Scorn

I bought this game because it was available for a discount. When I finished downloading, and clicked the play button, it crashed. I changed all the settings and ran it again, still crashed. non-full screen optimization, closed all background programs to ensure there was nothing except this game. Nope, doesn't work. I would ask for a refund, but I don't think it will be possible to get one. So I am writing my review here.

BAD BAD BAD

main character dies in the end

Great game if you're a fan of Alien, Prometheus and the works of HR GIGER and Beksinski. The art, audio, vibes, and theme are all 5/5. Seriously great work. Each screen feels like a scene from an excellent movie. The puzzles are fine. The combat is OK except for that the enemies are too accurate. I understand it's survival horror, so combat is bad on purpose, but im at least strafing, this creature with no eyes is too damn accurate. it's annoying LOL. Also, I wish you could save at any time. The checkpoint save system feels annoying because people with jobs have to sometimes only play for like 1 hr. Let me save damn it! LOL Anyway, it's a great game, but i hope they give it a polish/quality of life patch. Great work. Recomended.

Bad reviews either simply doesn't understand what a survival horror is (or should be) and/or aren't sensitive to the art direction of the game. Scorn is very far to be a walking simulator. Yes it's cinematic, but the interactivity is there and saying otherwise is foolish. After 8 years of development it's clear that things have gone wrong and the team needed to wrap things up "last minute" to finally deliver something. Firstly, the game is WAY TOO SHORT. This truly feels like a demo and in some ways I hope it is, so we can have a "Scorn 2" with a longer story. I was hoping to see more location, more creatures, etc. The team put so much into the world building, this cannot be everything scorn has to offer. [Micro-spoilers from this point on] Secondly, the experience is very inconsistent. The first level is great, then there's a long walk in the desert where there's nothing much to see or do, then level 3 where you can really see all the potential of the game and finally the last level where there's not really any puzzles, the path is pretty much straight forward and the game end when you thought it was only beginning. I can't help but feel disappointed... The potential was there for this to be perfect! And we all know that this was patched last minute, there's feature in the trailers not in the game and you get a grenade launcher but never really got to use it. Then there's these small details that are just contrasting with the rest of the game, like when enemies just "appear" behind you when you get bullets or when you have to shoot grenades through windows to open gates. Those are just very "braindead" games mechanics that we've seen in a lot of other games, which goes against the level of creativity and logic that is shown in the rest of the game. Pros: - Amazing art direction - Great Survival Horror - Completely original world to explore Cons: - Way too short - Inconsistent experience Final words: - Scorn is worth your time but will leave you wanting more.