One of those games that achieves just about everything it sets out to do.
Basically a horror movie from the perspective of the monster, Carrion is a violence and carnage fueled rush. It's structured like a metroidvania where you gain abilities that progressively make your monster stronger.
It's one of those times where the gameplay and premise are perfectly in sync and I think that was my favourite part. The forward momentum of needing to get more powerful in order to kill more so that we can ultimately escape is such a fun gameplay loop. Carrion has just enough novel gameplay ideas to last throughout the entire 4ish hours it takes to complete. It never overstays it's welcome.
My only small gripe is that I'm somewhat navigationally challenged, so there was one time where I got so lost and had no idea where to go. I spent a good 20 minutes before getting back on track. Not a dealbreak but it's worth mentioning that it's sometimes tricky to figure out where to go next.
Basically a horror movie from the perspective of the monster, Carrion is a violence and carnage fueled rush. It's structured like a metroidvania where you gain abilities that progressively make your monster stronger.
It's one of those times where the gameplay and premise are perfectly in sync and I think that was my favourite part. The forward momentum of needing to get more powerful in order to kill more so that we can ultimately escape is such a fun gameplay loop. Carrion has just enough novel gameplay ideas to last throughout the entire 4ish hours it takes to complete. It never overstays it's welcome.
My only small gripe is that I'm somewhat navigationally challenged, so there was one time where I got so lost and had no idea where to go. I spent a good 20 minutes before getting back on track. Not a dealbreak but it's worth mentioning that it's sometimes tricky to figure out where to go next.