Doorways: The Underworld

Is this game better than the first part? Maybe, but i won't know, because i CAN'T SEE ♥♥♥♥! It has the same problem like the first game - it's way too dark. You can change the brightness this time, but it just makes all the illuminated parts of the game brighter, the dark parts not. Which means i can't see where i can hide from the monster, so i't kills me. So whatever. I won't bother. One good part tho. Most of the papers you'll find are read out lout by the MC, who has a nice voice. But yeah, that's it.

Неплохая бродилка а-ля Амнезия или Аутласт.

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*sigh* Ah, Doorways. (Reviewing the entire 4 chapters / 3 games at once; no spoilers). Rarely if ever have I encountered a game that had me both very intrigued AND utterly annoyed, often changing between the two in a matter of minutes, while sadly often remaining on the "annoyed" part longer. It literally goes from "Man this is so cool" to "What in the actual ****, who the **** designed this and where can I go to have them banned from ever making video games again?" (Okay, maybe a bit harsh, but frustration levels can get quite high when playing these.) The good: - The one thing that all games nail is the immersion. Sound design (including the voice actor), overall aesthetics, level design, all creative / 3D artist work, genuinely outstanding stuff here. That is, if you turn up your gamma before playing, because everything is ridiculously dark on default, especially in the first game. The bad: - Story-wise it's confusing at best. While I get that they needed an excuse to create bizarre dark fantasy settings, just calling it "Going into the mind of serial killers" and then never explaining anything about it is really detrimental to the great atmosphere the game does manage to create. - Poor sense of progression and feedback to the player. This becomes especially egregious when you're on the lookout for the collectible relics. These often spawn at places you've already been to, with absolutely zero indication that something has even changed. Even "better", some become quickly inaccessible if you accidentally progress beyond certain points, requiring you to restart the entire game because there's no manual saves and chapter selection doesn't save overall collectibles progress. - The puzzles, including enemy / boss encounters. While some are intuitive, many get (the wrong kind of) confusing or frustrating. Doesn't help that some of them just keep reoccurring, sometimes basically unaltered. Shout out to the end of "The Underworld", which I'm pretty sure is actually violating the Geneva Conventions. So where's the thumbs up coming from? If you find this on a steep discount and if you're a sucker for creepy indie horror games with a unique feel and atmosphere, you could give this a go. Just be prepared for some frustration, which will likely occur at some point. Note for Linux / Steam Deck players: While there are native versions for all 3 parts, most achievements are broken and will not unlock. Thankfully plays very well with Proton.

I like it, it's short and a bit similar to Amnesia. The last monsters and it's sequence is the best part of the game. 7/10

O jogo é até gostoso de se jogar, mas a falta da mecânica de correr, foi uma das coisas que mais me decepcionou, o campo de visão dos monstros é claro, é outra coisa a se pontuar, e o pior é quando você morre sendo esmagado por uma porta, que se você der muita sorte como eu, em vez de morrer o jogo te trava dentro da parede e te impossibilita de fazer qualquer coisa, nem o "esc" funciona nesses casos. Mas eu adorei o jogo, se você gosta de jogos ruins super indico esse. -.-