Nemesis by Alternate Reality Lab Review

Welcome to the alternate dimension. You are the protagonist in this story and for 2 weeks, you must make decisions amongst your day to day life which decides how the story will develop. Will you make the right choices? 

Nemesis is a new and unique game created by Alternate Reality Lab and the company aMazed Games. A new generation of game is born with this being classed as an Alternate Reality Game (ARG for short), where the game plays out in the real world, using multimedia platforms fused with the real world. 

aMazed Games is a company located in Helsinki and has been operating since 2014. Creating many escape room experiences, they have horror and modern themes that can be played at their locations. They’ve even created horror mazes at Linnanmäki for Halloween, being Laboratory which we experienced back in 2019.

The experience lasts for around 2 weeks with a non scripted story, as it develops as per the players decision. This movie graded experience is highly detailed and plans to immerse you into that alternate reality, whilst the experience can start, happen and finish at any time. 

“When things are not what they seem to be, who can you trust?“ NEMESIS will immerse you into a world where your decisions might have fatal consequences. Can you finish the game?

“During the course of game you will meet several characters. They will approach you through media, so for the game you will need an internet connection, a functioning multimediaphone/ipad/laptop that you will use for browsing internet pages/videos and access to WhatsApp. We suggest that a player has one so called bigger multimedia device in addition to the phone.”

The experience can take between 1-2 weeks on average, sometimes 3 and themed on a suspense / detective story that plays out. 

Nemesis is priced at €49.99 and when you purchase the experience, you are required to fill in a quick questionnaire which asks some rather unusual questions. Once purchased, your game can begin at any time within the next 7 days in anyway. 

Two of us played the experience and we did have many similarities whilst playing however, we did also have differences which changed the outcome of the experience slightly. It’s great the experience can adapt for each type of player. 

Nemesis introduces many characters throughout the experience. You get to interact with them all live and in real time. This is one of the best features to the experience and makes it much more real compared to if it was pre-recorded. 

The experience is not classed as an escape room or video game but has elements which incorporate these into its experience. The puzzles were difficult but required you to think outside of the box and the same with your decisions. With so much happening, you do have to question who you can trust and what you should do or shouldn’t do. Remembering each decision could lead disastrously if not thought about properly.  

 

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Storyline & Themeing: 8/10
The storyline was outstanding. It was set out like a film with parts of the story developing at different times with more making sense and you continued through. Same with the themeing, it worked with your everyday life and happened around you, the scene works absolutely everywhere and for everyone. 

Puzzles & Flow: 5/10
Some of the puzzles were incredibly difficult but all very clever. Whilst both of us who experienced this struggled on multiple of the puzzles, the live characters do assist instead of just giving you the answer. Sometimes the flow was disrupted and the gaps between each part of the experience felt delayed which was slightly frustrating. With this said, the puzzles were so clever and baffled us at each point of the experience, using everyday websites and technologies with answers hidden within the smallest details.

Uniqueness: 10/10
You aren’t going to find another experience like this. An experience that lasts 2 weeks and happens around you with multiple live characters and constantly changes depending on your choices. It was incredible to witness it all play out from the moment it began and even after it ended! 

Overall, Nemesis was an experience you won’t forget. From the choices you have to make, to the character that have you scratching your head, to the decisions which change the outcome of your game. With the use of the internet and real life combined, aMazed Games have built a game which you would of never thought about before. 

Whilst you question if this is for you, the experience can be played around other real life commitments such as work. The game does require you to put some time in and works better the more you can put in. More information on if this game is for you can be found on their website however, it is quite secretive and for a good reason why. 

We must thank the team for allowing us to experience Nemesis and let us enter this alternate dimension for just over 2 weeks for the both of us playing. The experience is for 1 player only and at the cost with what is included, the value for money is designed for any puzzle fans that want to think outside of the box. 

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