Very good horror game for a glorified VN! ( More or less has game play like an Ace Attorney game. )

Likes:
-The art style is really beautiful and just down right creepy and gross when it wants to be. There's so many scenes that are just burnt into my brain and haunt me.
The spirit designs are all SO well done! Each one is so different and just MMM so scary in their own way!
Some of the best designs I've seen in years.

-The OST and sound design does a wonderful job at setting the mood. I adore it.

-And the story was such a chilling adventure!
I was really surprised how original most of the story was. There are bits that have clear inspiration from other horror stories and pieces of history, but even then, Death Mark really feels like it's own thing with how it flows! Story is one of the most important things for horror mystery games, you really gotta stick that landing!! I believe Death Mark does that extremely well.

Dislikes:
- There's quite a bit of unnecessary fan service in parts of the games that I feel like killed the mood a bit in some scenes. It didn't happen /too/ often compared to other horror games so, I wasn't too soured by it.

-The characters are wonderful but I feel like a few could have had more interaction? They can get killed off by your actions after all! I know this is a thing the second game does better, but I was still a little disappointed! Also, it can be tough to know who's talking? The text boxes don't really make that clear at times. (They learn from this in the second game however)

-This game has some trial and error learning so, there's gonna be some game overs! In horror games, it's cool to see some different death CGs, either it's you or your partner! They have some, but it's nothing too special. Death Mark kinda lacks, but hey! This is again, something the second game does way better!

Reviewed on May 27, 2021


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