

Yeah ofcourse you get a latern, but it will stay lit for an infinite amount of time! WOW what a good idea, the lantern will start flickering whenever enemies are nearby, meaning that you will never be surprised by monsters being in the area. This game isn't even a survival horror game anymore, no more tinderboxes, which is understandable because of the time of plot being in the 1800's where electricity started to develop.

Why don't we add some terrifying creatures? NAH BRO LETS ADD A PIG MAN that doesnt even look terrifying. What about jumpscares? NOPE, lets just make the entire place shake every 30 seconds, that'll scare the shiet out of them. Did they add 1st person interactive animations with doors and objects? NOPE. Did they add 1st person full body awareness? NOPE. This game had the potential to be the scariest game this year, what were the developers thinking?!? There are no new features in this game, it actually downgraded from the previous game Amnesia: the dark decent. What the hell happened here? I have been looking forward to this game for AGES, and it was probably one of the most disappointing games I've What the hell happened here? I have been looking forward to this game for AGES, and it was probably one of the most disappointing games I've played this year. Way more frightening than anything in the first game. Also, the inconsistency of the enemy encounters is noticeably annoying, but the encounters it does have are BLISTERINGLY intense. The plot lays out like Bioshock, which also means it has pacing issues. The graphics are also fantastic despite having indie origins. The writing is great, the voice acting is top notch (despite some cheap sound effects), and the atmosphere is PERFECT. I have no problem with that, as I know that linear gameplay is the best way to tell a story. Surprisingly enough, for how amazing of a plot this game has (as pretentiously metaphorical it can be sometimes), there's very few plot holes and the level design is near perfect despite it being so incredibly linear. I went into this game expecting a campy storyline with some great scares, but what I got instead was the most unsettling game I have ever played. I went into this game expecting a campy storyline with some Simply put, this is the exact median between Dear Esther and The Dark Decent. Simply put, this is the exact median between Dear Esther and The Dark Decent.
