Well, I never expected to be playing a game as a heavily pregnant woman before...
Very compelling story! It's just a shame the gameplay is so linear and that most of the horror is made up of scripted sequences...
I personally found Tasi to be the most well-rounded & most rootable protagonist of the series, and through that personal determination to protect & rescue her new baby easily helped Rebirth have the most engaging finale to any of the games so far, including The Bunker.
The Amnesia series is always fantastic with suspense though, and Rebirth is no exception. There are plenty levels where you're evading something or being chased through a series of tight hallways. However, I did find the tension drop a ton whenever I'd get "caught" and then... respawn? And the threat would just no longer exist? I'm confused as to whether there were any instances of failing or dying, and it just removed the tension in a lot of the later half...
Still, that's the thing with this series. You've got the more compelling story-led games (Rebirth and A Machine For Pigs), that are let down in the gameplay-department; and then the much more involved and replayable horror-focused ones (The Dark Descent and The Bunker) that are more convoluted or just lighter in the story department. To be honest, I've enjoyed them all! I don't think any are particularly bad. I just wish they'd manage a game that's BOTH highly involved in the gameplay AND intriguing with the story.
Overall rating: 6.5/10
Very compelling story! It's just a shame the gameplay is so linear and that most of the horror is made up of scripted sequences...
I personally found Tasi to be the most well-rounded & most rootable protagonist of the series, and through that personal determination to protect & rescue her new baby easily helped Rebirth have the most engaging finale to any of the games so far, including The Bunker.
The Amnesia series is always fantastic with suspense though, and Rebirth is no exception. There are plenty levels where you're evading something or being chased through a series of tight hallways. However, I did find the tension drop a ton whenever I'd get "caught" and then... respawn? And the threat would just no longer exist? I'm confused as to whether there were any instances of failing or dying, and it just removed the tension in a lot of the later half...
Still, that's the thing with this series. You've got the more compelling story-led games (Rebirth and A Machine For Pigs), that are let down in the gameplay-department; and then the much more involved and replayable horror-focused ones (The Dark Descent and The Bunker) that are more convoluted or just lighter in the story department. To be honest, I've enjoyed them all! I don't think any are particularly bad. I just wish they'd manage a game that's BOTH highly involved in the gameplay AND intriguing with the story.
Overall rating: 6.5/10