Among Ashes

En un momento me di cuenta que estaba jugando un juego, dentro de un juego y así mismo jugaba adentro otro juego más. Y si la vida es un juego?

Una historia extremadamente adictiva, e hilada de una forma súper original. Si te gustan los juegos de terror clásicos (en diferentes vertientes), los resident evil originales y las narrativas en varias lineas/realidades estilo inscryption es una compra segura.

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(Not finished the game yet) I cannot say enough good things about Among Ashes. It is one of the scariest games I have ever played, and does so in an atmospheric way that doesn't rely on cheap tricks to horrify you. The "game within a game" or "gameception" element adds a unique layer of horror that seasons the base experience. If it was "just a game" for your playable character, until it wasn't... then what does that mean for you? Among Ashes captures the old-school survival horror genre in many ways - the low poly graphics, the difficult resource and enemy encounter design, and limited saves. It even captures the jank of melee combat, and has the classic "what was the developer thinking?!" segment that each of these games must have (in this case, it's a part where you can't use weapons and have to run past enemies towards a boss, but that means you can't save before the boss because the enemies are aggroed on you). The consistency in which all of these elements are represented make what could be perceived as aggravating into part of the old-school charm. As a fan of modern survival horror, very few games have given me the full body cortisol flush that Among Ashes has. The PS2 faces' capacity for displaying blank stares and ambiguous emotions fit perfectly into the feelings the game wants to evoke. Additionally, the audio design fits perfectly into the puzzle - there is spatial audio, but you're playing a game of a player playing a game, so there are moments where you have to determine if that sound you heard was in the character's game or the character's room... and sometimes, you may not want to know. Finally, the dialogue between your playable character and his friend Mark is one of the most believable text conversations I've seen represented in games. It doesn't strive too hard to push the plot forward, it's not overtly formal or awkward... it honestly looked exactly like the conversations my brother and I have about games. I found this part to really help sell the authenticity of what was occurring in-game; the player's world felt a bit more like my own because the conversations weren't normal NPC mindless blabbing. I highly recommend Among Ashes for fans of survival horror who are comfortable with an intensely packed, story focused experience that doesn't lean too hard on action/modern progression loops.

Joguei por 10 minutos, escutei um barulho no escuro, fechei o jogo e fui dormir com a luz acessa.

if i can only recommend one horror game to someone, it would be this one so far among ashes has a good mix of nostalgia and modern horror game mechanics - think resident evil and silent hill combined with a twist i started in hard mode but i ran out of bullets and painkillers so had to switch back to easy just to progress lol but i'd say the difficulty is balanced the puzzles were really fun and made sense, though there was a weird bug with one of them but, that got fixed when i just restarted the game the story had great depth and it was extremely well thought out when tied together the different themes of the areas/levels what i really appreciated about the game the most are the jumpscares; more often than not, it's just loud and shakey screen = scary however, i could say that all the jumpscares throughout made sense and was timed perfectly overall, this game was worth the hours spent; got this on sale but would definitely say it's worth every single penny it's priced at thank you dev, looking forward to your next game!

De lo mejor que he probado del género en mucho tiempo. A quienquiera que se esté planteando adquirirlo, adelante, de ninguna manera resultará ser una mala compra. Entraría en detalles sobre qué contiene este título para ser tan especial, pero prefiero reservaros a vosotros el privilegio de descubrirlo.

Love the atmosphere, the monster designs, and the story.

increible, obra maestra de terror

Una joya oculta del terror psicológico. No quiero spoilear absolutamente nada porque este es uno de esos juegos que merece la pena descubrir por uno mismo. Si te gusta el terror psicológico, te lo recomiendo sin pensarlo. Y si además eres fan del survival horror, todavía más. Si has leído la sinopsis ya sabrás que un amigo te envía un videojuego al que empiezas a jugar. Ese juego es un survival horror, y la forma en la que ambos estilos se entrelazan me ha parecido simplemente brillante. Como fan de ambos géneros, Among Ashes me ha parecido una auténtica maravilla. Mantiene la tensión de principio a fin, juega constantemente con tu cabeza y consigue que nunca sepas qué esperar. Es una experiencia de terror de las que aparecen muy de vez en cuando. Es de esos juegos que, cuando los terminas, siguen rondándote la cabeza durante un buen rato. Tiene sustos cuando tiene que tenerlos, pero nunca depende únicamente de ellos. Su mayor virtud es la atmósfera, la tensión constante y la forma en la que consigue meterse en tu cabeza. Una joya que ha pasado demasiado desapercibida y que recomendaría sin dudarlo a cualquier amante del terror. Si eres fan del género, dale una oportunidad. Merece muchísimo la pena.