Well, I've finally finished the mechanics of decoding the chests for the demo version.

Jul 15, 2025 7:10 PM

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Game title: "M.E.C.H.A.: Memory Erasure Control of Hover Attractor"

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Absolutely not. If I am playing a game and playing a whole level of asteroid is required to open each chest... nope. One time as a gimmick opening a specific chest where there is a story or something, sure. Every chest? I would get a refund for the game at that point.

3 weeks ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I think 20% of the chests will be hackable (mini-game), the rest will either just open or be closed differently.

3 weeks ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

So you play asteroid to unlock chests; do you unlock many chests in the game?

3 weeks ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Yes, there are a lot of chests in the game, BUT... The player does not have to play a mini-game all the time. It all depends on the hacking skill.

3 weeks ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

aside from chest unlocking... what's the game about?

3 weeks ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

It is an action adventure about androids with an emphasis on developing a relationship with your partner Rika.

3 weeks ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

so.... relationship or... 'do not fist androids relationship'..

3 weeks ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Something I realized playing Mass Effect and similar games: Minigames you expect players to do a lot to e.g. unlock chests need to be _quick_. It's going up by less than 1% per second, so you're looking at two minutes for every chest?

3 weeks ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

The more skill you have in hacking, the less you need to play. There's a percentage chance to hack without a minigame.

3 weeks ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

But before you have that skill level, it would kill the pacing of any action-filled areas to have to do this every time you come across a chest.

3 weeks ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

There are many nuances. Not all chests need to be hacked. Most chests will be easy, which means hacking will be faster. The difficulty of the chest will determine the difficulty and time of the mini-game.

3 weeks ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0