BloodyPanic
2024
This game is painfully mid and is being hard carried by the early 1930s New Orleans atmosphere. I'm giving it an extra half star because despite its flaws, I've found myself achievement hunting (so I obviously like it a bit more than I thought).
The voice acting is painful at times. Kind of like they gave the actors the script last minute and had them read most of the lines without context. The delivery feels flat a lot of the time and the emotions don't seem to be conveyed properly. I know it's not the fault of the actors themselves because Jodie Comer and David Harbour are amazing actors. It could also be the writing, which was LACKING a lot of the time (my best friend described it as "boring", and I was inclined to agree for a while).
Gameplay is frustrating and GLITCHY. I did my first playthrough as Emily (haven't finished my Edward one yet so I'm not sure if it's the same for him), and this girl gets stuck on everything... and I mean EVERYTHING. I walk too close to a crate??? Well, Emily lives on that crate now. I have to re-load my most recent save to free her from her crate cage. And that kind of glitch would be fine and easily forgotten if it didn't HAPPEN CONSTANTLY. Seriously, it happened so many times it made me want to scream. Sometimes I would get lucky and if I swung my melee weapon around enough she would get dislodged. There's a scene where you don't fight the enemies, you RUN and she would get CAUGHT ON THE ENEMIES as they emerged from the water. Then she would be stuck and get beat to death. EMILY, PLEASE!!!!!
In sum: It's a fine little mystery game with a stellar atmosphere and beautiful soundtrack. It can be glitchy and questionably acted. I definitely recommend giving it a shot, just... maybe wait until it goes on sale.
The voice acting is painful at times. Kind of like they gave the actors the script last minute and had them read most of the lines without context. The delivery feels flat a lot of the time and the emotions don't seem to be conveyed properly. I know it's not the fault of the actors themselves because Jodie Comer and David Harbour are amazing actors. It could also be the writing, which was LACKING a lot of the time (my best friend described it as "boring", and I was inclined to agree for a while).
Gameplay is frustrating and GLITCHY. I did my first playthrough as Emily (haven't finished my Edward one yet so I'm not sure if it's the same for him), and this girl gets stuck on everything... and I mean EVERYTHING. I walk too close to a crate??? Well, Emily lives on that crate now. I have to re-load my most recent save to free her from her crate cage. And that kind of glitch would be fine and easily forgotten if it didn't HAPPEN CONSTANTLY. Seriously, it happened so many times it made me want to scream. Sometimes I would get lucky and if I swung my melee weapon around enough she would get dislodged. There's a scene where you don't fight the enemies, you RUN and she would get CAUGHT ON THE ENEMIES as they emerged from the water. Then she would be stuck and get beat to death. EMILY, PLEASE!!!!!
In sum: It's a fine little mystery game with a stellar atmosphere and beautiful soundtrack. It can be glitchy and questionably acted. I definitely recommend giving it a shot, just... maybe wait until it goes on sale.
It's fun and has a lot of potential! Right now it's too short and the dialogue is too repetitive. The menu makes it look like there's a lot more planned, so I'm excited to see more of it.
2023
In theory I love almost every concept this game offers, but the way it was put together was just a pretentious mess. The musical scene was genius though.
2016
Despite knowing how things ended before playing, I still sobbed like a baby...
2021
So much more frustrating than I remember
There were things I liked about it, but overall it was a lackluster experience and the things I didn't like far outweigh the former. A hideous example of what people think psychological horror is these days. Gives me no hope for SH2 remake.
2020
This game is totally my jam. A visual novel with wonderful atmosphere where you get to brew coffee to get closer with people? Yes please!
2021
The first play through is wonderful! If you go to play again, it can get very repetitive very quickly. That being said, I've still played it through multiple times lol.
2017
A short game with an interesting gameplay and a good story!
2018
A very short game, but it has a lot of story if you do the other endings. The atmosphere is great!
2021
i regret spending $60 on it
2018
since when you're playing with friends you all share a collective son, i like to pretend each player character is a media dad looking for their son/child. so far we have: marlin (finding nemo), ethan mars (heavy rain), harry mason (silent hill), and bryan mills (taken).
quite the cast of characters
quite the cast of characters
2019
the game is very short, but it packs a punch. it's obviously a very personal project and was made with the intention to share a very personal story. the art is gorgeous and i loved the choice in background music.
obviously the game isn't perfect. since it was so short, it felt rushed and shallow. the characters are two dimensional and you don't really get to feel a lot for them. the two you see the most (player character and May) feel like they're supposed to be mirrors. you're supposed to be able to see yourself in one of them, but it's hard when we don't get to know them.
obviously the game isn't perfect. since it was so short, it felt rushed and shallow. the characters are two dimensional and you don't really get to feel a lot for them. the two you see the most (player character and May) feel like they're supposed to be mirrors. you're supposed to be able to see yourself in one of them, but it's hard when we don't get to know them.
2014
Me: Mom, can we get Fatal Frame?
Mom: We already have Fatal Frame at home!
The Fatal Frame at home:
Mom: We already have Fatal Frame at home!
The Fatal Frame at home:
2016
A solid pixel horror game. I was surprised at its length considering other games like it are usually less than 5 hours. I really loved the direction it took at the end! I wasn't a huge fan of the biblical and religious themes, but I still loved it! Can't wait to play it again on my PC. :)