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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 11.2 hrs on record
Posted: 28 Sep, 2023 @ 5:28am

The game's introduction puts you into a good perspective of what's going on with how Amicia's storyline would progress. Although the entire storyline is linear, the story progression was entertaining and didn't feel like a drag!

Gameplay-wise, at rare chances, AI/NPCs following you may accidentally fall victim to the "piranha rats", resulting in a game restart from last save checkpoint

Stealth is very easy, to the point it is laughable! For instance, hiding behind a pile of barricades results in the enemies forgetting your existence after a while LOL!

Combat is also very easy, you do not need much preplanning before you get into a fight. For reference, think of a difficulty level of 1/10 compared to Soulsborne games

Visuals-wise, amazing game for a 2019 video game, it feels like the in-game engine is cranked up to 11/10. However, the visuals by default at maxed graphical preset are hampered, thanks to effects from blurry TAA, fuzzy film grain, annoying chromatic aberration and whatnot!

As the game is rather well optimised, MAXED graphical presets, averaged at 140FPS in 1920x1080 with a 5600x + 32GB 3800CL18 + 1080TI. I highly recommend running the game at a higher render resolution to minimize dithering effects from TAA or outright disable TAA and inject SMAA with Reshade along with AMD CAS or LumaSharpen to dramatically punch up the clarity of this game!

Sound-wise, the game integrates its soundtrack to align with the given setting. Upon encountering a pool of "piranha rats", the game starts to play eerie music. Another good use of its soundtrack is when you discover a mythological structure for the first time, the soundtrack fills in the "ambience" of what is before you

In summary, consider buying this game if you enjoy a linear story-based video game! The game is well optimised with some visual kinks but has good sound design and great storytelling experience!
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