The Shade

Here are my notes, I’ll right my paragraph soon. “+ Day system Good title screen Iron lung vibes Lovely driving mechanics Secret ending-ish Slow walking Unique player models Dialogue choices for 2 personalities Good cat Door closes so slowly Was so scary I had to bust out milk and cookies and white girl music Suspense - If the car gets stuck, you’re trapped Why does the game randomly start on the side of the road? Lack of direction Brightness low = good, too low = bad Never had to turn tv on Subtitles say “Scrathing” instead of “Scratching” Was so scary I had to bust out milk and cookies and white girl music If you stop walking in the middle of walking, the footstep looping stops completely so you do half a step O Interesting subtitles No pause menu Why is everything so dark in the day? Why was he so urging to open the closet?? What made him say omg what the f***?” This game certainly conveys the feeling of fear, there were no conventional “jump scares” but maybe that challenges the traditional idea of a VHS horror. This experience was almost like an entire new genre, or experience. It was crafted with difference in mind, it didn’t have blocky models, and it didn’t have “jump scares”. I liked the storytelling, however near the end of the game, the save stopped working and I lost all progress. Hopefully this will be fixed in the final upload. My “professional opinion”: This game showcases horror in a new light.. it challenges the idea of a traditional horror game and had lots of tension and suspense. There were some unique mechanics that made this game so much better.