The Heilwald Loophole

并非循环，而是利用高浓度关卡设计和网状叙事跳脱出传统线性思维的怪才之作。 本作主要利用了三点手法来达成流程的非线性。首先是作为噱头的有点超自然意味的循环点，与其交互能直接进入选关界面、重进关卡开头，这打破了时间流逝的线性。其次是地图上的箱庭式、开放式，这是空间上的非线性。（具体的空间）最典型的比如Courtyard这张地图，由于它位于网状结构上的十字路口，必然要起到四通八达的枢纽作用，所以在设计上就直接安排了多栋建筑以链接不同地图。最后是多路线过关和有意为之的卡关。每张地图都拥有多种通过方式，而每种方式会链接到不同的地图。甚至死亡本身就被设为通过方式之一，玩家必须通过失败从图A跳到图B，在图B找到关键道具后用循环点重回图A解锁新的路径。（抽象的跳跃的空间）这种叙事很像428等一众视觉小说的“剧情锁”，放进恐游里简直就是史无前例的创新了。 当然，想支撑起网状叙事里各个地图节点还必须要有超高浓度的关卡设计。拿Attic这关举例的话，狭窄的通道和会瞬移的管理员打了个漂亮的配合。玩家越是被惊悚的追逐音效压着往前跑（本作的配乐和音效堪称一绝，很多粗糙建模的敌人本来吓不到人，愣是被音效提升了一个层次），越是容易触发敌人瞬移到前方——所以只能保持一定距离看着遛。此种拥有优秀机制的关卡设计差不多在澡堂达到一个顶峰，与多路线共同刺激了玩家的自主探索欲望。相较而言，流程收尾部分偏线性、设计感下滑、草率的最终BOSS战显得比较平庸了。除了中间有个给职业归类的解谜卡英语渣，是一段短小精悍、能令人感受到创作热情的完美体验。 注：全收集成就需要保证垃圾收藏家存活，死亡则会卡在96%。Trashyard这关共有三种颜色垃圾，给黑的有个成就，给另外两种都能过关但黄色致死，故全成就的正确做法是先给黑的再给绿的。如果已经不幸死亡又不想重打游戏的话只能通过修改存档数据解决。SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\The Heilwald Loophole\Save里的Progression.xml，打开找到<TrashCollector><IsAlive type="System.Boolean" value="False" />这一项，把False改成True即可。

Absolutely phenomenal game

Short and sweet, effective horror. It becomes a bit less scary on a second playthrough or after figuring out the character's ai, but it's still a good game.

quit my job- became insane

mouthwashing se fosse incrível

医院氛围超棒的，进里面去个个都是人才，说话又好听，超喜欢在里面

+ Unique concept, interesting characters and levels + graphics are intentionally scaled down to fit setting + death is not necessary to progress, but not punished either and can open new options +/- You benefit from knowing German because of some smaller details. Overall the game feels German.

this game fascinates me a lot the story is extremely engaging and well written the puzzles can feel a liiittle strange at times but overall it was an amazing experience

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Absurd, crunchy and deeply disturbing... if that sounds like something you'd like, you'll love the fantastically written and executed The Heilwald Loophole with its unique characters and abstract story. It's one of those indie horrors to just get lost in for a few hours and massage those parts of your brain that day-to-day life doesn't touch.