I like it, but I think that something should be covering the escape pod. It made it easy to figure out that we wren't underground. Also, you should be able to further explore the main room. Maybe find some stuff and use it to figure out where you are. Maybe the machine challenges you to a little game. Something tells you you arn't underground, but you still don't know where you are, so you play a game to find out.
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