First 80-100 minutes were dull to the point of me wishing I hadn't pre-ordered this more than a month ago so I could refund it now, but then it actually became great in its middle portion when the location changed and the main story got sidelined for the more interesting, lore-heavy, plot in this other dimension. However, then we get to the last portion of the game which is exhaustingly boring and made me want to prematurely quit the game before seeing the ending. Seeing as I didn't come to care about any of the characters, or the plot in general, the ending fell completely flat and didn't deliver any kind of satisfaction. And this is coming from someone who prefers A Machine for Pigs over The Dark Descent! Anyways, I'm utterly disappointed and I don't think the positives outnumber the negatives, so I'm strongly advising to wait for a decent discount. Such a shame.
I just wanted to write down a couple of things for future buyers. This is the original port of the PS2 game, nothing has changed graphically, but it does come with 1080p/2K/4K widescreen options and it works perfectly, no lag, no bugs/glitches (so far). Furthermore, there is a "Sh4config.exe" in the installation folder which lets you optimize controls for gamepads - I don't know how well it works with the new ones, since I have an old PS1/2 controller with a USB that I've been using for well over 10 years, but that works perfectly. However, I guess most people nowadays would be using PS4/XONE controllers, so keep in mind that you might want to get an older gamepad if you want it to play perfectly. Having played the game some 7 years ago on PC, I remember it being a great game except for the escort part of it which turns out halfway through the game - hence the 4 stars - but if you're looking for a good, old-school, survival horror, you're not going to find a better alternative until they release SH2 & 3 again. P.S. I've never used any fan-patches or mods for this port when I first played it in 2013 and even so I did not have any problems. Considering this is the same version, I doubt you'll be needing any mods/patches. Cheers!
