Posted on: November 17, 2024
heart-of-ice
Verified ownerGames: 950 Reviews: 20
And the horse you Rhode in on...
The first half of my initial playthrough of Lunacy: Saint Rhodes captured my attention in a way only a top tier horror game ever could. Exploring a derelict house and its surroundings, feeling stalked by an unpredictable demonic presence, keeping me on edge nearly the entire time! I felt the need to take a break because of how tense it was, yet I also felt a desire to keep playing and uncover all of St. Rhodes mysteries. The eerie visuals, the town, and macabre story had me completely hooked, bringing me ever so closer to nominating this game as one of 2023’s hidden horror classics. And then comes the second half of the game barging in like a bad parody of Nicholson in The Shining: “Heeeeere’s Lame-O!” What could have been an enjoyable three-hour supernatural horror romp that started off exceptionally well, unfortunately becomes an obnoxious tedious mess real fast, with frankly disastrous consequences for the atmosphere. Introducing a laughable disembodied demonic voice that communicates with the player, followed by gameplay mechanics that switch from exploration & puzzle solving into (poorly executed) action territory, and to top it all off with everyone's favourite video game trope: the unstoppable one-hit kill stalker enemy! Rejoice! Upon completing the game, I forced myself to start another playthrough. The dopamine I got from the first half was still lingering. Then I reached the second half again, where I just refused to continue playing and uninstalled the game. I couldn’t help but mutter to myself “Fuuuuck you…”
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