The Town of Light

super bleak. I know it's a horror game but you're just walking around getting snippets of someone's horrific life and there doesn't seem to be any point. I'm also not clear on whose POV I have. some random person possessed by renee? a medium? i

Jogo muito bom, ligação com Martha is dead. Outro jogo com uma história pesada. Recomendável para quem curte história drámatica. Porém, não se compara a Martha no qual evoliu e ficou mais pesado de um nível mais aterrorizante que terror(monstro) porque isso pode acontecer(Depressão, guerra, morte familiar querido etc..).

This is not a horror game in my opinion. Though, horror comes in many forms. The evil that men do, is often more horrific then any ghost or urban legend. And that applies to this game. This game is not fun either. But that is not the point of this game. This is an art piece that has something important to say. A piece of history that is important to not forget. Victims that deserve to have their stories told and be remembered. It's a sad and difficult game to go through at times. But the message is more important then most games you will come across. For that reason I do recommend the game, but only for those that have an interest in things such as this and are willing to look at the darker side of society.

i am not a fan of the nowadays triggerwarnings all over for practically everything, but in the case of this game, i would strongly advice not to be played by directly affected people (if u have affected relatives, it should be fine or might even be useful for reflection in a way) gameplaywise, its a pretty relaxed exploration experience in a beautiful asylum ruin & surrounding (no chases, no actual enemys), but storywise the emotional spectrum is somewhere between wanting to puke & feeling ur blood boil i think the narrative approach is indisputably a masterpiece with its own soul (i especially praise way of the depiction of [spoiler]heavy dissociation[/spoiler] & the possibility to [spoiler]influence/direct her selfmonologue[/spoiler] ) .. no need here for artificial sadness/horror/mementos, this game is far above that by its sincerity .. i (personally so far) have never seen similar on-point from what i know all over hollywood or similar themed (+metaphoric) games (except books & primary sources ofc).. i also really like the many hidden documents, places & chapters(!) that can still be found .. what i dislike is that the 8 main-pages of her diary are somewhat missable in the first run (i only missed 1 but wanted to read it coherent after the first playtrough) i didnt expect german voice acting in this (and iam not into both the german streamers that gave their voice) but they did a very good job, their tone fits extremely well the more u get to know about the chars

No lo terminé, porque la historia es muy cruda, pero para el que le gusta sufrir, se lo recomiendo. Hay que aclarar que NO ES UN JUEGO DE TERROR. Está clasificado así, pero es más como una película dramática y triste, por así decirlo. La jugabilidad es simple, caminas por el psiquiátrico, lees las notas y ves las cinemáticas (lo más fuerte del juego). Eso es todo.

Kein Feelgood-Spiel: Die Geschichte, die man nach und nach aufdeckt, ist bedrückend, aber man will dann auch wissen, was geschehen ist.

4/10

The game itself presents a compelling premise by offering a historical portrayal which investigates the roots of mental health treatment, giving us enough material to reflect, as a society, our own morals and humanity. The storytelling is amazing, using non-linear mechanics and different art styles in the gameplay that heighten the horror experienced by the character.

Well, in terms of gameplay, it’s just functional at best, the graphics are okay but plagued by glitches, and there’s a lot of backtracking, plus it’s sometimes hard to find important items. It sounds like the game is average at best, and yet I think it’s great. It’s simply a digital history lesson meant to remember the victims who are far too often forgotten, and anyone capable of even a little bit of empathy will still be thinking about it weeks after finishing the game. It's not a pleasant experience and sometimes you have a lump in your throat, and yet you still want to keep going. In the end, I'm just grateful that there are developers who tackle such difficult topics, and I hope there will be more of them in the future.

The Town of Light - powiem albo raczej napiszę szczerze: mam bardzo mieszane uczucia co do tej gry, bo z jednej strony pomysł na grę i historię, która została tu opowiedziana jest oparta na prawdziwych wydarzeniach co już na wejściu daje grze ogromnego plusa. Z drugiej strony to jak ta historia została opowiedziana nie do końca odpowiada mi bo zdecydowanie za mało tu informacji, jakiś takich większych konkretów. I jak się okazuje to nie tylko moje odczucie ale właśnie przez to sporo graczy odbiło się od tej gry i ogólnie jakoś tak przeszła bez większego echa. Tak czy siak tytuł polecam, jest ona dosyć toporna (taki powolny symulator chodzenia) ale z drugiej strony krótka i historia jest mega ciekawa chociaż do jej ogarnięcia potrzeba dosyć dobrego j. angielskiego bo sporo tu medycznej terminologii. Nie będę tu za dużo pisać o samej historii bo nie chcę spojlerować ale również jej samo zakończenie pozostawia sporo niedomówień i spore pole do własnej interpretacji (co średnio lubię) bo trochę takie "iście na łatwiznę" przez twórców. Zobacz, pokręć się po szpitalu i sam zdecyduj czy "Miasto Światła" przyświeciło Ci na plus czy minus;)