Something Evil Lurks at WinterlakeWhile investigating the disappearance of twin girls at Winterlake, something terrible happens to Caroline Walker. Waking in the dead of night, naked and hooked up to some kind of outdated medical equipment in a bathtub, Caroline must fight for her life as she exp...
While investigating the disappearance of twin girls at Winterlake, something terrible happens to Caroline Walker. Waking in the dead of night, naked and hooked up to some kind of outdated medical equipment in a bathtub, Caroline must fight for her life as she explores the halls of the abandoned mansion.
A Nod to the Classics
Tormented Souls draws inspiration from classic survival horror like From Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Alone in the Dark. A modern take on the fixed-perspective action-adventure game, Tormented Souls offers a modernised control scheme and dynamic camera combined with classic gameplay.
Deadly Combat
Dark forces and unspeakable horrors will do everything in their power to stop Caroline getting to the truth. Use anything and everything that you can find to fight back against evils lurking in the darkness.
Keep Your Wits About You
You'll need much more than a steady aim and sharp reflexes to make it out alive. Search the environment for anything you can use to your advantage. Combine items to solve twisted puzzles and use every resource available to explore the secrets of the mansion and its grounds.
Fiendish Puzzles
Scavenge essential resources and tools, decipher clues from long-forgotten journals, and combine it all to solve fiendish puzzles and get to the bottom of the mansion's sordid history.
Another Dimension
Nothing is quite as it seems at Winterlake. Mirrors provide a path to an alternate reality and another place in time. By crossing these shimmering gateways, Caroline can manipulate the very fabric of reality in surprising ways.
You Are Not Alone In the Dark
The mansion may seem abandoned, but as Caroline investigates its secrets, dark forces and unspeakable horrors will do everything in their power to stop her getting to the truth. Be sure to be alert at all times, and use anything you can find to fight off the encroaching terrors of Winterlake. Just remember: gaze into the darkness, and it also gazes into you...
Can Caroline Walker discover the truth and escape with her life?
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Developed by Dual Effect Games & Abstract Digital. Published by PQube Limited.
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I enjoyed the gameplay, the chilling atmosphere is absolutely delightful.
There is only one thing, even with the solution, some puzzles are totally out of human logic.
There is a lot to love about this game. The environmental design, pacing, atmosphere, are all excellent. The game feel like a love letter to 90s era survival horror made by people who truly understand the genre. It evokes early Resident Evil in its lavish environment, Silent Hill in its creature design, but really those comparisons do it a disservice because it's very much its own thing. Camera angle hide enemies for some pants wetting reveals, the audio design ramps up tension when needed, and there are locations that manage to immediately invoke dread in a way that fans of the genre's finest example will absolutely love.
It's not perfect though - the story is classic lovecraftian fare, which is good, but the game's big twist is obvious from the very start, although the way some of the gameplay mechanics are woven into the story is definitely pretty interesting. The biggest issue for me though is that the lead voice actor makes the main character sound like someone with a real attitude problem. roughly 80 percent of her dialogue sounds like an annoyed teenager, and it's hard to reconcile that obnoxiously negative persona with the character's expressions and what is ultimately a fairly heartfelt story (predictability aside).
The fact I'm still giving it 5 stars should tell you just how good everything else about the game is though. My criticisms are ultimately very minor when looked at as part of a package as good as this. With some story tweaks and a more sympathetic performance for the protagonist, this would stand shoulder to shoulder with RE2, Silent Hill 2, and Fatal Frame 2 as a classic of the genre. In most ways it already deserves that accolade.
That said, all of those titans of the genre seem to have a 2 in the title, and a sequel is in the works, so lets let the devs cook. I, for one, will be back for the second course.
If you like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, this game will definetely be up your alley.
The graphics and scenery are absolutely gorgeous. The fixed camera angles are actually very decent.
However, the game felt kinda lacklustering with it's story and combat. The animation could be a bit smoother and the voice-acting is on par with Resident Evil 1.
Still, I liked it and hope the second game improves on the lacking department!
im an old school gsmer and this game is similar to the original resident evils and silent hills ...the scenery so far has bern nice ..the little puzzles so far have veen mild but still get u thinking a little bit ...my only complaint is the voice acting of caroline could have been someone different maybe but im sure ill get use to it otherwise for me its has been creepy and suspenseful...will be looking foward for part 2
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