ItLivesInTheWoods

Amazing game. I lost 5 years of my life thanks to the jumpscares.

What on earth is this? Thanks to UE5, here’s yet another title I’d classify as “junk.” It’s not even worth this low price. The beginning is promising, with the forest looking great and creating a fantastic atmosphere. But what immediately stands out as a negative right from the start is the voice acting. What happened to the voice actors? The father sounds like he’s taken too many sleeping pills. Completely sleepy, boring, and emotionless. It completely ruins the atmosphere and makes the game seem cheap right away and not exciting in the slightest. The voice acting for the creature you encounter at the end is also completely botched. Just a faint breath and a whisper. Is that supposed to be scary? The flashlight and lighter (I have no idea why you have both) do have a durability meter in the inventory, but it's impossible to deplete it in any way. It was probably included to give the impression that these items have limited usability, but in reality, the meters could have just been left out. In the second half, the forest doesn’t play a major role anymore, and the atmosphere is gone. The jump scares are cheap and don’t scare you, and you don’t really get scared in general either. During the “chase,” I got lost, but I wasn’t afraid or anything at that moment—first of all, it wasn’t scary, and second, my health bar would have lasted forever. There are also several “endings,” though you can't really call them “endings.” You have the option to watch the second ending as well, but it's just as ridiculous as the first one. What a waste of time. But my advice: Stay away from this game, even at this price.

This game had potential, but the mechanics were a little wonky. Once I got to the house and woke up, I could not find the next task to do. I searched everything for about 20 minutes until I just gave up. I suggest adding instructions or notes to help. I also think the voice for the person looking for his daughter did not match at all. He was very mute and not upset. The volume for the game was quiet as well.