So this game has problems, much of which are technical problems. But its just as atmospheric and intresting as the original series was. Despite all these flaws I enjoyed every bit of it from the really awesome spooky moments to the extremely cheesy parts. And oh boy can it get cheesy or awkward. If it weren't for the technical problems I would have given it a 4 star. The good: - Atmosphere , from the visuals to the sound and heck even the voice acting really helps you feel immersed in the world. For example when you first arrive at the mansion and are allowed to roam around, all you have to light your way is the candle you are holding , the old place is creaking from every corner while the candle light slowly unveils each time worn wall and painting. It's an adventure game so it's not like something can actually jump out and attack you but it instill that sense of dread; -Story, i feel like this is mostly a personal preference ... in a way the changes brought to the original story made it more like a B-movie plot than it was in the past. But I like that , it kinda brings some more flavor to it. Even so it managed to surprise me at times; -Characters, yes the main guy isn't the most likeable or intresting one out there .. but I really grew attached to the other people. There isn't much on character development true , but each person in the house is different and has their own reason for doing what they are doing or did in the past. It actually got me curious of their reasons or what happened to them; The Bad: - Visuals, I like them but they are outdated..I mean in comparison with every other recent game that got out now it really makes it look cheap. As much as I like the design the graphics I feel might be a let down in general to some. -Controls are just terrible... its an adventure game that cannot be played with a mouse and keyboard without making you feel like throwing your PC out the window. I played this with a controller which was OKish. Just OKish, if I wasn't such a fan of this sort of thing I would have not put up with it. The only way you can get past this huge issue which is also my biggest problem is if you really love the looks and the story. -Bad optimization, it has framerate issue after some transitions or in the most random of places. Also had two occasion where the game just froze. My pc is over recommended and I still had those problems so I dunno how this would be on something lesser than that. The MEH: -Puzzles were really simple to do... simple in a relaxing way but this continues until the end of the game. If you are looking for puzzles that make you think it's not here. Nothing too complicated or that required a rubber chicken and a pulley; -Animations are ehhhh... there were times where I was impressed , other times it was hilariously bad. It amused me. -Transitions , switching from room to room means you have to go through a black loading screen. It's not horrible but it kinda takes you out of the story and there is alot of walking around.
