Finally, a game to show your christian mom that she wouldn't get mad at… Maybe. Incredible and surprisingly scary trilogy that improves with each chapter, each full of subtle details and striking rotoscoping animations. Really recommended if you enjoy early 80s retro games, and are a fan of The Exorcist (and specially Exorcist III). It follows John Ward, a priest looking to regain his faith after a botched exorcism results fatal, that comes back to finish the job he started.

Chapter I - 6/10
+Great retro look, which it's allegedly very faithful to (sorry, pun not intended)
+Animations look fantastic, this goes for each chapter
+Subtle foreshadowing
+Challenging, but fun main boss fight. One of my favorites in the trilogy.
+Gary loves you
-Not really as scary compared to later chapters
-Checkpoints are very, VERY annoying
-Story is pretty bare-bones
-The least linear of the chapters, felt pretty lost for most of it

Chapter II - 7/10
+A more interesting story
+Linear, but with varied locations
+Improves on the spooks
+Features one of my favorite sequences. I won't spoil it, but pandemonium regnat satani vitae
+Gary loves you
-Bosses are okay-ish, but nothing as good as the one from the first chapter
-Checkpoints are still pretty bad
-Ending might disappoint some people. I don't really mind it that much, though.

Chapter III - 8/10
+The scariest of the three, by FAR. I was on my tiptoes for the whole duration
+Has one of the best jumpscares I experienced in gaming, and it wasn't cheap at all
+Still linear, but with some sense of exploration of the first chapter
+Checkpoints are better… mostly
+Lots of secrets
+Much better soundtrack
+A certain segment of the Apartments is GENIUS (the one clearly inspired by Saw and Rec)
+Decent bosses. True Ending final boss is fantastic, though
-Secret boss in the Apartments suuuucks big time
-Some sections could've been a tad shorter
-Gary hates you

★★★½ – Great ✅