Witchblood

Going to say that this game was a series of mixed feelings for me. I'll keep it spoiler free. Firstly, thank you Perspektik for sending me an email saying the game was coming soon *not gifted / paid / sponsored* After hearing about it, I did delve into a few other games of yours to see how they play. +This game's atmosphere and graphics were a huge improvement compared to the previous games. You have come a long way and this game really showcases improvement in design. +/- Lighting was significantly improved from previous games. There were several times that the lighting instruments went out, and had to be messed with before they would come back on. -One of my two major gripes with the game was the inconsistent save points. The first few chapters had one readily available which was absolutely fantastic! Until the 4th chapter where there was no save points for close to 2 hours of game play. Granted part of that is because I may have sucked a little, the other part is my 2nd major gripe... more on that later. This game needs a standard save feature or break downs of save points during the main part of the game. +/- Jump scares in this game were decent for the most part. Several good ones. Some that were campy and made me laugh, which I consider a win. The ones that fell hard and flat were the jump scares that took control from the player away. It's hard to be startled when the camera turns your character to a certain place and shows you something 'scary'. When I know its coming, it's much less effective. Trust the players to be looking in the general area, or put the scares in locations that the player has to look, not where they are forced to. -My 2nd large negative with the game was the damn DOORS! I spent so much time running through the manor trying to figure out if a door was locked or not, and if it wasn't, which way did it open. When I figured that out, I had a hell of a time opening it up right. While this didn't happen at every door, it was a vast majority of them. I was trolled super hard by a door with a cabinet that was blocking it? *Don't know if glitch and if not, sorry, minor spoiler* but it was awful! MOST HORROR GAMES don't do that! If a door is blocked and doesn't open more than a small bit, than it's not supposed to open all the way! PUT A JUMP SCARE THERE! DON'T MAKE ME HAVE TO SLAM AT IT MULTIPLE TIMES!!! Then the half blocked door never pops up again. +I'll end this part with a positive. The story was good, I was engaged while not dealing with the above negatives. Everything unfolded well, and I liked uncovering what happened. Now that I got that off my chest; I think that my two biggest issues with the game can be fixed with a few patches. Which would make the overall game a huge recommendation from me all the way. I would give this a mixed review until these are resolved. I am excited to see what the developer has for the next one, and I want to encourage them to keep making games. And I would love to play through that one on a let's play too. Oh yeah, shameless Let's Play if you want to see me fumble my way awkwardly about the game and see my genuine reactions to everything. https://youtu.be/PfHOG1noA-o