It started off with a great horror atmosphere, interesting plot lines, a building mystery, and unique game design, but it quickly got bogged down by annoying puzzles, badly designed levels, and a very noticeable lack of content. By the end it all feels very worn out. This game deserves to be respected for what Frictional would later do with it's foundation, but the design was completely shallow. It has an interesting premise and location for a horror game, but convoluted puzzles (including NEEDING to know morse code, with literally no explanation or context to introducing it? really???) reusing one incredibly dull enemy type the entire game, and an unfulfilling, pretty nonsensical story made this feel like an absolute waste of time. As someone who loves puzzles and horror games, this game was sorely lacking in good design. I hate to be so cynical as I try to find the good in everything, but certain parts of this game were just incomprehensibly bad. The saving grace was the genuinely good creepy atmosphere, mystery, and the physics engine integrated gameplay that was very far ahead the rest of this games quality. If you're a fan of Frictional, I'd really suggest to save time by avoiding this one or skim a play through.

Reviewed on Apr 03, 2023


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