Tormented Souls

This is one of my favorite horror games. It perfectly blends aspects of both Resident Evil and Silent Hill. The graphics are great. Character models have this old PS2 era charm and the voice acting is cheezy. What more could you want from a survival horror? My only two cons would be: (1) the combat and attack animations can be a bit rough around the edges. Enemies are a bit too fast and it's difficult to avoid attacks. (2) Besides the main game there's really nothing else. No unlockables, no difficulty options, no NG+ or anything. You beat the game and that's it. There are three endings which are determined at the end of the game. This allows you to basically reload your last save to get all three endings. I still really enjoy this game for what it is and play through it occasionally. It can be very unsettling at times and down right terrifying at others. If you're a fan of old school survival horror games then this is definitely worth it.

I went in looking for silver and find a diamond in a golden plate, we should have more games like this now a day. Now if a developer happens to read this review You made a great game muchachos, keep going, I'm totally going to buy this one again on steam :)

Finally, an indie classic survival horror thats actually good and not a broken/ unbalanced mess like the others. A bit of a slow burn at first, even for the genre but it does pick up. Visuals and sound do a great job of replicating the look atmosphere of those games before RE4 ruined it. Its not scary per say, but it is creepy. Controlls like it should, gives just enough ammo and health to get the job done and the few bugs I encountered aren't game breaking. Biggest issue I have is some of the later puzzles get really obtuse to the point where they feel like they were made for dedicated puzzle games like myst, and that they just barely give enough hint for those experienced at those games to get it and everyone else will need a guide. Other than that, it could have really used a bit more enemy variety and another weapon or 2. Story is a bit predictable rolling on the ancient myistcal cult trope but its got some twists to keep it interesting. Better than the virus/biolab trope though. Great classic that does a good job of replicating og resident evil with some silent hill sprinkled on.

Turns out, you cannot use keyboard/mouse layouts for this game. Apparently, this is a feature called 'tank controls' which this game type is designed for. Basically, you have no real option other than to use a console style controller. A shame, because the game looks really good, but as someone who has only ever used keyboard/mouse (since 1999, when Unreal Tournament came out, so 26 years!), it's a deal breaker for me. If you're used to an analogue controller, give this game a go.

The suspense of wondering when I'll lose a chunk of progress and have to do a bunch of stuff all over again, that is. You see, in order to save at a given point, you have to put a tape in a recorder. Trouble is, tapes are very sporadic. Then, once found, you gotta traipse all the way back to the recorder. Because they're not easy to come by (especially if you overlook them since you have to pixel hunt), it's best to use them sparingly so that you'll have one available when desperately needed. I noticed health syringes weren't too plentiful, either. OK, yes, this does absolutely infuse the game with a sense of consequence, and it still beats the hell out of perma-death, I suppose. Apparently, the makers set out to recreate the aura of playing games like the original Resident Evil and Silent Hill, right down to the tank controls and pre-rendered backgrounds. They succeeded in spades, but, I coulda done without this wonky save system as I hate, HATE having to do things over again. If I had known this, I believe I wouldn't have bought the game. I found out by playing, and playing, and playing, wondering why there were no check-points, then, coming across a tape and learning that was my save, should I choose to use it. Notice, however, that I give this game 5 stars. Because the graphics, lighting, atmosphere, the way the story unwinds, is awesome. It really gives me the same creepy feeling as I had playing Silent Hill 2 PC port over 20 years ago, a game I thoroughly enjoyed even if I hated the control scheme. So, I'm going to continue playing until I hit a wall (I've done OK so far). I highly recommend this game for fans of old school console survival horror.