Posted on: May 28, 2025
Borondias
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Disappointing sequel to Stasis
I've played Cayne directly after finishing Stasis and I had high hopes that I would find out a little more about what happened (since the devs - elsewhere online - teasered that this might be the case) and could enjoy the atmosphere similar to Stasis, which had been so intriguingly crafted by the devs. But, oh boy, that was quite the bummer. Tone and atmosphere are nowhere near what Stasis embodied. The gore and horror depicted has no visible or audible impact on the protagonist, who never fails to make a snarky remark or to throw in a dark joke to what otherwise would have had the potential to be a moment of true horror. While in Stasis the dialogue absolutely conveyed feelings of fear, panic, melancholy or sadness, in Cayne, everything is over the top - and can't really be taken seriouosly. All characters the protagonist meets (or reads from in the PDAs that are scattered throughout the levels) are bland, psychpathic caricatures and just laughably evil and thereby absolute not believable in any way. The plot also ends on a very low note, which to me seemed like a cheap thrill - and was even more dissatisfying, than the original Stasis ending. The puzzles are in part frustratingly illogical and I rarely could solve them without a lot of trial and error - which I eventually skipped by resorting to a walkthrough to at least experience the whole plot without the hassle. To me, Cayne was an absolute disappointment compared to Stasis, which in every category beats Cayne by a significant margin. Wouldn't the credits list the same people, I would never have guessed that the devs of Stasis created this game. If you like Stasis, I can't recommend Cayne, if cheap horror flicks and slasher movies are your thing, though, you may give it a try.
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