Penumbra walked so Amensia could run. Amnesia is a completely separate story but the parallels between the two games are unavoidable. The sound design is the same as every Frictional Games title, simply perfect. The decision to ditch combat from last Penumbra paid off BIG TIME, the story is very interesting and its resolution is both perfect and quite existential. I will remember my playthrough of Penumbra for a long, long time. The setting of a research station from a near past hidden under Greenland's icy exterior feels great, scary, claustrophobic, and sometimes very melancholic or even nostalgic. The game also features quite diverse environments for how short it is. It pretty much eliminated all the problems I had with the previous game. As far as the bad goes, some of the puzzles are just incomprehensible for a normal, functioning human being. Really hoping this gets a remake of some kind in the future.

Reviewed on Jun 26, 2023


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