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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 9.7 hrs on record (9.7 hrs at review time)
Posted: 31 Oct, 2022 @ 1:42am
Updated: 31 Oct, 2022 @ 1:46am

I decided to play this game during the Halloween season, and it kept me so hooked I managed to finish it in just three play sessions, which is rare for me. It's not a terribly long game, took me 9 hours or so to complete the story along with every achievement, but it's packed full of well-built tension and a lot of absolutely beautiful world, art, and texture design. Not too many real jumpscares, but the psychological horror and lurking dread aspects were outstanding.

The story wove multiple threads throughout the playtime, and some were wrapped up well enough, but others left me with questions about what actually happened. About the ending: The game ends on a cut-to-black cliffhanger, with the last cutscene and a post-credits scene teasing a potential sequel, which I would be willing to play if the story was somewhat tighter and wrapped up some of the elements left ambiguous.

The game ran surprisingly well on an RTX 2070 on high settings all around with DirectX 11, and I tried out DX12 but wouldn't recommend using it unless your specs are higher as it tended to glitch out quite a bit. Even so, there were some strange physics at certain times, owing to the "fixed" (Resident Evil - like) camera and tank controls, and I ran into a couple of death loop bugs, mostly involving the chase/runaway scenes.

Overall score 7/10 for the psychological horror and constantly-on-your-toes feelings, along with the striking visuals, with an interesting enough story that did leave a few things unsaid. Purchased at a discount for around $25, and I would recommend it for that price or lower. Thanks for reading!
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