to preface; i don't plan on playing it just because it's not for me (nothing wrong with that) but i just wanted to share some thoughts.
played it for like an hour before realising there isn't really going to be an horror in this game, not the type that i was expecting anyways. its a pretty indepth RPG with a really cool love craftian horror vibe, and not really the type of horror that it leads itself to be, the kind of immersive, thriller horror with jump scares and a really sick aesthetic.
theres something about steam games and the horror genre that lead to some impulsive purchases, and this is one of them for me. this game looks really slick and presents itself as something as some sort of immersive thriller, and it is also inspired by junji ito who is known for using the jumpscare of books, the "pageturn", that you kind of expect something incredibly gruesome, unsettling and potentially jumpscary. i mean even that trailer on the steam page sells it like this, with that really slick animation. but i'd say its quite the opposite, when dealing with rpg math, there is an element of randomness that sometimes just feels unfair, you lose to some stupid boss you've been fighting for like 10 minutes because you got unlucky a few times, most of the time i'm forced to focus on my odds in a battle and ways to optimise my run instead of actually immersing myself.
i think there is a skill in grabbing attention of people solely off of it's slick cover art and enticing title, and then pulling a bait and switch and getting someone like me to try an RPG of all things. the amount of people in my friends list that have around an hour playtime, never touching it again made me want to write this review because i reckon they fell for the same thing as me lol. there is something impressive about making a game be enticing at with a single glance. this is all subjective, let it be known
played it for like an hour before realising there isn't really going to be an horror in this game, not the type that i was expecting anyways. its a pretty indepth RPG with a really cool love craftian horror vibe, and not really the type of horror that it leads itself to be, the kind of immersive, thriller horror with jump scares and a really sick aesthetic.
theres something about steam games and the horror genre that lead to some impulsive purchases, and this is one of them for me. this game looks really slick and presents itself as something as some sort of immersive thriller, and it is also inspired by junji ito who is known for using the jumpscare of books, the "pageturn", that you kind of expect something incredibly gruesome, unsettling and potentially jumpscary. i mean even that trailer on the steam page sells it like this, with that really slick animation. but i'd say its quite the opposite, when dealing with rpg math, there is an element of randomness that sometimes just feels unfair, you lose to some stupid boss you've been fighting for like 10 minutes because you got unlucky a few times, most of the time i'm forced to focus on my odds in a battle and ways to optimise my run instead of actually immersing myself.
i think there is a skill in grabbing attention of people solely off of it's slick cover art and enticing title, and then pulling a bait and switch and getting someone like me to try an RPG of all things. the amount of people in my friends list that have around an hour playtime, never touching it again made me want to write this review because i reckon they fell for the same thing as me lol. there is something impressive about making a game be enticing at with a single glance. this is all subjective, let it be known