My grandpa got us kids this game in a two pack with American McGee's Alice back around 2003 when I was about 8. It scared the hell out of us but I always kept going back to it. The game is oozing atmosphere and the story is really interesting. I wish Clive Barker would make more games. I quite enjoyed Jericho too despite some problems it has with the bullet sponge enemies and rushed development but back to Undying. It's not perfect but my nostalgia goggles put this game at a 5/5 and with some easy modding you can get this to play in modern aspect ratios with better graphics as well.
I wish I could like this one more but its not there for me at the time of this review. The game looks nicer, the vibes are still there. and Rayne is still awesome but I find the combat this time around to be nothing but frustration. Could just be because I'm playing with mouse and keyboard but it just doesn't function well. I barely feel like I'm hitting anything when I attack and the lock on camera thing doesn't work super well either. I can't block much of anything consistently and I don't like the repeated use of infinitely spawning enemies that you have to kill in specific ways to progress, for example, the bit in the beginning where you have to fling goons into a compactor truck of sorts until it decides it's had too much and explodes. I much prefer the combat in the first game. Sure, it's like Nocturne where it auto aims for you and you kinda just swing your limbs around hacking and slashing but to me it feels significantly better than the clunky lock on. (also find a way to re-release Nocturne pls) I like the newer graphics and animations. There are super cool things you can do like suck a dude dry and then do a finishing move on them and hack them to bits. I like that you can use your blades when you grind on rails and you just slice through goobers like a hot knife through butter. That stuff is super dope. It could be because I suck or whatever as well but this is just like, my opinion, man and I want to finish this game some day but at the writing of this review I'm only a handful of hours in and I'm currently stuck on a fight where I instantly get melted regardless of how many powers I use and I'm frustrated like all hell. So for now, this game goes on the back burner and I have to find another game to satisfy my vampire power fantasies. 3/5.
