EDIT: after beating this I sort of changed my mind on how much I enjoyed Tartarus. The puzzles taper off significantly and it becomes more of a run around through mostly uninteresting big spaces and do this go back do that, none of which really feels like it has much purpose.
2nd last puzzle had me stumped over numbers in my fizzled brain and I had to take a break.

Ending mechanics are confusing and sloppy but the concept is cool, hope you enjoy hearing the same dialogue about 25 times

Original review.

You are a cook and a miner, not many more skills than that, and neither of them are relatable to the tasks you are about to face. If you play the game from that perspective then all your anger and frustration will be worth it when you figure stuff out. It feels bada$$ typing in commands and using the terminals. Ive completed the first two major terminal puzzles with no help and LOVING tartarus so far. I keep expecting an alien to pop out and chase me. Write stuff down, take your time, enjoy the situation youre in, because THATS why its fun.

PROS:
-EXTREME difficulty
-Excellent aura
-voice acting is nice (until you have to hear it repeated)
-movement is fluid and easy to get around
-unnecessarily scary

CONS:
-I didnt like the elevator keypad face being a texture instead of a rendered object
-During 2nd terminal puzzle I was hoping for a more environmental change and experience during completion instead of everything being within the terminal.
-turning knobs for mid filler
-ending

EDIT: after beating this I sort of changed my mind on how much I enjoyed Tartarus. The puzzles taper off significantly and it becomes more of a run around through mostly uninteresting big spaces and do this go back do that, none of which really feels like it has much purpose. 2nd last puzzle had me stumped over numbers in my fizzled brain and I had to take a break. Ending mechanics are confusing and sloppy but the concept is cool, hope you enjoy hearing the same dialogue about 25 times Original review. You are a cook and a miner, not many more skills than that, and neither of them are relatable to the tasks you are about to face. If you play the game from that perspective then all your anger and frustration will be worth it when you figure stuff out. It feels bada$$ typing in commands and using the terminals. Ive completed the first two major terminal puzzles with no help and LOVING tartarus so far. I keep expecting an alien to pop out and chase me. Write stuff down, take your time, enjoy the situation youre in, because THATS why its fun. PROS: -EXTREME difficulty -Excellent aura -voice acting is nice (until you have to hear it repeated) -movement is fluid and easy to get around -unnecessarily scary CONS: -I didnt like the elevator keypad face being a texture instead of a rendered object -During 2nd terminal puzzle I was hoping for a more environmental change and experience during completion instead of everything being within the terminal. -turning knobs for mid filler -ending