In Raw Footage your objective is to enter a forest and get footage of a monster said to live in the forest, but what does the game have to offer?
You have 3 maps to play in the game, having to unlock them by beating the level before it by recording the beast.
Each map has one different beast, which overall are the same, other than the look, except for the third one, for the last and hardest map, where it is stronger, i'll get on that later.
When you enter a map, you are equipped with only your camera, which has limited battery, but that doesn't mean you only have that for the entirety of the game, inside each map are houses and towers which you can find weapons (baseball bat and a pistol), supplies (medkit, ammo and batteries for the camera), but these are limited, so use with caution.
One of the problems with this game is the strategy to win, which is the same for every map, although it somewhat changes in the third map, the strategy is simple: find gun, whistle to attract the monster, shoot it twice to stun it for ~5 seconds, and record it in that time, then repeat.
The dev, to counter this, made it so once you get the footage ( or before) you have to find 3 dead bodies around the map before you can leave, which is really difficult since they are most likely on a corner covered in grass, sometimes near a building, the bodies contain loot, like a medkit or a battery.
Now that i talked about the gameplay, i'll talk about the third map. It is the hardest map and also the biggest, as well as having another threat to the player: the horrifying boars. These little beings will chase you and hit you, taking a small portion of your health, not so bad since you can kill them, but once they spot you, they wont stop chasing you.
So how is this map harder? Is it because 2 things can kill you? Yes. Is that the only reason? No.
The monster for this map is faster (or atleast feels faster) he can also take on 3 bullets before getting stunned, surprising anyone who thought he would stop with 2. This map also has the lowest amount of resources, having 4 medkits and 2 clips for your pistol, and if you miss a single bullet, chances are that you lost, as you have the exact amount of bullets to stun him and record enough for the exit to open, as well as finding the bodies that are way more difficult to find.
The game also has a really good community, as well as an active and fun developer that interacts with the players, also for a game made by one man, its pretty impressive, the idea is also original.
So overall, is the game worth it? Maybe, you may not like the length of the game, or its gameplay. If you enjoy finding bigfoot or the rake, you'll like this game.
So here are my ratings:
Graphics: 7/10 Unreal engine is pretty, and the dev know how to take advantage of it.
Gameplay: 6/10 Why is that? Its because the optimal strategy that never fails, if he introduced a new way of defending yourself or attacking the monster, i would raise it, but since its a "whistle,shoot,record,repeat" i'll keep it like this.
Sound: 8/10 i hated walking around and hearing something running behind me in the middle of the night.
Overall: 7/10 Good
