For as lush and often striking as its imagery is, can’t help but feel this is as thematically empty and hollow in its horror as I remembered it being. Whatever’s not a lame and cynical jump scare cribs directly off of better and more nuanced horror games (PT for obvious reference). Starts off promisingly enough with its slow build and atmospheric mansion setting but falls apart as soon you realize that the thin gameplay loop consists of enter room-an object flies to wall-painting dissolves-loud noise. It is that tedious cycle rinse and repeat for three and half hours leading to its dreadfully paced finale and Bloober Team's lacking direction in creating tension in any tangible manner kills any sense of fear or anxiety the game is meant to produce. On top of that the "Inheritance" DLC grossly screws over any kind of thematic resonance this is meant to have as it doubles down on the base game's "tortured artists are people too despite being abusive, gaslighting, narcissistic assholes :)". It's an occasionally gorgeous mess of a game with nothing of value to say or add to the medium. Its merits are entirely fabricated and that fact unsettled me more than any of the grotesque visuals or cringe-worthy voice acting ever could.