Edited on: September 19, 2025
Posted on: September 19, 2025
CooperBlakemore
Verified ownerGames: 119 Reviews: 5
A flawed but good Condemnedlike
-Combines the level design philosophy of Resident Evil, with the combat of Condemned -Dense, crushing atmosphere. At times, it works great, others it can be overwhelming, particularly as the soundtrack dances on that line between "industrial nightmare" and "it's starting to give me a headache" -Lots of cool weapons and collectibles, although, you will only really get to use a tiny number of them due to the way the upgrade system works, as it really incentivizes you to stick with 1-2 weapons. This feels like game design that is shooting itself in the foot. I wonder if it would have done better scrapping the upgrade system entirely or having some sort of rare item that would let you get your upgrade stones back. -Combat can be satisfying at times, landing that perfect decap or head squish/stomp, but also can get repetitive quickly, as it never really evolves the basic formula... after a while, you just start running past enemies -One puzzle was made much more difficult by the fact that the coloring of the gems was not distinct enough. They were meant to represent orange, black, green, yellow, etc, but due to the game's color palette, they all just looked like slightly different browns, making this puzzle unnecessarily confusing -My biggest complaint was that I feel like the game was just slightly too short - just as I had amassed an epic collection of weapons, spells, armor, etc... the game ended. Needed at least one more chapter. This is exacerbated by the fact that the 4th tower in the game is not actually a 4th chapter, it's a scripted (and confusing) sequence that takes like 3 minutes. Then you fight the final boss. Then the game is abruptly over. No new game plus or unlockables or anything. Definitely the biggest misstep in my opinion. Should you buy it? I enjoyed it despite its flaws, the ending was esoteric enough to leave a lasting impression, and it does at times cultivate a unique atmosphere you'll be hard-pressed to find in another game. Give it a go, especially if you're a fan of survival horror games.
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