Hell is Us

Overall this was a really fun game that I enjoyed enough to finish it. However, I think it struggled a little bit in variety of enemies and just keeping things engaging. There was a ton of puzzles which I just found a little bit tedious. They weren't necessarily hard, just required a lot of running around. Once I figured out the answer I would just look it up anyway to save myself having to run around. The story is nothing life changing but is intriguing enough. Wish there was more to the "interagation" overarching story but that doesn't really tie in until the end. I think the combat is really the let down. It starts out so strong. Interesting healing mechanic. Decent responsiveness. Enemies have unique mechanics. But the further you get into the game the more it turns into "hit enemy enough for them to die" and the early game mechanics you're required to engage with to keep from getting your butt beat never really evolve. All in all, decent game. Play it if you're into the aesthetics but don't be afraid to just look up puzzle answers if you get even a little frustrated with them.

Unfortunately, I can't recommend this game despite the story being one of the more captivating I have seen in gaming. It's very depressing and doesn't hold back on gritty details which I appreciate. Other positives is that I do enjoy the devs intentions with no fast traveling, no map, no quest markers. However, the puzzle system because increasingly annoying the more quests, side quests and general puzzles you enounter. If you do not sit down with a physical notebook and write down what NPCs are telling you, where you encountered a puzzle etc., you'll be quickly lost and frustrated. The other massive negative is UE5. This game runs very bad, especially considering the fidelty of the graphics. The blurry mess that is UE5 physically strain and hurt my eyes after just an hour of playing. For a game that requires a lot of concentration, this is simply unbearable. I'll try to finish the game because I love the story. But it's difficult to finish a game that gives you literal headaches. Update: I finished the game. It was mostly a frustrating journey and the very end... I'm not sure. I'm glad it's over.

最大特色就是探索和解谜，取消地图的设定非常正确，沉浸感很足，箱形关卡做得可以，道路和道具都做得很有辨识度，非常适合舔图。解谜难度适中不恶心，非常难得的是在碎片化叙事、保留悬念的同时又把故事讲得很明白，使得玩家最后能够勾勒出哈迪亚大陆的恢宏编年史。战斗方面的动作和技能做得还可以，最大缺点就是怪物单一，缺乏boss战，普通难度下的三级怪还是有些难打，但因为没有死亡惩罚以及怪不会复活，所以难度下降不少。非常期待下一作，完全可以在保留解谜玩法的同时改进战斗系统。

great game

I do not recommend this game.

7/10 - Recommended. Hell is Us has a really good story and some fantastic puzzles. I also liked the atmosphere and the way the game lets you figure things out without constantly holding your hand. On the other side, enemy variety is pretty limited and the combat mechanics never felt that great to me. Still, the story and puzzles were strong enough to keep me interested until the end.