Probably the hardest NMH game to get into since it is very dead simple with its gameplay, and you do kinda need to play it in co-op to have the most fun. But other than that, the gameplay itself is fantastic, the music is fucking baller, and the writing is incredible.

I wouldn't really call this "survival horror" in any sense other than the atmosphere, but this is definitely one of the most unique games I've played, aside it being literally Twin Peaks: The Game. Combat isn't the best, but it's still got a really fun gameplay loop with memborable characters.

Fantastic game that gets jerked off online way too much.

Hands down the best open world game ever made.

Excellent artstyle, aesthetic and soundtrack, gameplay just doesn't reach that high bar.

Hella swagalicious hella dopeness

7 or an 8/10 depending on my mood. The entire game is really really good, with fantastic atmosphere and puzzles with a fun twist on chase enemies as a concept. The 2nd act of this game really shines in its gameplay. But once you get to the last act of the game it really starts to drag, with genuinely really horrible puzzles and 2 new chase enemies that are completely annoying with one of the worst ideas for a final boss for a game like this ever. Other than the last hour this game is really good. It's also an ultra gooner game aswell so that's cool ig

Other than half the story of this game making so little sense and characters making such stupid decisions that it's funny, there is honestly nothing good about this game.
All the characters including the returning ones are so uncharacteristically fucking stupid that make some of the dumbest decisions ever. It's baffling trying to think of the thought process they get through in this game, there were several points where I was just laughing for several minutes straight because I was in awe of how stupid everything that was going on was.

Don't let that fool you though, this game is mostly cutscenes and is all really boring. You wouldn't think that a visual novel series going to cutscenes would be a bad thing though right? But it kinda is. Kinda just kills the feel of getting immersed in the moment and trying to piece together bit by bit of what is going on, not to mention how little interactivity there is and how fucking awful the cutscenes in this game are anyways. Both on a writing standpoint and the fact this game looks worse than a 2010 Garrys Mod Machinima. Also doesn't help that when you are out of cutscenes, the puzzles in this game are either just whatever, or annoying to do. Felt no shame in using a guide for this game cuz sometimes they just didn't make sense or got me doing some really stupid shit to get the answer.

I predicted the plot twist at the very beginning of the game when I saw how the layout of every campaign was and let alone I was right on the money, sadly didn't guess who the main villain was though because that became an even fucking stupider twist that just, I don't even know what to say about man. Half the shit that they bring up either doesn't get explained or they half ass it. It's such a shame that this is the game that VLR's true ending built up to. This game really just boils down to a really shitty SAW movie written by a completely different set of people who didn't even really watch any of those movies. The snail explanation I know people joke about but that is literally just "if you shat your pants that day instead of pissing then that child wouldn't have had his head blown off with a shotgun". Literally the stupidest thing ever.

Best thing about this game is Carlos. He's my man. Let him be in a better game next time.

A lot of people consider this the best one, and I can definitely understand why. The combat and gunplay is more refined, the ragdolls are funny and make combat more satisfying, and the story is really good. But for me, personally, it doesn't live to the high bar that the first game set. I feel that the combat in this game is way too easy, and the multiple escort missions make it so obnoxious to go through. On top of the fact this game is much much shorter than the first game due to this. Fun sections, and is definitely far from a bad game, just not as good as the first.