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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 16.3 hrs on record (14.3 hrs at review time)
Posted: 14 Jan, 2013 @ 11:52am

Amnesia: The dark descent is the scariest game I have ever played, when I first played the demo I honestly couldn't move everything time I had to enter another room, or even look around the corner without freaking out, however I am a jumpy person and I find the dark and things that aren't real, the scariest thing, so this game is right up my alley, and hopefully a game you can enjoy too.

The game starts out as you waking up with no memory of what events transpired before, you must find out what happened to you and why the castle is in the state that it's in, simple A to B objective but it's a long ride, and made to feel even longer with the horrible event that happen.

The controls are simple, use the WASD keys to move and the mouse to pick and or collect items and G to hold up your lantern to light the way, also need to know, you'll have to collect tinder boxes and lantern oil if you want to keep the light up, the tinder boxes will help for permanent light in certain areas but the lantern is portable but is temerity. if you don't keep yourself in the light your sanity meter will decrease, and if your sanity fades complete you'll lose the game. you've also got to keep your health on top with medicine you'll find around the pace, as there are monsters waiting to get you when you least expect it, and you can't fight back either, it's run or be killed.

That's a mechanic I'd like to mention, I bet we all have that friend that acts like he or she has no fears at all and tried to big themselves up to achieve some sort of personal goal with their self esteem. This game will mess them up if played as intended, in the dark, headphones on full, they will crap themselves. Because in reality, the common person would never start a fight with something as horrific as these creatures, let's face the facts, so this game will tap into your innocents as your character isn't a fighter at all, so you have to act like one to play the game, there for if played with total commitment you'll achieve total immersion. That's how you play a video game with full enjoyment. Or you can act like spawn of Rambo and ruin the experience for everyone, Talking to you contrarians.

This game is worth getting, it's short compared to the leading brands, but there are hundreds of custom stories people have made for you to try and you'll remember it for the rest of your life. Thank you for reading!
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