Posted on: March 31, 2024
pekoeblaze
Verified ownerGames: 382 Reviews: 11
Better Than You Might Think
I played the demo of this game last summer and bought the full version on launch day :) Despite some flaws, this 4-5 hour low-budget game is a lot better than you might think. A lot of this is because of the game's surprisingly gripping and intriguing story - but I don't want to spoil it here. Although it is mostly a "point and click" puzzle/exploration game, there are also some brief occasional "run and hide" survival horror segments too. The "camera" thing is an innovative - if occasionally contrived - mechanic and the game's pacing is also surprisingly good as well. The relatively small "game world" probably helps with all of this. It feels like a focused game, with no "bloat" or anything superfluous. The horror elements are "medium-strength" - it's scary but it probably won't give you insomnia. And, whilst it takes inspiration from "Outlast" and "Resident Evil", it is also very much its own unique thing at the same time. Seriously, I loved the personality and atmosphere of this game :) As for downsides, the launch-day version had some bugs/glitches (of varying seriousness) but I had so much fun that I didn't regret playing the game. The developer is active on the forums here, so these bugs will probably be patched at some point. Also, given how heavily the story relies on mystery, I don't know how replayable the game is once you know what is going on and what the puzzle solutions are. The game's minimum system requirements seem to be over-stated too (At "low" settings, without "bloom" or anything, it ran at a playable speed on Intel HD 2500 graphics and an i5-3570...). But, despite these flaws, the story, pacing and atmosphere were really good. The gameplay is fairly enjoyable as well. This is a unique game :) I'd give it a score of 4/5
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