ok i'm editing my review because i do have stuff to say

from an outside perspective looking in i initially thought the game looked quite goofy and stupid but a good time overall. like one of those 'so bad it's good' games, but i was so pleasantly surprised, it was definitely worth my time.

the universe and characters are quite silly but i found myself getting very immersed and attached to them. there's a lot of interesting story in this game, once everything comes together it tells quite a sad coming of age story with a lot of family drama.

of course, it is very theatrical and has some very funny moments, but i felt that those didn't take from the horror, because believe me this game definitely has a lot of good scares. the gameplay may be a little clunky but the chase sequences can be very stress inducing especially with the chase theme for the first 2 stalkers being very loud and abrupt.

best way to summarise this game for me would be if disney made a disney princess survival horror game where you play as a young princess being trapped in the past with stalkers based on real life serial killers. it's super theatrical with a lot of fun colourful characters and very over the top cutscenes and acting, but under all that is a very relatable and grounded story about societal expectations for little girls and generational trauma.

Reviewed on Feb 02, 2024


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also in terms of replayability there is a new game + feature where you can wear new costumes for alyssa and all the stalkers have different weapons and are a lot more aggressive and your panic meter fills up a lot quicker. it was very fun to play through this mode, although after i did and saved the game i lost the ability to play on this difficulty again without starting from the beginning again which kinda frustrated me. i would recommend saving to another slot if you're going to play on clear mode, and keep in mind that you can only change alyssa's costume at the start of the game.