An actually rather enjoyable homage to 'adventure/exploration' horror games such as Clock Tower, Remothered wears its influences on its sleeve.
The protagonist, Rosemary is CLEARLY modelled after Jodie Foster's character in Silence of the Lambs but it's quite nice to play a vulnerable heroine that is not directly young and sexualised (I'm looking at you, Haunting Ground). The villains are a little cartoonish but the chase through the wine cellar actually got my heart racing and the Red Nun is a truly inspired piece of nightmare fuel.
Other than the typically batshit plot, the game falters mainly with the lack of polish: the sound design is clunky and repetitive but sadly in an annoying sort of way; the character models are a little bit PS3 tier; and the overall gameplay is quite dull, with very little proper exploration/puzzles.
Nevertheless, I am actually rather excited for a Remothered sequel and really hope it cleans up on the issues this game has.
The protagonist, Rosemary is CLEARLY modelled after Jodie Foster's character in Silence of the Lambs but it's quite nice to play a vulnerable heroine that is not directly young and sexualised (I'm looking at you, Haunting Ground). The villains are a little cartoonish but the chase through the wine cellar actually got my heart racing and the Red Nun is a truly inspired piece of nightmare fuel.
Other than the typically batshit plot, the game falters mainly with the lack of polish: the sound design is clunky and repetitive but sadly in an annoying sort of way; the character models are a little bit PS3 tier; and the overall gameplay is quite dull, with very little proper exploration/puzzles.
Nevertheless, I am actually rather excited for a Remothered sequel and really hope it cleans up on the issues this game has.