DREAD IT

she dreaded on my it till i pillar

Alright fam, so this game DREAD IT? Man, I can’t even. Just dread it, you feel? I didn’t even get past the start screen before I was like, “This is the vibe for me.” Straight-up bussin’ with that pure dread energy, like I’m standing in line at Starbucks, and they just ran out of oat milk. First thing I gotta say, playing DREAD IT felt like those times when you swipe right, and they don’t even swipe back. Like, I'm talking absolute ghosting. That's the dread level we’re dealing with here, like that terrible moment when you realize you forgot to turn off your stove, or worse, the Wi-Fi's down during your Netflix binge. Fr, it’s like my entire social battery was drained just looking at the title. Total mood. But the whole vibe is pure dread. It's that feeling when you open your fridge and see that expired milk you swear wasn’t expired yesterday. It's scrolling TikTok and realizing that everyone’s way cooler than you. Or worse—remembering your FYP and what it says about you. Imagine a game that just knows how awkward it is to make small talk with your dentist, that uncomfortable feeling when someone’s typing for way too long in your DMs, or when the barber asks if you’re good with the cut halfway through. And no cap, DREAD IT just makes you feel like every time you try to adult, life’s like, “Nah fam, dread it.”

Haven't really played it just yet, will give it a shot later, but leaving a review because zeNate made the ost

What a neat game! Looks great visually, very stylish. Game play is challenging but fair.

Interesting in theory, not captivating me in practice. Story looks good but the gameplay doesnt keep me going. But Im sure this game is a masterpiece for some. Good game, not for me. Maybe Ill try it again later and see if it changes.

Pretty cool project!

I was quickly enthralled by the apparent appreciation for smaller details that aren't necessary or even thoroughly implemented; immersion for me is so much easier when it's clear that the developers themselves also wanted to be immersed in the world and story they created. I wasn't expecting a fourth level due to the rampant difficulty of the third, but I think keeping the fragments at 4 maximum was the smart choice. The time delay on the text bubble after completing each mission was just enough that I would forget it existed and miss seeing it on every level. The game is a deftly designed maze centered on preparation for the typical horror chase sequence. Diversity of approach and replay value is magnified by the ability to begin the chase from any of the fragments. Although it is present in a rudimentary sense, the game could have immense potential for paragaming challenges were that I could grab and move kinetic objects more easily and precisely, but the middle ground of using only the tools that I arrive with will certainly make for enough difficulty as is. Where Hotline Miami tunes itself to the sharp frequency of a dozen do-overs a minute, this feels like the same form of dread and planning stretched out on a rack. The available options are broader spatially, but consequentially, they become far less lenient; the decisions of my route and the corresponding placement of my traps retain a long buildup that can easily waste the last quarter hour if something is misjudged. In a larger scope this game might become something like Teardown, which necessitates saving within a level in order to avoid that wasted time becoming the most difficult part of the experience. DREAD IT gets an S for Smoked Out To Death.