Let me start off by saying I love horror games. I've played a large amount of horror games from Amnesia to older Penumbra games, SOMA, Outlast, Alien: Isolation, etc. so I do love the genre. This is a very strange, creepy horror game. The art style is unique, the sound design is amazing for a horror game, the attention to detail on many aspects of the design is really something to take interest in. I just love the line shading in this game, it really sets it apart from every other game I've played. Unfortunately, there's a lot of aspects that hold the game back. Combine extremely mundane repetitiveness, nearly similar areas you see over and over again (to the point where I started avoiding the doors in the hallways just because all the rooms were empty), an extremely short playthrough, and three terrible endings nearly kill this game. I would never recommend this game for $15 for something that I beat in less than 90 minutes (and I usually take my time with any game). If you can get it for $5 give it a shot
Where do I begin with this game? Livestreamed it for episode one, and it was so bad. Everything about it is garbage, other than the fact that it stays true to Minecraft-esc lore. It's pretty much made for 10 year olds who like Minecraft. Keeping my review short this time, stay away.
I love the horror genre. But not every game is gonna get me at all. I'm not exactly "looking" to get scared. But I love the horror genre for games like this, where the atmosphere is enthralling, where the music is phenomenal, and you ease into a world where anything can happen. ANYTHING. Then the scare aspect is when something legitimately freaks me the f*ck out, not just something like FNAF where the entire game relies on jumpscares. Anyways, this is one of those games that is well thought out. You know those horror movie cliches where the person doesn't run to the front door and leave the house and avoid a confrontation? Well this game addresses that. As soon as the main character finds some messed up sh*t he tries to leave ASAP. This kind of stuff stands out to me and really puts you into the world. As for whether you should buy it, yeah you should. It's the kind of game you play all night for 6 hours straight, turn off all the lights in your basement, plug in a controller for maximum comfort, put in headphones, and have a fun, and more importantly memorable time. Some say it gets a bit weak in the middle, but the ending/climax is very damn good. PS: Don't get the DLC. With both horror movies and games, there's a trend that I'll always notice. There's movies and games that are legitimately scary (Halloween, Alien Isolation), and there's movies and games that think by putting a lot of gore will somehow make it scary (Evil Dead Remake, The Evil Within). While the base game Outlast balanced these two subgenres perfectly, the Whistleblower DLC goes full on gorefest. Not my taste. Yes, Gore can add to the horror aspect, but it's not a substitute. Also it's repetitive as f*ck.
