Recent reviews by Monk

I was recommended this game by a friend.

The game looks great. I'll start by making that clear and that there is something positive to say.

Scary? Not so much. There were some moments of suspense but for me that quickly subsided with just how linear the whole game felt. Like, I could have played the whole game by moving forward only. Chased by a monster? Just dip under the nearest counter top you'll be fine. And if you do get caught by a monster, it's instant-death with a blurry death screen so it removes any of the immersion.

Story? I felt it was lacking. Ok so you're on an oil rig, there's some kind of monster/alien you drill into, and then the ending is abrupt. There are no consequences, no choice, and no real character building. No real explanation into the monsters/aliens and the protagonist's main story about being away from family was just rushed and irritating.

I was disappointed. I think they could have done so much more with this such as
1) Given the monsters the ability to pull you out from a hiding place if they see you go in
2) Given the monsters unique kill animations
3) Given the player choices and consequences
4) Explained the aliens/monsters more

And MY GOD does this game love: valves, ladders, and ledges! If you are tempted to play this; make it a drinking game and see how long you last with just those 3 things. Then you can add: fuses, opening padlocks with a screwdriver, and randomly placed phone calls.

I was eaten alive by virtually every enemy.

10/10.

For one of the best top sellers for VR on Steam for quite a while I had my expectations set pretty high. Unfortunately, the story/content of the game becomes repetitive quickly and there is little variation to the difficulty of each level as you progress.

PROS:-
1) Immersive environment
2) Great voice acting
3) Endless modes where you defeat waves of enemies, similar to COD zombies mode.

CONS:-
1) The weapons:
a) Reloading the guns is done by swiping the gun near your chest (ammo belt). I feel that the devs could have made it more like Hotdogs which would have made the game so much more intense.
b) There are 3 classes of gun: shotgun, pistol, machine guns (machine pistols?). A wider arsenal would have been great.
c) There are opportunities to pick up objects too but I feel the devs missed a treat here by not having a real melee option here.
d) Grenades: Why could you carry these on your ammo belt?

2) The story line/Progression: Need to go here. Kill lots of zombies. Need to turn on power. Oh no lots of zombies. Now go here. Slightly more Zombies than before, but still all identical to the last. Loot a car. Loot a car. Loot a car. Loot a car.

TL;DR: A lot of potential. Doesn't deliver.