Posted on: November 1, 2018
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Quite a disappointment.
Gameplay-wise, this is a simple point-n-click fare, classic in every sense. You pick up objects, combine them and use them in certain places in the scene. When you encounter other characters - you talk with them by choosing lines. It's all very linear and plain. The graphics are way too pixelated while the pixels are huge and few. It's too retro for its own good. This has already became a meme. Sometimes, without reading the description of the object - you can't figure out what it is. The characters and scenes are well animated, which saves the situation quite a bit. A few scenes do manage to evoke a very nice gothic atmosphere, but those could be done even better with more pixels. The sound is really good. The music is a fantastic fit, carrying most of the burden of creating a proper atmosphere and mood. The ambient soundscape is very nice in a few places and most scare sounds serve their purpose good enough. The story is somewhat a dissapointment. It's more gothic than horror and more Poe than Lovecraft, no matter how much it tries to be otherwise. It won't shock or be very interesting to anyone who read any real Lovecraftian novels or any classic gothic literature. But it's not bad. Just bland and cliche. I understand that season two of this game is much better in this regard. In summary, it was a great free game (I think it still is if you go to their website), but compared to any other games of this kind out there for a price, it's just disappointingly underwhelming and unexciting.
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