My favorite game of all time. I've beaten this around 50 or so times, including 5 times in one day, I've owned it on pretty much every console and unlocked everything every time. Me and my Mum would play this back in the day so it holds a lot of nostalgia and sentimental value. This is peak survival horror and i will always come back to it. The music is up there with the very best in any game, adding to the already amazing atmosphere, the fixed camera angels make it even scarier when you don't know what's around the next frame. Limited inventory space makes it so you have to be methodical and plan out your next step before going out into unknown. The setting is really what makes this so special though, an abandoned mansion hiding a research facility in the middle of a secluded forest at night, with zombies, dogs, spiders and all sorts of horrors just waiting to pounce on you. It's a horror experience that has yet to be topped for me, and yes, while some of the dialogue is really, really bad, after all these years and many completions, It's almost like hearing an old friend when Barry speaks his many infamous words.

This was the first Visual Novel i played and whilst not being the best story you'll ever play though, it has great character building, great characters in general, the art style is very aesthetically pleasing to the eye and the music is used very well to emphasize and amplify the atmosphere. There's even a free DLC chapter which was okay but nothing too ground-breaking. The downside is that it is a pretty basic story and one that will get lost over time when you play better Visual Novels, however as a starting point, or even for someone who just wants a quick and easy story to get through, it's worth it.

I doubt they’ll be anything within this review that you haven’t heard a million times before about this game. It’s a masterpiece. I have beaten and restarted it so many times and never bore of it and doubt I ever will. The controls just make this game what it is. I was never a fan of motion controls for the Wii but that all changed once I got my first power star. The music is amazing and fits the game to a tee (another soundtrack that I downloaded on my phone) I loved every second of getting the 242 stars, even the last secret level which really puts your patience to the test, the satisfaction of getting that last star was one of the best moments I’ve had in gaming. I can’t find anything bad to say about this beauty of a game. Phenomenal.