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Gamorium's take
Telling Lies
A fragmented surveillance drama where keyword searches and clip assembly reconstruct a hidden story.
Here's the argument for where this game sits - written by a language model against our framework. Disagree freely.
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the cheat-test profile
The four axes - the argument
Each axis is rated on its own - how far one cheat would trivialize the game here. They don't trade off; low on all four means the game is an experience, not a contest.
Execution
cheat: Aimbot - perfect inputs
0/10Search-and-playback interface demands no motor skill
Reads
cheat: Out-predict an adaptive opponent
0/10Pre-recorded footage has no adaptive component
Variance
cheat: See what's hidden / map the RNG
4/10Non-linear fragmented footage obscures the timeline and relationships
Optimization
cheat: A perfect solver / coach
7/10Methodical keyword search and clip ordering reconstructs the hidden narrative
How to read this
Each axis is named by the cheat that would break the game along it. Execution is the hands. Reads is out-thinking an adaptive opponent. Variance is hidden information & RNG. Optimization is the solvable systems layer. A game's region is the top one or two axes.
These four aren't one rating split four ways - they're independent 0-10 questions. A 9 on one axis takes nothing from the others, and a game low on all four isn't missing data: it's telling you there's no skill here to cheat.
The basis is how the majority actually plays this game - not a niche mode or a personal run. For a game with very different modes (a story campaign versus ranked multiplayer), that's the version most people mean.
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Game details
- Released
- 2019
- Developer
- Furious Bee Limited
- Platforms
- PS4, PC, iOS, Mac, XONE, Switch
- Modes
- Single player
- IGDB critics
- 85/100
- IGDB users
- 65/100
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