It was all so clear...

It was so simple, so straightforward...
We looked for it for decades, we waited and we toiled...
We put our hopes and dreams aside to find this.

We waited and we toiled...
WE wa҉ited anD we to͜i̷l̵ed.

It ̀cam̷e ̨an͞d We ͜saw͘ ͞i͢t̴.̢ ̀We ͟ob͘s͝e͘rved̸ it͟ an͠d҉ ̶we ̢wa̕i҉t̕ed an͠d ͝w͏e̢ ̴to̧i̸le̕ḑ.͟
An͞d w̴e͟ to͝ld iT wh͡a̷t to do̶ an̛d́ it͢ ̛lis̨ten̛ed͠ ̶b͞u͜t̀ ́i͞t̀ c̛o̡ųl͞d͜ nOt̕ h̸eár u͝s.

A̻͉̘̥͝n̷̯̘̘͔̦̪d̰͖͖ ̯̩w̭̻̪̦͚̜̘e̳̤̯͔̳͚ ͖͓̹̱̬̺̩w̢a̲̻͕̞͍i̤̝̯̤̝͉ṱ̳̲e̳͔̼̣͓͜d̤̤̪̲̯ ̫̫̝ͅḁ̫͓͉͚͙͉n͕d̳͜ ͏͔͈͇̤͖̯ẃ̝̗͕̥̟͚͔e̷̤̤̝ ̱̯̺̙̹̩͟t̛o͔̟̟͖͈̤ͅi̴̠̦̪̜̙͚͔l̜͚̰e͓͉̭̰̥͞ͅd̛͍̭͚̦̲̙

Aͨͯͤ͗͗̔nͣ̆d̐̈̐́̾ͦ͛ ̑̾̍ͮ̿iͤ̑̑̑t̋ ̉ͫ͗̍͂ͯbr̈́̓ͯ̄ͫͤŏ͐u̅͂ͬ̿g͑ͪ͋̇h̑̆ͫ͗ť̄ͫ ͑it͂̓s̿͗̀͊ ͬ̈̓k̿̓̄͒͂͑iͥͤ̋̍n ͧtͭ̈́͛o̽͆́̄ͩ̔̄ ̽͒̆̉f̀i̅̋̽͗n͌̓͗̽̿ͫdͭ̒ͣ ͑̑̌͛̔u̇̈́͂̋͗̽ͯs̔͐ͯͦͧ͐̊ ͗̐ͬ̀̍a̽̊͑ñ͛̉dͧ̓ ̈̽͐́ͯ͒iͣͭ͒̎ͤ̍̓t̏͂ ͨfͦ̓̽o͌̀̃͑̾uͤ̐̊͐͌n̋̀͂̽̅ͪ̓d ͥͪͣ̆̈u̒sͤ̏ͯͧ̎͋ ̂̆͌w̃͒̿an̅̾͗̎̔̀t͑͗̋ͬͦinͨͤ̇͒͂g͂ͮͮ̔͂,̌̓̍̇ ̓th̓̂̏emsͣ̂̉͑ͪ̈e͐͒ľ̽ͤ͛v̇͊̑̚e̍̎̊s͂ͫͭͩ͒ ̌͆ͬ̏ͤw̓̈ͩ͑͌á͊̂͒͌n̂ͩ͂̅͌̀̌t͗ͬi̓n̓g͛ͮ͂ͤ ̊̑͑̌͊̈́̚t̽̉̃ͭ̄͊ōͮ ͌́̊͒͊̈͗f͆̃͒ͮ͋ȋ̒̍nͬ̋̾ͮ̌d̔ͧ̔ ũͧͦ̎͛ͥ̄sͧ

A̋̄ͨ͏͉Ñ̬͇ͮD̗̩͂ͬͪ́ ͈̽̍I̿͆̿T̖̻̥̟̮̭̼͐ ̵̟̯̟̦͑̓̈ͧ͛̉̚C̷͈̙̭̠ͦ̑̎O̶ͮ̇̍Ṉ͔͈̘̖̹͋̈́̆ͯN̘̺̜̭̲̬̔̀Ȇ̫̪͍̪̃̑C̒̈́ͩ̃̏̈͏̮̭̻̪͈T̢̬͐͊ͬ̎E̱̤̤̳̻ͅD̷͖̣̝̉̆ͬͣ̇̈ ͖T͗Ó͊͒ͬ͞ ̨̭͖͍̗͌̾̂̍̽̋̒U̫͔̼̰͚ͬ͂̂̀Ş͈̱͈͋̄̈́̊ͪͣ
A̪͓ͭ̀ͭͪ͌n̎̐҉̻̼D̻͈̜ͯ̔ ̥̮͎̹̰͒W͔͖ͦ̐͟ͅĕ̘̪̬͔̣̮ͭ̐͒͠ ͇̘̲̺̥ͪ͊͝s̥̽̀T̻̻͖̝ͥͥ̂͗̒ỏ͖̭̱͎̮̩̦L̷̠Eͩ̍͂̈͆͋ ̀Ḭ͉͓̪͉ͅt̪̝̗͇̩̹̙̍ͫ͂s͇̩̹̣̙͎ͥ͛̂ͯ̋ͧ̚ ̮̹́͗ͯ̏̕V̰̞̰̜̟͇̙ͫͧ̃̄̌ȩ̺́̀͂s̬̈͗ͩ̎͐S̛̼̠̺̝̥̝̗̐̋ͯ́̔̎͑e̳̫̰̜͎̹̿̅͋̈́ĺ̖̥͖ ͔̈̏́̎a̋̓̏ͮ̆̇ͯ̕n̷͕̄ͥ̆̈́͆̉D͌̔̆ͫ͑͂͜ ̳̳̙͉ͫ̅̿̄̈́̈D̟̞̦̒͛ͦ̆̊́͠3ͧ͂s̙̪ͯ͌͗̄̎̀t̲͕͋̈́ͦ͒̋r̥̯͓͇̻͓͇̽̓̍Y͇̌D̴̫̣̟ ̪̣̫͎̋ͫ̄̏ͦI̛̾ͩs̤̮ͧ̓ͦͫ͑̏ ͐͗ͩ̍Ḱ̨ͪ͑iͯ̎̊N̨̬̞ͪͦ̒̌ͬ͆̚

W҉e ̴shal͘l̕ fi̷n̕ḑ ͝it͟s̀ k͟in̨.̵.̕.̶
We̢ shal̕l be͝ i̕ts̴ ̵kin҉

We shall be its kin

Carrion is by all accounts and measurement standards a labor of love, dedication, pride and joy and hours upon hours of excruciatingly detailed work.

It is absolutely deserving of the wait we were subjected to late last year, as the result is magnificent.
A true reverse horror experience with all the justifications that come with it. A journey of self reflection for an entity that does not comprehend human morals, values, patterns and behaviour, but like everything rampantly grotesque in function, it will learn through practice and repetition.

Practice and repetition lead to excellence and once you come to terms with what it actually wants, it's already far too late. It has sucked you in and kept you seated throughout this journey. You as the player observing what is incomprehensible starting to adapt to its new hosts and friends.

The absolute detail in the environment is staggering, from little background snippets that belie a grander scheme to straightforward answers which raise more questions, but that's all up to you to figure out for yourself.

The atmosphere is possibly the best thing about this entire game. Its exactly what it should be everywhere you go. It's raw, it's industrialized, it's scientific, it's grim, it's dark... It's so close to perfect, i'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that a bunch of people figured this out but the upper echelon of the industry has problems with even the most basic setting.

Gameplay wise, it's near mint. You project yourself in any direction of your choosing through a multitude of appendages that double as manipulators, improvised weaponry, projectiles and savage executions. The buildup is phenomenal and the entire opening of spaces you have access to later on in the experience is nothing short of well done.

The music and sounds are once again provided by our best friend Maciej, who turned the entire Butcher soundtrack in a permanent etching on ones mind.

All in all, i cannot begin to express how much i reccomend this game to almost everyone. Unless you're squeamish or absolutely have a problem with the art direction, you will want to try this, purely for the kill factor your brain experiences when you start piecing it together over the course of 6 hours.

6 hours... The community was divided on this, but i for one think this is a perfect length for a game such as this, as what it sets out to do happens so organic and fluid, you'd almost forget where that time went.

Could it be longer? Possibly. Should it be longer? Possibly. Is it worth the asking price? absolutely.

Highly recommended.

[i] It was all so clear... It was so simple, so straightforward... We looked for it for decades, we waited and we toiled... We put our hopes and dreams aside to find this. We waited and we toiled... WE wa҉ited anD we to͜i̷l̵ed. It ̀cam̷e ̨an͞d We ͜saw͘ ͞i͢t̴.̢ ̀We ͟ob͘s͝e͘rved̸ it͟ an͠d҉ ̶we ̢wa̕i҉t̕ed an͠d ͝w͏e̢ ̴to̧i̸le̕ḑ.͟ An͞d w̴e͟ to͝ld iT wh͡a̷t to do̶ an̛d́ it͢ ̛lis̨ten̛ed͠ ̶b͞u͜t̀ ́i͞t̀ c̛o̡ųl͞d͜ nOt̕ h̸eár u͝s. A̻͉̘̥͝n̷̯̘̘͔̦̪d̰͖͖ ̯̩w̭̻̪̦͚̜̘e̳̤̯͔̳͚ ͖͓̹̱̬̺̩w̢a̲̻͕̞͍i̤̝̯̤̝͉ṱ̳̲e̳͔̼̣͓͜d̤̤̪̲̯ ̫̫̝ͅḁ̫͓͉͚͙͉n͕d̳͜ ͏͔͈͇̤͖̯ẃ̝̗͕̥̟͚͔e̷̤̤̝ ̱̯̺̙̹̩͟t̛o͔̟̟͖͈̤ͅi̴̠̦̪̜̙͚͔l̜͚̰e͓͉̭̰̥͞ͅd̛͍̭͚̦̲̙ Aͨͯͤ͗͗̔nͣ̆d̐̈̐́̾ͦ͛ ̑̾̍ͮ̿iͤ̑̑̑t̋ ̉ͫ͗̍͂ͯbr̈́̓ͯ̄ͫͤŏ͐u̅͂ͬ̿g͑ͪ͋̇h̑̆ͫ͗ť̄ͫ ͑it͂̓s̿͗̀͊ ͬ̈̓k̿̓̄͒͂͑iͥͤ̋̍n ͧtͭ̈́͛o̽͆́̄ͩ̔̄ ̽͒̆̉f̀i̅̋̽͗n͌̓͗̽̿ͫdͭ̒ͣ ͑̑̌͛̔u̇̈́͂̋͗̽ͯs̔͐ͯͦͧ͐̊ ͗̐ͬ̀̍a̽̊͑ñ͛̉dͧ̓ ̈̽͐́ͯ͒iͣͭ͒̎ͤ̍̓t̏͂ ͨfͦ̓̽o͌̀̃͑̾uͤ̐̊͐͌n̋̀͂̽̅ͪ̓d ͥͪͣ̆̈u̒sͤ̏ͯͧ̎͋ ̂̆͌w̃͒̿an̅̾͗̎̔̀t͑͗̋ͬͦinͨͤ̇͒͂g͂ͮͮ̔͂,̌̓̍̇ ̓th̓̂̏emsͣ̂̉͑ͪ̈e͐͒ľ̽ͤ͛v̇͊̑̚e̍̎̊s͂ͫͭͩ͒ ̌͆ͬ̏ͤw̓̈ͩ͑͌á͊̂͒͌n̂ͩ͂̅͌̀̌t͗ͬi̓n̓g͛ͮ͂ͤ ̊̑͑̌͊̈́̚t̽̉̃ͭ̄͊ōͮ ͌́̊͒͊̈͗f͆̃͒ͮ͋ȋ̒̍nͬ̋̾ͮ̌d̔ͧ̔ ũͧͦ̎͛ͥ̄sͧ A̋̄ͨ͏͉Ñ̬͇ͮD̗̩͂ͬͪ́ ͈̽̍I̿͆̿T̖̻̥̟̮̭̼͐ ̵̟̯̟̦͑̓̈ͧ͛̉̚C̷͈̙̭̠ͦ̑̎O̶ͮ̇̍Ṉ͔͈̘̖̹͋̈́̆ͯN̘̺̜̭̲̬̔̀Ȇ̫̪͍̪̃̑C̒̈́ͩ̃̏̈͏̮̭̻̪͈T̢̬͐͊ͬ̎E̱̤̤̳̻ͅD̷͖̣̝̉̆ͬͣ̇̈ ͖T͗Ó͊͒ͬ͞ ̨̭͖͍̗͌̾̂̍̽̋̒U̫͔̼̰͚ͬ͂̂̀Ş͈̱͈͋̄̈́̊ͪͣ A̪͓ͭ̀ͭͪ͌n̎̐҉̻̼D̻͈̜ͯ̔ ̥̮͎̹̰͒W͔͖ͦ̐͟ͅĕ̘̪̬͔̣̮ͭ̐͒͠ ͇̘̲̺̥ͪ͊͝s̥̽̀T̻̻͖̝ͥͥ̂͗̒ỏ͖̭̱͎̮̩̦L̷̠Eͩ̍͂̈͆͋ ̀Ḭ͉͓̪͉ͅt̪̝̗͇̩̹̙̍ͫ͂s͇̩̹̣̙͎ͥ͛̂ͯ̋ͧ̚ ̮̹́͗ͯ̏̕V̰̞̰̜̟͇̙ͫͧ̃̄̌ȩ̺́̀͂s̬̈͗ͩ̎͐S̛̼̠̺̝̥̝̗̐̋ͯ́̔̎͑e̳̫̰̜͎̹̿̅͋̈́ĺ̖̥͖ ͔̈̏́̎a̋̓̏ͮ̆̇ͯ̕n̷͕̄ͥ̆̈́͆̉D͌̔̆ͫ͑͂͜ ̳̳̙͉ͫ̅̿̄̈́̈D̟̞̦̒͛ͦ̆̊́͠3ͧ͂s̙̪ͯ͌͗̄̎̀t̲͕͋̈́ͦ͒̋r̥̯͓͇̻͓͇̽̓̍Y͇̌D̴̫̣̟ ̪̣̫͎̋ͫ̄̏ͦI̛̾ͩs̤̮ͧ̓ͦͫ͑̏ ͐͗ͩ̍Ḱ̨ͪ͑iͯ̎̊N̨̬̞ͪͦ̒̌ͬ͆̚ W҉e ̴shal͘l̕ fi̷n̕ḑ ͝it͟s̀ k͟in̨.̵.̕.̶ We̢ shal̕l be͝ i̕ts̴ ̵kin҉ We shall be its kin[/i] [h1]AcTuAl rEviEW[/h1] Carrion is by all accounts and measurement standards a labor of love, dedication, pride and joy and hours upon hours of excruciatingly detailed work. It is absolutely deserving of the wait we were subjected to late last year, as the result is magnificent. A true reverse horror experience with all the justifications that come with it. A journey of self reflection for an entity that does not comprehend human morals, values, patterns and behaviour, but like everything rampantly grotesque in function, it will learn through practice and repetition. Practice and repetition lead to excellence and once you come to terms with what it actually wants, it's already far too late. It has sucked you in and kept you seated throughout this journey. You as the player observing what is incomprehensible starting to adapt to its new hosts and friends. The absolute detail in the environment is staggering, from little background snippets that belie a grander scheme to straightforward answers which raise more questions, but that's all up to you to figure out for yourself. The atmosphere is possibly the best thing about this entire game. Its exactly what it should be everywhere you go. It's raw, it's industrialized, it's scientific, it's grim, it's dark... It's so close to perfect, i'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that a bunch of people figured this out but the upper echelon of the industry has problems with even the most basic setting. Gameplay wise, it's near mint. You project yourself in any direction of your choosing through a multitude of appendages that double as manipulators, improvised weaponry, projectiles and savage executions. The buildup is phenomenal and the entire opening of spaces you have access to later on in the experience is nothing short of well done. The music and sounds are once again provided by our best friend Maciej, who turned the entire Butcher soundtrack in a permanent etching on ones mind. All in all, i cannot begin to express how much i reccomend this game to almost everyone. Unless you're squeamish or absolutely have a problem with the art direction, you will want to try this, purely for the kill factor your brain experiences when you start piecing it together over the course of 6 hours. 6 hours... The community was divided on this, but i for one think this is a perfect length for a game such as this, as what it sets out to do happens so organic and fluid, you'd almost forget where that time went. Could it be longer? Possibly. Should it be longer? Possibly. Is it worth the asking price? absolutely. Highly recommended.