE3: "Many of us know the typical western adventure game. Your gender is the most famous point-and-click, and focuses on elements typical of joining elements on the screen to progress the story. But the Japanese genre, which has roots in Visual Novels, is less prevalent, more creative, and seldom translated and published in Europe."
