Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout

was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and pissing myself the whole time

amazing game best 2 hrs of my life

This is the best Fears to Fathom episode I´ve played SO FAR, but it could have been sooo much better. The atmosphere is excellent. Beeing alone in a fire lookout tower in the middle of nowhere works really well, and the game actually managed to scare the ♥♥♥♥ out of me when the guy Silas suddenly appeared in front of me. Unfortunately, the final part is poorly written and even worse designed. First, you take a photo of something almost a mile away and you use the flash? And it gives away your position. WTF? Second, there are several cultist, yet only ONE decides to chase you. WTF? Third, when you manage to escape without him seeing where you went, the game simply puts him right behind you again when you reach the RV. None of it makes much sense. The final chase makes things even worse. The controls are too clumsy for precise timing it requires, and if you fail, you have to replay the whole scene again. Another thing that bothers me about every Fears to Fathom episode I`ve played so far is that you can never fight back. I`m not asking for a combat system, but when someone is trying to kill you, why can`t you at least push him away, hit him with something or try to defend youtself? Why is running and hiding always the only option? It`s a shame because most of Ironbark Lookout is genuinely good. With a better-designed ending, this could have been an excellent episode. Still recommended, but barely...