Posted on: December 12, 2018

WiteNoiz

Gry: 300 Opinie: 10

A Wonderfully Terrible Journey

Layers of Fear is full of quality for those who like atmosphere, story, & details. Both times that I've played through it, the game has looked & sounded wonderful from start to finish. The soundtrack is a treat to listen to by itself, but fits the tone of the game & complements the near-everpresent sense of dread perfectly. The house that you wander through looks amazing, from rickety, rotted wood, to bright, fancy, antique decor, to the difficult-to-describe manifestations of the protagonist's psyche. The clues & inferences about the background (in-game documents, quotes recollected by the protagonist) add a great dimension & the voice actors are great at what they do. The game masterfully makes you feel bad for every character involved, even if their part is extremely minor. That said, the gameplay may turn some players off - in short, you might call it a glorified walking simulator, but it's perhaps the best walking simulator I've ever played. Subtle details will morph & appear, almost impossible to detect (only noticing them on my 2nd playthrough) - certain events taking place exactly when you take enough steps into a room. There were a couple minor bugs that weren't present in the Steam version (which is the 1st one I played). One event was triggered prematurely, another, I had trouble looking around, which made the final area hard to progress. Overall, I've loved this journey - both times. I'd definitely recommend to those who like to explore & immerse themselves (think Metro 2033 rather than Battlefield) - the game is very simple in game terms. Besides looking around & moving forward, there are only a few light puzzles. If you don't mind that, you're in for a real audiovisual treat. If a measure of gameplay with your scares is essential for you, there may be better titles, such as Amnesia: Dark Descent or F. E. A. R.

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Posted on: April 30, 2016

MattiaGagliardi

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Gry: 572 Opinie: 5

Very tense but not the best

A painter in his mansion has to face the ghosts from his past. Will it defeat them, embrace the grief or be crushed by the guild? Layers of Fear is a decent horror game that failed to be a masterpiece by relating too much on known clichès and cheap jumpscares. Some said that it is an expanded version of the magnificient "P.T.". Even if it does recall it in some occassion (especially the ghost jumpscare animation which is exactley the same as the one from "P.T.), in the game credit it manages to be something on his own. I enjoyed how the house constantly morph and how the numerous rooms that the player has to explore change in a very fluidly manner, without any loading screen. It is however a mechanic that gets old very quickly. The graphics and the sounds design are damn good, giving a very eerie atmosphere which, I wont lie, made me quite nervous and tense especially at the beginning of the game. Unfortunately Layers of Fear use some scare tactics that fall short after a while. There are also some parts which were supposed to be creepy or scary but actually made me laugh so loud that one of my housemates thought I was watching some comedy. Layers of Fear is not the best horror game I ever played but it is not even the worst. I'll suggest to buy it when it is on sale or when the price get cut. Let's sound that around £7 or lower would be a good price for you to enjoy

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Posted on: February 21, 2018

MotherKojiro

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Gry: 481 Opinie: 196

Well Worth the Head Trip

This is a pretty solid Horror title. It starts off a bit slowly in a very normal house, but the atmosphere is beautiful; I explored every little corner just because I wanted to. Once the game starts in earnest, things get intense in a big hurry. I'm not one to startle easily, but for the first half of the game, I was jumping fairly consistently. In the second half, I stopped jumping, just because the scares are so consistent that I became acclimated to them. There is certainly a psychological element to the horror as the story gradually unfolds, but it does give away what's going on fairly early and easily. This also exposes some of the sillier elements, like those collectible rat doodles. Yes, I get that they're supposed to symbolize his descent into madness, but they're so over-the-top that I can't see them as anything but comical; often hilarious, in fact. The act of even having collectibles throws a sort of misdirection as to what the player should prioritize; in Horror, that should be SWEET MERCIFUL CRAP WHAT IS THAT!? KILL IT WITH FIRE OR RUN UNTIL YOUR SHOES GRIND THEMSELVES TO DUST!!! Instead, I often found myself missing some of the scares, because I was in a panic not to save my own flesh, but to find that photograph, doodle, note, or whatever. Immersion was also occasionally broken for me by the writing; this is supposed to be set almost a century ago, best I can tell, but the characters' lexical features are often more modern; I'm pretty sure that "nightmare fuel" originated in this century. So why did I still enjoy Layers of Fear through to the end? The surreal elements. Some truly bizarre spectacles unfold over the course of your experience, and that was more than enough to keep me riveted. If you're looking for one of those strange Horror experiences, where you have to question how much of it was even real, this game is for you!

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Posted on: December 1, 2018

mythsnlore

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Gry: 29 Opinie: 2

Painful but wonderful

It's so well made and impressive that I had to force myself through it. Slight headaches and nausea from the subject matter, but definitely worth it for anyone interested in immersive horror. Much better than the gratuitous jump-scares of other series.

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Posted on: January 29, 2022

VEN8

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Gry: 7 Opinie: 4

Unique Horror Game

This is one of the most unique games I've played so far out of a few hundred. It's more of an experience rather than a game. It's art ! (no pun intended)

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