Posted on: September 24, 2019
leadchef
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Interesting but also polarising
Very much a downgrade mechanically from the first game, however after finishing it I suppose it did enough interesting stuff with it's presentation and story that I would still recommend it. The puzzle elements are streamlined as there is no inventory, the sanity meter is absent and the game is crushingly linear where the first game allowed for some more open-ended exploration as the levels were structured around hub rooms connecting various side-areas. However despite the immense streamlining in service of the story, the story itself is engaging enough that I wanted to keep playing just to know how weird things were going to get, even if the constant and unending use of pig metaphors in the game's dialog bordered on cringe-inducing. Where the first game's plot was straight Lovecraft, A Machine for Pigs seems like it wanted to be more SAW-meets-Charles Dickens-meets-The Island of Dr Moreau. The writing and style of narration reminds me a lot of Dear Esther, which is hardly surprising since this is by the same people. I would compare it to Marmite; you're either going to love it or hate it. I liked it despite the fact that it's nothing like the first game. You might not, depending on your tolerance for linearity and story taking precedence over gameplay. I'd say give it a go if you see it cheap. it's not very long and I managed to finish it in single night.
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