There are lots of negative reviews of this game which is fair because it's not what most people expected; me included. It's a pretty linear game with a story that's hit or miss depending on your taste and your relationships with the the characters. It can be difficult to get invested in a character that's very different to yourself and in the beginning of the game I wasn't hooked. However after playing the game a couple of hours as the creators intended and really soaking up the surroundings and the atmosphere it got a lot better. Storywize as well. It's a beautiful game even though the graphics themselves aren't amazing. The environments are varied and interesting but the textures are so so. The scarefactor depends largely on how you play the game and I recommend playing this at night by yourself in the dark and just allow yourself to get immersed. It is a scary game if you try not to run trough everything and I had a lot of fun with it. This game shouldn't be directly compared to it's predecessors because it is it's own thing but the name comes with expectations that can be ruined if you want Amnesia: The Dark Descent 2. As a standalone game I think you should give it a chance and you will still get the Frictional Games feel. Especially if you play it as intended.
