Posted on: December 6, 2015
Sat42
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Twisted&gory, some intelligent thoughts
This would be 3.5/5 stars from me, if I had more control over the rating system. The obvious stuff is that, as a controversial horror game, you'll find tons of gore and some truly disturbing scenes. The good news is that, in spite of what some conservative critics said back at the time of the game's release (sometimes without having even touched the game), Harvester actually has some interesting message(s) to convey, the main point being the examination of the controversy about whether violence in media creates, or is created by, violence in society. Hence, there's quite a bit of thought-provoking material; at the same time, there's a lot of silliness here, but most of the time it seems to be done on purpose, and the dark humour works. Now, the game does have its share of problems: the combat is clunky, occasionally the gore seems cheap and some of the silliness pulls you out of the game's world. In fact, one of the main problems would be the lack of fear experienced while playing the game (a problem for any work of horror fiction): there was really only just about one moment that made me have a fright, although there were several other instances that successfully managed to make me cringe. The relative freedom the player enjoys when exploring Harvest is a good thing, which can lead to some interesting experimentation (a plus on the gameplay side), but it also shows its limits very quickly, breaking immersion (as an example *SPOILER* you can kill the barber during the day, then steal the barber's pole and you'll be arrested for theft because the "barber" apparently calls the police... WTF, and the game will only register the theft, not the murder, although after your arrest you can still go back to the barber shop and see the dead body - along with the pole back in its place!). If anything, this is certainly the strangest game I've ever played. Not great by any means, but it is a good video game which, importantly, manages to be memorable in spite of its issues.
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