This review contains spoilers
Night At the Gates of Hell is a single player first person shooter survival horror game created by Black Eyed Priest (who created the game Bloodwash) in the vein of an 80s Fulci Zombie movie; as to which like most of the Torture Star Video game label they got going on they nail it right in the head with that mark. I'm not going to go over the usual stuff because there are technically three games in one so to do the usual format would take too long. So I'm gonna discuss how I feel about each of the games.
The main game Night at the Gates of Hell is good; the plot follows a guy named David as he tries to find his way with a group of survivors out of the city to an island out in the ocean that's been labeled as "safe". I'm not gonna go for plot spoilers much except hell yeah Stan from Bloodwash is back! but generally speaking I enjoy the pace of the plot, as well as the story content; the story content is messed up in the old exploitation horror movie style and there were multiple times where I was grossed out as well as creeped out (especially that little bastard Charles); there were other times where I was legitimately scared and I will say that I'm not really a jump scare guy but some of these were actually pretty good and got me. The gameplay consists of collecting ammo and kitchen knives, carefully shooting your way through zombies/cult members either down a set path or through a semi openish area to figure out the next piece of a puzzle to go forward. Collecting those knives are important because you have no health meter, if you have nothing and either a cult member or a zombie grabs you you're dead. I'll say that for the most part except one or two areas you're not gonna be inundated in ammo, though there were at least two times where I had 8 or so knives I think? Not that I'm complaining really. Overall I like how it's done, and it's a tense way trying to figure out how not to die. By completing this version you'll unlock two extra modes: The Booty Creek Cheek Freak and Evil in the House of Dr. Fleshenstein.
The Booty Creek Cheek Freak is a much smaller affair but a lot more h o m o erotic and tongue in cheek which I thought was hilarious, the story isn't really there but it involves a myth that has the titular Cheek Freak coming out if you poop on the floor in the bathroom. The game has quotables and for the most part was straightforward and I really liked it. I guess the only part I could really complain about was the maze at the end where you have to collect the Cheek Freak's bones in order to flush it down the toilet. It wasn't bad, but the maze is confusing and if you aren't aware where the air freshener is at all times your cheeks will get clapped, though it's not frustrating where you're like pissed throwing stuff at a wall.
Evil in the House of Dr. Fleshenstein reminds me a lot in the way of a game I played last month called Traffic; mostly in the fact that this is basically a Call of Duty styled Zombies mode where you get points for killing zombies of which you use those points to restock on ammo, open doors and search for clues. It took me a while to figure out how to get the actual combination but to do so you need to collect the numbers in a certain order; I found the next step's part a bit quicker since the objects needed for the mannequins just sit there and be collected in any order. The plot is basically you're in a house, kill zombies, then kill Dr. Fleshenstein (which I won't spoil the reveal but it made me chuckle a bit).
Overall I enjoyed my time with the game, though I put 3.2 hours into it, beat all the modes and got all the achievements. If the 12 dollar price point for 3-4 hours or so doesn't mesh I would wait on sale but for the most part anything that has to do with PS1 aesthetics and Puppet Combo I enjoy. Only thing I can complain about is that CRT filter made stuff kind of difficult to see on top of the other graphic styles; so I ended up turning it off and going with 70s mode and PSX mode so I could see. Voice acting is goofy and shlocky for the most part and I love it. I guess to wrap it up, game is good and I think it's worth the hard earned cash. If you're looking for a scary, slow paced survival horror shooter and you have a night to kill I would suggest picking it up.
From Steam Reviews: https://steamcommunity.com/id/gamemast15r/recommended/
The main game Night at the Gates of Hell is good; the plot follows a guy named David as he tries to find his way with a group of survivors out of the city to an island out in the ocean that's been labeled as "safe". I'm not gonna go for plot spoilers much except hell yeah Stan from Bloodwash is back! but generally speaking I enjoy the pace of the plot, as well as the story content; the story content is messed up in the old exploitation horror movie style and there were multiple times where I was grossed out as well as creeped out (especially that little bastard Charles); there were other times where I was legitimately scared and I will say that I'm not really a jump scare guy but some of these were actually pretty good and got me. The gameplay consists of collecting ammo and kitchen knives, carefully shooting your way through zombies/cult members either down a set path or through a semi openish area to figure out the next piece of a puzzle to go forward. Collecting those knives are important because you have no health meter, if you have nothing and either a cult member or a zombie grabs you you're dead. I'll say that for the most part except one or two areas you're not gonna be inundated in ammo, though there were at least two times where I had 8 or so knives I think? Not that I'm complaining really. Overall I like how it's done, and it's a tense way trying to figure out how not to die. By completing this version you'll unlock two extra modes: The Booty Creek Cheek Freak and Evil in the House of Dr. Fleshenstein.
The Booty Creek Cheek Freak is a much smaller affair but a lot more h o m o erotic and tongue in cheek which I thought was hilarious, the story isn't really there but it involves a myth that has the titular Cheek Freak coming out if you poop on the floor in the bathroom. The game has quotables and for the most part was straightforward and I really liked it. I guess the only part I could really complain about was the maze at the end where you have to collect the Cheek Freak's bones in order to flush it down the toilet. It wasn't bad, but the maze is confusing and if you aren't aware where the air freshener is at all times your cheeks will get clapped, though it's not frustrating where you're like pissed throwing stuff at a wall.
Evil in the House of Dr. Fleshenstein reminds me a lot in the way of a game I played last month called Traffic; mostly in the fact that this is basically a Call of Duty styled Zombies mode where you get points for killing zombies of which you use those points to restock on ammo, open doors and search for clues. It took me a while to figure out how to get the actual combination but to do so you need to collect the numbers in a certain order; I found the next step's part a bit quicker since the objects needed for the mannequins just sit there and be collected in any order. The plot is basically you're in a house, kill zombies, then kill Dr. Fleshenstein (which I won't spoil the reveal but it made me chuckle a bit).
Overall I enjoyed my time with the game, though I put 3.2 hours into it, beat all the modes and got all the achievements. If the 12 dollar price point for 3-4 hours or so doesn't mesh I would wait on sale but for the most part anything that has to do with PS1 aesthetics and Puppet Combo I enjoy. Only thing I can complain about is that CRT filter made stuff kind of difficult to see on top of the other graphic styles; so I ended up turning it off and going with 70s mode and PSX mode so I could see. Voice acting is goofy and shlocky for the most part and I love it. I guess to wrap it up, game is good and I think it's worth the hard earned cash. If you're looking for a scary, slow paced survival horror shooter and you have a night to kill I would suggest picking it up.
From Steam Reviews: https://steamcommunity.com/id/gamemast15r/recommended/