This game is confusing. I have no idea how to play it, though I've been at it for an hour. Those that finished the game - according to a forum I visited to try and get an idea what this game is - do not know what the story is, and there was even a thread wherein people that finished the game offered a theory as to what the story line is. You cannot figure out how the game works because it isn't consistent. A ghost touched me and I had to start over, but I have no idea what it is I'm supposed to do in this game or why. Turn on all the lights? No, I was instructed to turn them off again. Avoid the ghosts? I think so, but they always show up in the room the game shows you. When I attempt to run from the ghost, I'd end up literally hitting a blank wall; there's no place to get away from them. Though this game was well-rendered, and certainly has an eerie aspect about it, there is little be be scared of in this game, but a whole lot to dread. I did a bit of research on this game. Turns out, it was programmed by just one person, so how good can it be, really? I cannot recommend this game to anyone for any real reason. said, it is good for a few cheap startle thrills that get old fast. But jumping a bit because lightening or sudden banging startles you once or twice, just ... well, doth not a good game make...
I caught this on sale for one or two dollars a long time ago. I think it was a special at MGS, or something. My Macbook Air can handle it very well, performance-wise, but I always thought of this game as cheap and second-rate. There's no real meaning to it and it's not fun to play or even interesting at all. If you HAVE to see it, then wait until it goes on sale.
I've herd so much about this game recently, I thought it would be great. It's far from it. The bad guys thus far are just laughable. They remind me of those goofy people in Serious Sam - you know, when the programers put their images on NPC as easter eggs. This game takes a lot just to learn all you need to play it; it is over-complicated, and just not worth the effort. If you know this game, and want the nostalgia, then GOG has granted you a boon. It is otherwise seriously out-dated, and can be summed up as another type of boon: 'Boon as in, "Baboon."
