Recent reviews by Lunchboxninja

Definitely feels a bit walking sim-y, and the combat could be balanced a bit better--the shotty and sniper are pretty much the only useful guns, and the pistol and SMG feel like peashooters. However, there's lots of fun skill based stuff like using one bullet to kill multiple enemies, getting good with the pickaxe to avoid using resources, using exploders to kill other enemies. It's honestly got quite a skill curve, and extra difficulty modifiers in a game with such a small team is pretty cool to see. I also enjoyed the story, even if a lot of the dialogue was a bit stilted. The excellent voice talent did what they could, but it definitely could have used a more natural style to the word choice--things like avoiding consonants or using extra words where they aren't needed especially in emotional moments. The character work is solid though, and I'm glad they didn't throw it away for a cheap scare. A lesser game would have. The lore is very cool and I love the worldbuilding--the scenes in the library are the high point of the game, both in horror and aesthetics. Great atmosphere in general, but especially the library, even if their presence goes unexplained. I do think it needs more scares though. The enemies are well designed from a balance perspective, but visually not that scary. However, there's lots of atmospheric stuff that keeps the horror roots intact, and the mystery of the world kept me invested. Didn't really understand the complaints that the story "just ends," but maybe that's because I went into it knowing the sequel was confirmed? Either way, very excited for the sequel!

Great character writing, hope it becomes a series

Halo with portals. Visuals need a rework (style is fine, but a lot of the colors are just ugly) and there's a lot of traditional mtx bs, but its not invasive.