Lost in Terra Mora

Mmmh... this is a hard one. I honestly don't know if I truly recommend this game, but I certainly had fun with it, so, to be fair, I'll definitely give it a positive review. Lost in Terra Mora is a short horror puzzle game with minor survival elements, and with a pretty good atmosphere, further improved by a fitting soundtrack. The puzzles aren't bad at all, the few chase sequences can be quite scary if you're not prepared, and the optional unlockable secrets are a nice touch. However, there are also some major flaws that disappointed me a little bit. First, the threats to the player are too few and too easy to evade, and this makes the initial choice of the character you want to impersonate (which could have been a very nice idea) totally useless, since it really makes no difference on gameplay. Second, there is too much walking with nothing happening. Third, the majority of puzzles are designed in a way I don't really like: before being able to pick up, or even to interact with an object, you must necessarily interact first with the target you have to use it on, i.e., you can't pick up in advance interesting items which will be clearly of some use later. This means what? Backtracking, of course! A bit frustrating. And finally, in the chase sequences, the soundtrack follows the monster like the alarm of an ambulance. Literally. If you get far away enough from the monster, you won't hear the music any more; then, if you stop and wait, you will hear the volume of the music slowly increase as the monster approaches again. This is too comical, it doesn't fit a horror game at all! So, overall, I recommend this game because it is cheap and quite fun, especially thanks to its puzzles and its atmosphere, but don't expect a masterpiece. Let's say it is... ok. Cheers guys!