Posted on: April 17, 2024
malboarder
Games: 92 Reviews: 19
Great design but not much to do
The world and game design is immaculate with lots of little details and very realistic environments to explore during playthrough, I also enjoy the story of the game which is intriguing and based on real world folklore. The gameplay itself is basically on rails mostly and is a straight path up until about 1/4 of the way where sadly this game starts to lose momentum. The game contains survival elements and you will find yourself exploring the grounds of the mansion whilst trying to avoid being spotted by the enemies which are constantly wandering around the mansion. The enemies are placed in of course the most inconvenient and frustrating places to hinder your progress, and more often they are just an annoying distraction than actually scary or perceived as a real threat. The problem with this lies in the fact that the game at this stage becomes a giant easter egg hunt searching for missing items and pieces throughout the mansion which can then progress the story. The gameplay eventually comes down to this, and it ruins the flow of the game which would have been just better if it had remained on rails. The game is artificially stretched for longevity due to this and it just becomes repetitive and tedious to be repeating the same actions over and over with very little reward for your efforts. The graphics, voices and sounds are good for this game, however, this alone cannot save the gameplay.
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