Hell is Us

Truly amazing game! Was absolutely hooked on the story from start to finish! First game in the longest time that needed some serious brain power to solve its many puzzles and mysteries. My gf and I had a blast taking notes, drawing connections, backtracking to gather more info or unlock something in order to solve future puzzles. The game just drips atmosphere. The sound team did an amazing job and the environments can go from beautifully mysterious to crushingly depressing as you move through the world. The warnings at the start of the game must be taken seriously, some scenes and locations really drive home how truly awful people can be in times of war. Combat is great but is not the main focus of the game. Once you get your build together you enter a bit of a flow state, have your go to skills to manage large groups of enemies, and as long as you're consistent with it, can manage most encounters confidently. And finally the story. Hats off to the writing team because not a single thing that happened was predictable, as I said at the start of my review, we were hooked to the story from start to finish, desperately trying to piece together every puzzle/mystery with everything we learned. Every NPC you chat to has their own little story and opinions on the world, that can ultimately shape your own opinion. We ended up caring about these people and there were some story beats that left us devastated, and not just major story moments/cutscenes. One little side quest of delivering an item for a random side character had us just sitting there in stunned silence. Awesome game! If you're on the fence it seems to go on sale often, grab it then and you won't regret it. Really looking forward to seeing more from this team,

Es un juego con mas cosas buenas que malas. Tiene una buena historia, muy cruel e interesante, con bastante lore repartido en varios coleccionables y sus personajes hacen que te importen, no se te da mapa ni directrices sobre lo que hay que hacer lo cual es algo que va contracorriente a lo que se acostumbra actualmente, es mas como los juegos de los 90's y principios de los 2000 en los que se te daba poca informacion y tu tenias que averiguar que hacer. Muchas cosas hay que estar aputandolas porque el juego no te va a recordar nada de eso, dependera totalmente de ti el saber que hacer. La ambientacion es excelente y te mete de lleno en la atmosfera, me parece que esta bien optimizado ya que no use las ayudas de DLSS y aun asi consegui llegar a los 60 fps casi todo el tiempo. En el lado de sus pecados, esta el que su combate es excesivamente simple... lo que experimentas en las primeras 3 o 4 horas, es lo que vas a seguir experimentando el resto del juego, con muy pocas variaciones, por ese lado pudieron meter mas enemigos o hacerlos mas variados, no es molesto, pero tampoco es fantastico en ese punto. Tambien pueden salir algunos bugs que atoran el juego y no permiten progresar, pero se resuelve volviendo a cargar el punto de control, algo que se podria solucionar con un parche. Recomendado si te gusta explorar y pensar un poco para resolver puzzles, ademas de tener buena memoria y disposicion para leer informacion para saber que hacer. Si vienes por el combate, no es tu juego ya que no es tan complicado ni demandante.

Davvero un bel gioco, il combat è godibile, la storia è parecchio interessante e il world building pure. La soundtrack è god tier, in molti momenti crea un'atmosfera incredibile, bravissimi. I puzzle sono alcuni interessanti che richiedono un po' di ragionamento, altre volte sono semplici, ma va bene così. La storia me la sono goduta anche se il finale è un po' così, anzi deludente anche se aperto per un sequel. Una bella esperienza a tutto tondo. Veramente bravo il team, non vedo l'ora che esca il sequel.

The main story and overall lore is quite engaging, the absence of a quest hud system may have enhanced the experience by forcing the player to pay attention to everything they come across, when you have an arrow pointing you to where you must go you sometimes ignore clue items and talks. The game doesn't make it much dificult to know where or what you need, as long as you read stuff... I think there were only 2 instances where I got stuck on a side mission because the clues were kinda novel for the game and I wasn't expecting it. My only grievance is that it seems there's only half a game... not much of a spoiler but there are 8 symbols and throughtout the game to the end you only really interact with 4 from lore to enemies and items, you even end the game with some surplus of a certain item that would indicate there was more story in the middle but it got cut for some reason. I recommend and would 100% play a sequel...

Jogo com história e mistérios intrigantes. Amei passar meu tempo descobrindo como explorar e resolver os mistérios.

fun times

I came to this game because it looked like a souls-like, but it turned out to be so much more than that. The story and world-building is very involving, leaving you wanting to know more and more about the past of the land you explore and the people you connect with. Endless secrets make your loot goblin brain go crazy, and the countless puzzles triggered my Resident Evil sleeper agent time and time again. While the start may have been a bit slow (also may have been a skill issue on my part getting used to the game/getting through Acasa), the game is pretty quick to open up a trove of things for you to do. That being said, this game does not hold your hand. There's usually no map, no clear direction except for following paths/unlocking new areas, and a LOT of backtracking. Personally, I loved going back to previous areas. There's some sort of satisfaction that comes with finally unlocking everything in an area, and this game rewards you exponentially for it. The combat, while not super challenging, is very fleshed out and fully realized. Taking on the traditional Souls-like feel while incorporating newer concepts like deflecting/perfect guarding. The upgrade system is fairly simple, but there's a lot to experiment with in terms of weapon abilities. Overall, I had a blast with this game. When it finally ended it felt extremely bittersweet. I didn't want it to end, but I did so much on my own without looking things up that it felt very accomplishing when I did finish. 9/10

It has Interesting world building with smart puzzles throughout the game. Due to its approach to progress & puzzles, I personally enjoy the game better when it is a bit more contained & linear (act 1). As someone who is a bit of a completionist, It is a bit maddening when the game starts to open up in act two. This is because the game scattered clues, keys and progression across different areas. This forced you to track back and forth between area and it is becoming really annoying very quickly. Especially because the game doesn't offer you many variety of enemies, and battles doesn't really reward in a meaningful way. I feel the game change a bit mid - late game into a more puzzle solving and walking simulator.