Phil in the Mirror

재밌는데 진심 지성인들만 할수있음

I really wanted to love this game. It looks exactly like something I'd enjoy. Unfortunately it runs at 10 FPS on the steam deck, and won't even open on my PC due to forced ray tracing (which my GPU doesn't support). Hopefully the dev is able to fix the performance one day... but for now I'll be refunding.

Phil in the Mirror honestly hooked me way more than I expected. At first it feels like a simple “Exit 8–style” hallway game: you just walk, spot anomalies, get a bit paranoid. Phase 1 is basically the game training your eyes. No cheap jumpscares, just that feeling of “wait, that wasn’t there before, right?” You’re not even aware you’re memorizing stuff, but you are. Then Phase 2 hits and that’s where it gets really good. All those anomalies come back as reports, and now you have to use what you saw to solve puzzles. It shifts from “something’s off” to “I KNOW I saw this, how does it match this report?” First half is data collection, second half is data analysis, and that structure makes the late game super immersive. If anything, I wish the report phase was a bit longer because the idea is that strong. But overall, if you like horror that’s more about observation and memory than loud jumpscares, this game is genuinely worth your time.

The Exit 8 + Lorelei and the Laser Eyes 기발하고 대담한 아이디어를 접목한 지식기반게임 갓겜 이상 현상 발견 게임은 처음 한두 번 정답일 때만 재밌고 실수하고 여러 번 트라이 하다 보면 루즈해지고 피곤해지는데 이 게임은 독특한 전개로 적당한 긴장감과 흥미를 유지함 매뉴얼과 단서로 풀어야 하는 퍼즐들과 서사를 연결하는 흐름도 하나하나 논리적이고 개연성과 의미가 있어서 완성도가 꽤 높음 로렐라이와 레이저눈을 해본 사람은 알겠지만 그 넓은 저택을 반복 이동하는 수고스러운 단점도 해결되어 있다 게임성에 비해서 평가 수가 처참한 게 안타까울 정도인데 아이러니하게도 이 게임의 가장 큰 흠은 8번 출구-라이크라고 홍보하고 첫인상도 그런 류 게임으로 박히게 만들었다는 이유라고 생각함... 양산형인 줄 알고 지금까지 안 했지 이런 갓겜이면 진작에 해서 입소문 내고 다녔다

I don't particularly enjoy these anomaly hunter games. This game exceeds all expectations. This game is absolutely fantastic. The anomalies are there, and they are good. But instead of running away, you are running towards the anomalies. The story is fantastic. The puzzles are inspired, genius even. I noted things that weren't used for hours of gameplay. I did things out of order. I had epiphanies. The game is so well put together. I'm not going to be able to write about anything specific because I don't want to spoil it for people. Play this game!

起初那些怪异现象确实把我吓得不敢往前走， 但等我真的下到更深的楼层、开始接触到各种谜题以后， 我反而会期待它们再次出现了。 第一次玩这款游戏，整体体验真的特别棒。 虽然一路往下走的过程确实有点单调，但一定要坚持到最底层， 下面的谜题设计真的很有深度，绝对值得。

I wasn't sure what to expect from the trailer, but I really enjoyed this. There's a good transition from the "anomaly hunt" style gameplay to a more standard puzzle sequence, and the two halves of the game work well together.

Phil in the Mirror pleasantly surprised me in a lot of ways. I'm not really into anomaly hunts, but I really liked the way they were implemented (and later, recontextualized) in this game. I thought the puzzles were very well designed and felt satisfying to solve. It looks like I played after some difficulty adjustments were made, and I think it strikes a nice balance of having some tricky puzzles, but none that felt frustrating or like I didn't have the necessary information to solve it. I was also surprised by how invested I found myself in the narrative. The game has a pretty heavy tone shift in the second act, which I found to be very compelling, and enough breadcrumbs were left to always keep me interested in going to the next puzzle to find out more about what was going on in the story. All in all, a really solid puzzle game, and one I'd highly recommend for any fans of the genre!

[h1] 잘 짜여진 퍼즐 게임 [/h1] 흔한 8번 출구류 게임이라 생각하며 구매를 고민하고 있다면 다시 한 번 생각해보는 것이 좋다. 8번 출구의 요소보다 퍼즐로서의 요소가 중심이 되는 게임이기 때문에 생각하던 분위기와 다를 수 있다. 공포 요소로 추격 요소는 거의 없으며 점프스케어는 2개에서 3개 정도로 많지 않은 편이다. 문서, 이상 현상을 전부 밝히지 못하여도 클리어에는 지장이 없으며, 도전과제를 전부 클리어하기 위해서는 [spoiler] 물이 차고 넘칠 때 열리지 않는 문을 조사하는 것과, 라디오의 내용을 청취하는 것이 도움이 될 것이다. [/spoiler]

Why is this coolas game so underrated? The anomaly mechanics and puzzles are insanely good. PLEASE BUY AND PLAY THIS GAME NOW!!!