4.5/10
It's actually insane how this game is available on Steam and it's the only SH game there. The vanilla version runs at 30fps, has broken qte's, crashes a lot, it makes an already poorly made game even worse. I installed a patch that fixed those issues for the most part, I probably wouldn't have finished it if not for that.
The game's story is meh, it could be better but it's also not the worst thing in the world. The main character isn't very interesting but he could've been worse, it's the same thing with side characters. I also can't believe they used Pyramid Head in this for like 3/4 scenes, it's hilariously bad. The voice acting and sound design is mostly bad, with sound effects often just not playing.
The atmosphere is nice during a few sections but it's mostly lacking.
The combat system here is kinda bad, it's not that responsive and sometimes your attacks don't even affect an enemy when it should. It's pretty barebones but it's an interesting change from previous titles, just not a very good one. The game also makes you fight some enemies or you'll have a hard time exploring some sections so that makes you get even more bored of the combat and the way it works.
The enemies are a very mixed bag, some have interesting designs (specially bosses) but they're mostly a chore to fight against.
Overall, it's not a good SH game. As a horror game, it's playable (with a patch) but you'd be better off with pretty much any other horror game.
It's actually insane how this game is available on Steam and it's the only SH game there. The vanilla version runs at 30fps, has broken qte's, crashes a lot, it makes an already poorly made game even worse. I installed a patch that fixed those issues for the most part, I probably wouldn't have finished it if not for that.
The game's story is meh, it could be better but it's also not the worst thing in the world. The main character isn't very interesting but he could've been worse, it's the same thing with side characters. I also can't believe they used Pyramid Head in this for like 3/4 scenes, it's hilariously bad. The voice acting and sound design is mostly bad, with sound effects often just not playing.
The atmosphere is nice during a few sections but it's mostly lacking.
The combat system here is kinda bad, it's not that responsive and sometimes your attacks don't even affect an enemy when it should. It's pretty barebones but it's an interesting change from previous titles, just not a very good one. The game also makes you fight some enemies or you'll have a hard time exploring some sections so that makes you get even more bored of the combat and the way it works.
The enemies are a very mixed bag, some have interesting designs (specially bosses) but they're mostly a chore to fight against.
Overall, it's not a good SH game. As a horror game, it's playable (with a patch) but you'd be better off with pretty much any other horror game.