I am really upset that did not end up clicking with this game since I really really wanted too. I want to get out of the way that most of my complaints with this game stem from its poor performance. The simple act of booting up the game took upwards of three minutes and loading times in general were a pain to sit through especially when going to new areas.
To actually talk about the game outside of the performance issues, I think the concept of the game is brilliant. Exploring and underground WW1 bunker while an unkillable beast hunts you down is a premise I find incredibly compelling especially since there are not that many WW1 horror games. The aesthetic of the game is fantastic with gameplay of exploring a pitch dark bunker being unnerving and pretty unique. I even love the idea that you have a limited resource in the form of fuel which can be used to light up the bunker and without it you are operating in pure darkness.
Now for some problems I have with how the game is structured. One of the first lines I saw when booting up the game was something along the lines of "If you can think it you can probably do it". With this line in my head, I was disappointed with limited number of ways you can interact with the systems in this game. I never really felt clever engaging with the crafting or traps to help slow down the monster as it all seemed pretty basic. Given the short length of the game, I felt the developers could have built on the idea that you are using absolutely everything at your disposal in order to slow this monster down. I really wanted more creative ways to deal with the monster as for the most part, if I didn't have a good item on hand I was left hiding under a table until the monster left which is what I hate doing the most in stealth games.
What ultimately got me to stop playing was a nasty bug that made the game not save my progress which resulted in me losing 40 minutes of progress. Ill admit, the xbox I played this game on is pretty old but to lose that much progress killed my enthusiasm for the game. It didn't help that when I tried to replay the parts I missed the game crashed and I lost progress again.
I am still giving the game a 6 despite my problems with it because I think this is still a good game just not one that fully utilizes how intriguing its concept really is. I really want to give it another go at some point, preferably on a system that can support it more and won't lead me to losing progress. I would also still recommend it for the premise alone.
To actually talk about the game outside of the performance issues, I think the concept of the game is brilliant. Exploring and underground WW1 bunker while an unkillable beast hunts you down is a premise I find incredibly compelling especially since there are not that many WW1 horror games. The aesthetic of the game is fantastic with gameplay of exploring a pitch dark bunker being unnerving and pretty unique. I even love the idea that you have a limited resource in the form of fuel which can be used to light up the bunker and without it you are operating in pure darkness.
Now for some problems I have with how the game is structured. One of the first lines I saw when booting up the game was something along the lines of "If you can think it you can probably do it". With this line in my head, I was disappointed with limited number of ways you can interact with the systems in this game. I never really felt clever engaging with the crafting or traps to help slow down the monster as it all seemed pretty basic. Given the short length of the game, I felt the developers could have built on the idea that you are using absolutely everything at your disposal in order to slow this monster down. I really wanted more creative ways to deal with the monster as for the most part, if I didn't have a good item on hand I was left hiding under a table until the monster left which is what I hate doing the most in stealth games.
What ultimately got me to stop playing was a nasty bug that made the game not save my progress which resulted in me losing 40 minutes of progress. Ill admit, the xbox I played this game on is pretty old but to lose that much progress killed my enthusiasm for the game. It didn't help that when I tried to replay the parts I missed the game crashed and I lost progress again.
I am still giving the game a 6 despite my problems with it because I think this is still a good game just not one that fully utilizes how intriguing its concept really is. I really want to give it another go at some point, preferably on a system that can support it more and won't lead me to losing progress. I would also still recommend it for the premise alone.