Teleglitch: Die More Edition (PC) (2013)

Overview: Teleglitch: Die More Edition is a top-down shooter where you the player are on a planet waiting to be rescued. After help fails to arrive, you decide to set out and save yourself. Of course the only way out is to get to warp machines that can teleport you from one facility to the next facility.

Item crafting.

20150520:
Today I played Teleglitch for the first time. Initially I tried to play the tutorial a couple of times,* but after dying** and encountering a weird glitch that didn't go away until I completely restarted the game, I decided to just dive straight into the first level.

Setup: Keyboard and mouse.

Gameplay Log:
In my current run I upgraded the 9mm semi-automatic pistol to the 9mm automatic pistol and while the rate of fire increased, my inventory of 9mm clips decreased... to zero.

I get into the story.

Tips/Discoveries:
1) Secret Rooms can be spotted by the ability to see a sliver through the crack. Apparently you won't always see a crack, but the map will show a wall which is thinner than other walls.
2) I thought you had to break a wall with explosives, but any weapon will work (I would recommend using your 9mm)

Game Over

3) A couple of the number keys correspond to the first few slots of your inventory, starting from the top.
4) I thought the only way to rearrange items was by dropping them and picking them up, but apparently you can hold down the 'E' key and then rearrange them.
5) Reading the Teleglitch Wiki, I learned that audio cues can help in this game; I'll remember to wear headphones the next time I play.

The map is my friend.

*I got furthest in the tutorial when I played it the first time.
**I was suppose to knife the crowd of enemies that ran up to me, but instead I accidentally dropped a bomb and killed myself.

[20150520 Assumed Post Date][20181218 Edit]

Thoughts:
Pros:
+ The automatic camera rotation.
+ The crafting.
+ Story. Told via computer terminals spread throughout the levels. I enjoyed reading them.

Neutral:
~ Low resolution. I liked the low resolution graphics in Lone Survivor and Organ Trail. I'm not sure how I felt about it in Teleglitch.

Keyboard/Mouse Configuration

Cons:
- The game only let me save after I completed a level. Seldom was there the luxury to guarantee that I could finish a level. In particular, the following happened to me:

I finished the first level, saved the game, decided to continue, and then quit (to start a game of League of Legends). I would have saved the game at that point, but there was no save option. Returning to the game, I had to start from the beginning.*

Level Complete!

*On a related note, if you get to level 5, you can start a new game at level 3; if you get to level 7, you can start a new game at level 5; and if you get to level 9, you can start a new game at level 7.

Conclusion:
Overall, I could see why some players would enjoy this game. In particular, I enjoyed the small portion which I experienced, but I would not want to experience the game any further.