Lifeline... Negative Reviews

Lifeline... App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

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Lifeline... for Negative User Reviews

✓ Good idea but...The idea of the game had so much potential, real-time waiting for the game to get in contact with you and for your responses to have have consequences in game as you guide the main character, but I could not get over this one flaw. There is a lot of reading as this is basically one of those adventure books but made digital, but every time something happens, the protagonist goes "WHAT THE..." or "HOLY CRAP" waiting for you to choose one of 2 responses. It gets very old very fast as it occurs way too often. Good idea, terrible writing.Linkz0rzVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Heard good thingsKeep trying to come back and play this but I keep uninstalling because it seems a bit slow paced. I get the passing of time helps build a more realistic story but even Firewatch or Any Telltale games don’t force downtime. Would be nice if there was a small button you could press to skip to the next encounter/convo for people that want to play at their own pace. TLDR: 2 stars, I know the story is there, I find it a chore to get to the good moments however..Elijah from tdotVersion: 1.10.1

✓ BrokenI wrote a review yesterday but I guess it got taken down. The game won’t launch at all and crashes instantly. I bought this game years ago and i still haven’t got it to work. Thanks for taking my money, hopefully one day I can actually play this game..Bobby donesVersion: 2.1

✓ Weird and annoyingI chose this bc of the great reviews and bc the concept is intriguing: a replayable adventure in space that relied on my choices. Instead, I'm stuck babysitting a whiny dork who can't make the most basic decisions to keep himself safe and who needs constant emotional reassurance. The decisions I'm asked to make are "go east or west" (without any description of what's east and what's west) and "chili with beans or without." Ugh. Not to mention that in a crash scenario, no one has even mentioned ACTUALLY GETTING THIS GUY SOME REAL HELP BY GOING TO FIND HIM! Maybe's he's so annoying that everyone else is just going, "leave him there, at least we don't have to listen to him anymore." This is in addition to the lack of control over the pace of the game. It goes at it's own pace, sometimes hours in between plays and sometimes just minutes. Notifications help, but they come in bunches that can be extremely inconvenient. I won't be buying any of the other games in the series..JntsmomVersion: 1.10.1

✓ No Back-Up!This app/game/story is fantastic and thoroughly enjoyable. I tried the other apps from the same Dev and was equally happy. BUT THEN: There isn’t a way to retain progress and especially Fast Mode when getting a new device or needing to reset a device. Retaining this important information should be a ‘given’ when purchasing something that works on the platform and device promised. Very dissatisfied and unhappy with the lack of interest, response and realism from this Developer. If you purchase this game/app it will not transfer to another device or if you have to reset your device. - Even if you restore from backup or save to iCloud. Not sure if this is laziness on the Developer’s part* or something else. Basically: these games become unplayable in the long term and whatever progress you make will only remain on a single device in that current iOS version. It will not transfer over and there is no restore or sync option. *All major platformers (Apple/Google/Microsoft/Samsung/Fitbit/Garmin/others) provide specific and logical, ahead-of-new-updates and products, and anyone claiming or blaming anyone but themselves is just lazy or has other priorities and should be honest about it..Fox7rotVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Am I to assume that there will or will not be a rescue ship?I've just made a decision about where to rest for the first night and then it hit me - what am I playing for? Does this astronaut have any chance of being saved or is he too far out? No matter how he dies it will be uncomfortable, whether due to hypothermia or ARS. I have a feeling that the astronaut does know whether or not there is a possibility of rescue from another ship. If not a chance of rescue, then either death by starvation, hypothermia, or ARS is going to be aweful so in that case I'd sit him next to the reactor no matter how many rads it was pumping out. On the other hand, if there is a chance of rescue then I'll take my chances with my decision to try to suffer with a temp drop and hope that the suit can retain enough heat energy. I'd have asked the astronaut this question off of the bat to find out what I'm looking at here- survival or most comfortable way to drag out the inevitable death. Come on "three minute games".Steve in IndianaVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Doesn’t work on Apple WatchI purchased this game because I read on some blogs that it was the best rated I watch game but when I downloaded it it says that lifeline needs to update in order to work on the watch. The gaming experience would have been better on the watch.Manini SethiVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Way too shortPast the 150 rads question the storyline is a disappointingly simple home run. Not worth the time or the $1 it costs..MothStoryVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Watch experienceI downloaded this for the Apple Watch experience and to be honest it’s not great. Notifications aren’t sent to the watch so I found myself constantly having to open the app to see what was going on. Also with the watch when you open the app it scrolls to the end of the dialogue, so you have to scroll all they way back to the previous question to read what he was up to..NeilbraVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Mildly entertainingI don't understand the rave reviews. The game is certainly different and somewhat interesting, but I found it a bit annoying. Once I got the fast mode, having died and recommenced, it was better but still not really my cup of tea. Also, after a rather drawn out storyline, the ending was strangely abrupt and a little confusing. Worth a try, but be ready for disappointment if you don't agree with those who loved it..Rhojo88Version: 1.10.1

✓ It's okay...This is a unique and interesting game at times can keep you intrigued and excited. However, it's ruined by its 'teenage' protagonist. He/she makes many references to modern films which removes the sci-fi atmosphere of the game. He/she also is constantly making American teenage style jokes and dialogue that removes any kind of agency towards the situation of being stranded on a moon. If this had been much better written it'd be worth 5 stars..Kiel HansonVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Buy a book insteadThis wasn’t very engaging and very short - or maybe the “correct” answers were just too obvious. There were far too many geeky and self-referential jokes - so you couldn’t ever really believe that you were actually talking to anyone other than some programmer having a try at story writing. I would suggest spending the same sum of money buying a book..AgeekofnoimportanceVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Don't buy this app!If you are not a fan of choose your own adventure. I bought this app thinking it will be a good story, a thought provoking game. Dead wrong. You only have two choices per scenario and vast majority of them have little effect on the outcome except a few critical decisions here or there. My greatest gripe about this game is the predictable story and the similarity of all the characters in it. I mean why can't the main character and a secondary supporting character have different personalities? They are both the same sarcastic yet sincere personalities. I don't know much about the writer but he or she seems like a novice to me. Not to be mean but I could have probably written a better story. Did I enjoy it? Yes for a brief moment but the predicable story and the characters ruined it for me. Btw there is at least a second part to this story. You are not even getting the full package with this app. Use your 2-3$ on other games..FosmonautVersion: 1.10.1

✓ By the second day, I was hoping for her deathThis is an agonizingly boring app. If you're a fan of choose-your-own-adventure books but hate the hassle of reading at your own pace rather than in scraps thrown to you at inconvenient intervals, then this is the app for you. If you are instead looking for something that engages your reflexes, intellect, problem-solving skills, or any other useful cognitive systems, then I suggest you find another app. The fact that this qualifies as a game on the App Store says a lot about the standards that the Apple app approval committee holds (i.e. how low they are). If I were an engineer or artist on this project, I would feel embarrassed to put this in my portfolio or on my resume. If I were a writer on this project, I'd wonder why I'm working for an app developer rather than Highlights Magazine. I can't remember if I spent any money on this app, but if I did, then I regret the small sandwich I missed out on. At least the sandwich would have nourished me and made me briefly happy, rather than exhausted and grateful to be done with the experience..Sol OpacusVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Mixed feelingsThis text-based game (no graphics at all) is essentially "The Martian," only instead of Matt Damon figuring everything out, you have to make decisions for "Taylor." At each point along the way, you choose one of two options to give to Taylor, which he then follows (during which the game goes silent) and then some time later (could be hours) he presents you with another question and set of two options. That's it. The writing is humorous, although Taylor's witty comments get a bit corny and tiresome. I feel the developer is trying a bit too hard. I've been playing for a few days and nothing really exciting has happened. In addition, it's frustrating that you can't ask Taylor for more information at any point; you simply have to choose one of the two canned answers. The music is cool; sufficiently ominous. But after giving Taylor canned answers for a few days, I'm left with little more than a feeling he is one whiny, wimpy astronaut..Sonoma moviegoerVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Short but interestingThe game is intriguing and interesting but it is too short. For a game in entirely writing the language could be better. The character is very moody and is more like a teen than an astronaut. This game should be free..Tessss55Version: 1.4

✓ DisappointingI enjoy this sort of text-based adventure game, but this one gives you 30 seconds of messages to read, and then [Taylor is Busy]. When I go and do something else, the game butts in and interrupts. Changing notification settings hasn't prevented that behavior. If you like staring at a static screen and enjoy being interrupted when you're busy, this is the game for you. I'm deleting it..No nickname!?xVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Good but not as great as some believeStarts off strong. You are given just two choices A or B to decide the fate of the hero. Make a wrong decision might kill the hero. This works well at the start but as the game progresses the choice of A or B or one or the other basically results in the same outcome. It gets lazy towards the end in terms of the choice but the story is good enough but with reference dialogue to modern movies that will age badly with time..Heavy metal fanVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Concept vs realityReally outstanding & interesting concept for an app. Where it all went down hill for me is with the writing. The story line dragged on forever and there was nothing really interesting going on. Every single conversation was him trailing off with "omg no way" and is replying with "what happened". This probably happened 20x. There was no real climatic effect, it was all just really dragged out. The ending was a 2 second wrap up that didn't make sense and wasn't clear at all..Kat PerakVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Could’ve been a good idea, but……it is so freaking boring. UPDATE: I just monitored the time I had to wait for Taylor to stop being “busy“ and come back to the game. I waited 2.35 hours for him/her to return and then I got 1.6 seconds of dialogue before he/she left and the game went dormant again. How uninspired and boring could these developers, themselves, possibly be to think such a game would be interesting? Deleting the game now. Also made a mental note of this developer so as to never purchase from it again. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I see how the idea of a real-time game would seem clever, but in real time when somebody sleeps, what are you going to do, sit there for hours and watch? That is all there is to do in this game while it says “Taylor is busy“? It is just SO incredibly slow because you progress in, maybe, two-second intervals between Taylor being busy doing something and going away. So, for hours he/she is off doing something then comes back and you get, maybe, two seconds of dialogue and then he/she is off again. Boring, boring, boring. Too bad. I wanted to like this game..JoanieJettieVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Excite our ears!The idea behind lifeline games are very intriguing. Although playing through this one (my first), I find myself somewhat disappointed and almost bored by how plain the game is. You only have two answers to choose from, some of which I I don't even want to ask with the responses given. I know each response requires a different rabbit trail of answers. Text only communication is a boring aspect. Let character come alive through voice comm. static at times hard to understand voice. Let us glimpse some background sounds into the situation. Correct answers lead to rewards/survival items. More calculated problems. I liked the radiation level question. Give us wrong answers, maybe the character gets injured as a result of bad guidance. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. Don't just leave this opportunity in the wind or I might have to start my own version..SNLifeVersion: 1.10.1

✓ BoringLike watching paint dry but the paint texts you..KannukVersion: 1.10.1

✓ So depressingI didn’t mind having to wait. I’m all about delayed gratification and the real time, text based adventure would’ve been right up my alley. I cut my teeth on text adventure games in the 80s. However it was so incredibly depressing. I felt like I needed a whole pack of antidepressants to play this game, and I had a single episode of depression 20 years ago. Basically everything that could go wrong for the protagonist did go wrong. I like to play these games as an escape from real life, and this just felt so much worse than real life. I need some good things to happen in this game. I bought the package, and I’m glad it was only a few dollars, because I don’t think I can bear to play to the end. I just wanted to put the character out of their misery..Petitmiam75Version: 1.10.1

✓ Okay experience. I wish there were more features.I tried to make Taylor suffer, and many times he did, but sometimes my suffer choices turned out to be the good choice for him. Oh well. I played this game on fast mode. Maybe it lasted an hour or two if I were to add up my playtime. :( Anyhow, I suppose the discoveries Taylor made in the end where interesting enough to reflect upon. Ish. On an unrelated note, I like the atmospheric music, and I wish there was a feature for me to play it while my phone is locked, so that I can listen to it while falling asleep, maybe thinking about how Taylor is such an idiot for letting me guide him toward clearly bad ideas that led to his early demise. With this feature, I could at least get something consistently useful out if the app after I got bored of the story. Thx..Onetime reviewerVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Mediocre writingClever concept for an app, the story seems quite linear with a few choices to direct the protagonist. Needs a keep-alive timer because my screen keeps turning off as I read it. Repetitive literacy techniques gets boring quickly like the lame jokes and sarcasm..Kevinwong82Version: 1.10.1

✓ So boring. This is a “Book” not a game.This is not a game, it is a “choose your own adventure book” and as far as I can tell the outcome will always lead to the same place anyway. Such a rip off for page after page of text. There is zero animation to justify the cost. Sure they paid for all their reviews as it fooled me into buying it. Oh, AND you don’t even decide when you get to “play”. The game does. There can literally be hours of nothing before it ticks over to the next chapter..Jg gicig ig igVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Not working on Apple WatchWould give this a higher review but it doesn’t work on my Apple Watch. It says the game needs to be updated to run on Apple Watch. I bought the game so I could play it on my watch. Pretty disappointed..Wolfie9914Version: 1.10.1

✓ BoringWaste of time.NationalMannschaftVersion: 1.10.1

✓ What’s all this fuss aboutFrom your reviews sounded like an incredible game and my imagination went crazy, but when I started playing I was totally disappointed...Come on... This is all you can come with really??! You just get texted from a guy from time to time to help him in space. At the end he asks you for advice( like you’ve been already in space lol) , I don’t know why he does that cause he already has all the answers. If you don’t have time for him he will die. Pathetic and you have to pay for it too..Gazella3454Version: 1.10.1

✓ Taylor is busy too oftenI’m on my iPhone. Though the story is interesting, the fact that I have to wait and see what he’s up to way too often makes it annoying. Programmers, if you REALLY insist on making us WAIT, at least give us the option to choose how long we want to wait for Taylor. TAYLOR IS BUSY, way, way too often!!! Cheers.Two PigtailsVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Good idea, mediocre deliveryFun idea, but the story and writing doesn’t really deliver, nor does the decision making. It all feels a little too on tracks and without player input..ThePMD14Version: 2.0

✓ For the price? Eh.... it ok.It’s a fun little story, and I actually liked the writing- mostly- but for the price I would have expected a lot more. I love choose your adventure types, but this doesn’t lead to much but several deaths and one ‘survivable’ outcome. And then it kinda leads you on a cliffhanger to get the next story- same price. Look, if it was 99c, for what you’d get, yeah, it would be worth it, and I’d happily buy the next chapter... but it’s just got such a big price tag for what you get. It’s disappointing. And for all those amazing reviews? I’m not sure man... seems fishy. But it’s cool. Fun little game, just a bit steep 🤷‍♀️.IwanttoberichVersion: 1.10.1

✓ ExhaustingThis is just like dealing with a passive aggressive teenager who can't make a single decision and subtly blames you for anything they can't do. Probably a better game for people who haven't had to go through years of that already..KathycVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Slow (reviewer busy) .......... REALLY slow.Okay, I'm a VERY old school gamer, and when I read that this was a 'text adventure' game I got VERY excited, as I was hoping for something similar to what I'd played in my youth. This is NOT that. For all I know, the story may eventually become interesting. It's difficult to tell, because I've been playing it for two days and literally nothing has happened. The biggest problem is that Taylor, the character you're communicating with and directing, will actually give you maybe 5-10 lines of dialogue (mostly involving whining about his situation) and then.... go away. To walk, or eat, or whatever. And he will be gone for HOURS. So you wait, and go do other things in your life - except PLAY THE GAME YOU PAID FOR. Because until Taylor comes back, there's nothing you can do. Then he returns to give 5-10 more lines of whiny dialogue, and you will need to make a random decision that has no visible immediate outcome. Then Taylor goes away again for an hour or so. And you go do other things too. To be honest, I wouldn't even classify this as a game. Its not engaging, and so far not even entertaining. Massively frustrating and dull is probably the best description I can give. I do not recommend..FordmandalayVersion: 1.10.1

✓ I love itThis game is so interesting and it’s not like other type of games, this is like a game where you can come back to it and play it, others you have to restart,.Chanziru1482'eyVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Alright but nothing specialIt is okay and kind of entertaining , the text is written in a not very engaging method and more like chatting to a moody teenager. Doesn't engage a fear or anxiety as I thought it would. And the choices are average and seen before in many games. Worth playing if it was free..BennzwelVersion: 1.4

✓ It's okPersonally I think this game is good but not worth paying full amount for. This game is a great concept but in reality a lot of the time only gives you the illusion of choice. There is only one ending and in some choices Taylor will do what he wants if it's different to what you suggest..Mackdaddy92Version: 1.10.1

✓ OkGreat idea, great potential but far too easy and not enough out of app research involved. Finish too quick and really felt that the choices were too obvious and didn't really influence the outcome. Hoping there will be another story with a bit more of the above considered..LarrybinchVersion: 1.4

✓ Forcefully ExtendedI love this game! It’s story elements are fantastic and so is the atmosphere that the author covers you in, much like a thick fog. But I really feel like it is stretched too thin. When I played this game close to its release, there was a skip feature, allowing me to skip Taylor’s wait times. But due to its removal, you’ll often find yourself forgetting about the game and not really being invested due to the hours or even days (irl) between contact. It’s a great game, but devs, please allow us to skip. Like, actually skip, not sneak peek..MrNightParrotVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Dull repetitive grindI don’t often write reviews but felt the need to redress the balance for the sake of equality. This game has received rave reviews and to be honest I’m at a total loss as to why!? Unless I’m some sort of gaming genius I went through the text options without seemingly making one mistake. I successfully completed the game through my series of choices that didn’t seem to have any wrong “turns”. The game’s protagonist, although apparently in mortal danger, wise cracks and quips, with what translates as quite annoying humour. The jokes distract from any atmosphere or danger the developers were hoping to create. I didn’t feel anything for the stranded astronaut and none of my choices seemed to have any consequences to his plight? It didn’t seem to matter how I managed his resources as no inventory is kept? I used glow rods whenever i was given the choice and I believe I only had options twice to give him any food and pain killers, after which they were never mentioned again. The choices became very repetitive, with the choice you didn’t make, simply presenting itself again later in the narrative. You simply ended up doing it anyway? If you hoping for a text based adventure in the vein of ‘choose you own adventure’ this isn’t it. Very disappointing from the start to the unexciting dull ending..LOKi_iNCVersion: 1.10.1

✓ Fun, but has issues.The game is fun, but I believe it needs an update. The game seems to get stuck at times after selecting a dialogue option. Hit a response, and nothing happens for hours or days. At this time, my game is currently stuck. Otherwise the game would be fun. It this kills the immersion..CITIZ3N F0URVersion: 1.10.1

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