Posted on: June 7, 2017

notgriv

Игр: 290 Отзывов: 31

Interesting story, boring gameplay

Raises quite a lot of questions what made Frictional Games thinking The Chinese Room was going to come up with a competent sequel despite the fact that basically most of the gameplay aspects from The Dark Descent were thrown out of the window. I'd even say the game looks far worse, the developers had seemingly no idea how to use lighting and image effects. Watch a walkthrough on Youtube instead, or maybe a video essay covering the story.

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Posted on: June 16, 2023

FallenHeroX1

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Игр: Отзывов: 85

Technical mess

I would love to play this game but it's a stuttery jittery mess for me that crashes on load screens if I dare touch any keys. I'm on a 3090 with a 3700x and everything updated. No issues like this with any of the other Amnesia games or even modern releases on max settings. Disappointing and can't reccomend or be bothered to go out of my way for user fixes.

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Posted on: June 6, 2023

kenadrian

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Игр: 368 Отзывов: 78

Shorter and more linear, but its a plus

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is a sequel to Amnesia: The Dark Descent, with a similar theme but a different setting, and considerably shorter, around half the first game. It's probably more of a spin-off due to its different setting and timeline, but the gameplay and "forgetting why you're here" theme is very similar. You play as an 19th century industrialist plagued by visions of a sentient, prophetic machine. Honestly, I prefer the old England setting in this game rather than the depressing stone hallways of the first one. I also like how this sequel is more simple and linear compared to the first game, without the requirement to backtrack. Some people may think of this as a downgrade, but personally I prefer it this way. Story is also pretty good, especially the final confrontation with the Machine that stays in my mind for years. My problem with this game is that the lighting is somehow very dark, where you almost cannot see anything without the lantern, which luckily, has unlimited battery. And yes its kinda too short, would be nice if the story is expanded more. But overall, is it better than the first one? I like both equally, each with its own unique strengths and weaknesses. This one is kinda easier and less frustrating though, so if you like Frictional's horror walking sims you should still try it.

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Posted on: June 27, 2023

FallingBright

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Игр: 1105 Отзывов: 71

Pile of trash strewn with gold

Oh my! What a game. If you are a fan of The Dark Descent, or of horror walking simulators, absolutely check this out. It is short enough that it is worth the jaunt. In some ways it sticks the landing... the dialogues in the end really suck you in. Though in most ways, this game is ridiculous. Being a sequal of The Dark Descent the gameplay is wayyy too stripped down. Just sketched out puzzles with nothing to them. The writing is solid, but completely all over the place and redundant. My frustration comes from the fact that if Frictional games had worked with Chinese Room and taken control of this game.. it may have been one of the best horror games to date. Instead we have a floundering oddity.

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Posted on: December 9, 2017

chlop

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Игр: 2575 Отзывов: 106

Cheap and boring

Being a fan of horror literature, I'm rarely satisfied with horror video-games. They either go in the direction of gore and jump scares, drop you in an empty creaky old house, or rip-off ideas done much better elsewhere. And Machine for Pigs doing all three, I wasn't exactly excited playing it. I don't know how you can place someone in an empty house and expect them to get scared. I only got bored. It doesn't help that most of this game is on rails, and your interaction with it is very limited and set in stone. You can only do what the developers want you to do, when they want you to do it. Everything seems to be locked down, and the things that aren't, aren't necessarily interactable. The biggest interaction you'll get is with the doors in this game, which you need to physically open - you can't just click on them, you need to drag the mouse while clicking to move them. Making something as simple as opening doors an unnecessary chore. You can also move chairs around, but that's about it. The game does have a plot, but I couldn't care less about it. And the game constantly holding your hand, telling you where to go in as blatant a way as possible, I never felt I needed to consult the plot to advance. Especially since Machine for Pigs doesn't have puzzles. Rather you go around searching for hotspots. And once you discover the "run" button, you can simply sprint from room to room searching for hotspots to press in order to move forward. As for the visuals, they're severely lacking. I'm reminded of PS1 games as far as quality, and The Sims as far as design goes. Meaning you'll constantly see the same items over and over again. The same writing desks containing the same pointless items, the same levers you need to press, the same lamps you need to turn on, etc. I felt like I was in a 3D horror-themed Sims house, rather than a house built to fit a story. It doesn't help that the attempts at horror only hinder the gameplay - earthquakes, fog, dizziness & flashbacks.

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