Hal_Incandenza
2019
Messier in narrative and gameplay but also way more ambitious and interesting than Her Story.
2020
This review contains spoilers
I mean if I killed my own sister I'd be suicidal too...
2015
While the game initially gets off to a slow start, its irreverent humor and impactful lore progressively builds the game up to an emotional climax that made the game as something more than just another Earthbound clone. The healthy variety in the gameplay and postmodern moments added so much to the otherwise simplistic story at its core.
2009
Some improvements to the gameplay compared to the first one, including a left eye mechanic which I thought was very clever. Unfortunately the story got too ambitious for its own good and ended up being nonsensical, not too mention it is nowhere near as scary as the first one.
2008
Aside from the clunky gameplay and a story that's clearly ripping off The Ring and The Grudge, this is a pretty solid horror game. I really liked the game-within-a-game aspect of it which was very inventive, along with the mystery aspect of the storyline. Though it gets a bit nonsensical with the murder subplot, and it also veers into sentimental "love saves the day" finale that felt a bit forced. The clunky gameplay weirdly enough makes the game scarier, especially when you're being chased by ghosts.
Great soundtrack and impressive graphics for its time, along with memorable characters and storyline. Unfortunately the barebones gameplay and frequent enemy encounter prevented me from fully appreciating it.
2017
Another British anthology horror media released in 2017 with an underwhelming ending and "Stories" in the title.
P. S. The other one is the movie Ghost Stories (2017).
P. S. The other one is the movie Ghost Stories (2017).
Easily has one of the richest and most complex storytelling ever put to a game. Disco Elysium is a slow-burning masterpiece.
Weapons Drawn is the only decent entry here, the rest of the games in the pack are pretty lame.
2021
It has a few clunky animation and the gameplay does get repetitive eventually, but for the most part I was really invested in this time loop thriller. I mostly enjoyed all the twists and turns within the story, though the final reveal was executed sloppily.
2015
If girls on Tumblr made a game.
Playing this reminded me why I loved Mystery Case Files games so much as a kid.
2013
My sister used to be obsessed with this game. I only played it for 5 minutes before I decided it wasn't for me...
TBD
Played the "Red Room" Japanese flash horror game. It was lame.
2013
A decent text adventure game putting your shoes in the mind of someone suffering from a specific type of depression. I thought the blocked-in options preventing the player from choosing a more optimistic route was a clever way of doing it.