Don't Play This

Ein Freund schickt dir 5 gruselige Videos per E-Mail. Das Spiel hat tatsächlich so etwas ähnliches wie eine Story, was für diese sehr kurzen Indie Psycho-Horror Dinger eher ungewöhnlich ist. Was irgendwie die wenigsten Spiele dieser Art hinbekommen ist, Jumpscares nicht derartig inflationär zu nutzen. Wenn man es übertreibt wirkt es irgendwann abstumpfend. Vor allem in einem Spiel, das von Anfang an klar macht, dass es ein Walking-Simulator in dem man nicht sterben kann, ist.

Ok so, as you can see, I have about 1.3h in this game at the time of this review. That is around what you are going to get out of this. The stories are barely stories, there is no narrative, no depth, not even dialogue. You just sit in your apartment, on your computer that is running "architectural opening for light and air 98"©, open your email account, and see an email from some other dude that somehow has 5 .avis in it. Don't ask me how he managed to stuff 5 whole videos (and later a whole game!) into a 1997 email, it's a horror game, surely there is some black magic at work here. Now for the actual game (that is, as you may have guessed, the "stories" in form of the videos): It is a walking simulator mostly, with some very basic interactions. The horror is pure jumpscares. As in, nothing but jumpscares. The screaming really loud in your face kind of jumpscares. So why am I still voting yes then? I am the kind of horror player that needs really, really tense atmosphere to actually still feel horror (current example: go play RE9 blind, Grace sections are insane). Jumpscares don't do that for me anymore. Games where I can comfortably fight back turn into a hunting ground. Horror can also be in visual design or narrative and setting, looking at you, Look Outside (but don't!!!). Yet this game does none of that, bar the jumpscares. But, I have to say, this game does some very good jumpscares. They vary in quality, but some of them made me flinch, and I can respect that. And that is why I recommend this game. Also I somewhat like that Metal riff loop thing on the boombox, even if it's just 10 seconds. Also the cat may be a demon.

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Добрый хоррор из 5 коротких игр. Игра давит больше атмосферой и держит в напряжение в ожидании скримера. "Перекур" между 3 и 4 файлом немного сбивает напряжением. Однозначно рекомендую. На все авичвки уйдёт 1.5-2 часа 10 Барсиков из 10

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Dont play this :-D