This was such a fantastic horror game. Despite the aesthetic being very cutesy and PS1core, this game is terrifying and always had me on edge even when I knew I was safe. I loved it.

I played a lot of Resident Evil games last year and they got me into the survival horror genre, but I wasn't really a fan of the first game's gameplay and structure, so I was initially worried as that's what Crow Country feels like. I am happy to say that this game feels like a much more refined version of RE1's structure. It does a good job of never making you feel lost while also not holding your hand. I was fully immersed in this game's titular location and always felt satisfied when exploring. I did end up looking up a couple solutions to secret puzzles as they do get really creative and difficult, but for the most part I was solving every puzzle by myself and it felt so satisfying realizing what new things you could do by finding the key items.

Also really got immersed in the story! I'm definitely gonna go back and study up on everything that happened here, but I like how new information is presented to the player and how the story unravels the more you find documents scattered throughout the theme park.

This game does atmosphere so well. The whole game takes place in this giant theme park and its dark hallways. Of course, being a theme park means there's a lot of fun areas! And being a horror game means those fun areas are still terrifying! I really loved that contrast. As the story progressed I also loved how certain areas changed, both for better and worse. The whole game was unpredictable and I jumped so many times. If you love the rush of adrenaline horror games can give you you'll love this one.

I finished the game in about five hours and even at that length I still think it's completely worth its full price. Being inspired by games like Resident Evil, it seems like they add a good amount of stuff for replays. I hope to play it again at some point in the near future.

I highly recommend this one! I loved it from beginning to end. I don't know what I expected going in, but I loved what I got.

Support indie devs!!! They make really great stuff!!!