Recent reviews by Nemesis

This game confirms murder is a valid way to flirt

Too many Knifu will destroy your waifu.

I have mixed feelings about this game. I saw it during the summer sale, and decided to take a gamble. I'm not sure it totally paid off.

The art is great! During the gameplay, anyway. The cutscene art is not so good. And the animation is really hit and miss. Sometimes it feels like some frames of animation are missing. The music is atmospheric, and sets the mood. The story in the notes is intriguing, but the main story of Elena finding her dad is really basic and forgettable. And the ending could have been interesting, but it didn't really work.

The puzzles are also really easy. I only got stuck on one because I thought it was more complicated than it really was. And unfortunately, the movement speed is too slow. Add frequent backtracking, and it can get frustrating. Enemies were a minor nuisance at best. And they were disappointing, with only bugs and some demon hedge things.

I also had a few minor control issues. I played on an Xbox One gamepad, and it didn't always play nice. Down on the thumbstick didn't work on the menus, but other directions did. And down worked fine for ladders and such. Also, kind of frustrating that you have to stop moving the stick to open a door. There were also a few UI issues, namely with text going off screen or being obscured by other text. And the game gave me gamepad movement prompts and keyboard interaction prompts.

The bit in the crypt at the beginning was probably the best part of the whole game. You know, after you open the coffin and then that thing starts chasing you? It gave me really high hopes for the rest. But it doesn't fully embrace the horror atmosphere for the rest of the game. The ghosts are harmless, and again, very few (and kind of lame) enemies. And well, it's really short. I'm seeing most people say 3-4 hours, and I got through it in just over 2.

Still, I think this is a good way to burn through an afternoon. $10 might be a bit much, but I've paid more to see a movie. And I got it on sale, so that helps. I think that, overall, it's worth checking out if you can get it on sale.

This game is actually good, I swear. So you should buy it.