Worse Than Death

So, I'll just start off by saying I did not like Home, but this game looked a lot better so I decided to give it a chance. And while the game looks and plays a lot better than Home, the story once again just falls flat to me. Here are my pros and cons of the game: PROS: Looks fine. Not the best looking point and click I've ever played, but it definitely is well done and well made. The movement is fine, even if the run animation is wonky. The puzzles are fairly easy, and easy to find hints for. I got all of the investigation achievements in my first playthrough without a guide just by exploring. I like the cartoon segments of the game. It's not often I see it, and I also thought it was nicely drawn and complemented the game overall. The art direction was good. CONS: 1. There are too many things that seemed to just want to create the scary atmosphere or puzzle situation that just doesn't make sense in a town I'm supposed to believe exists and functions. There are a few plotholes never closed, and more either not explained, or very loosely explained where you'd have to suspend belief. 2. There is too much nonsense dialogue. It's even more annoying because you can't skip any cutscenes or dialogue sequences even on replays, and I don't need Holly summarizing out loud what I just found out. The clues were not that complex to decipher. 3. Lastly, and this is just me nitpicking, there is no reason to have this game marked with sexual content for [spoiler]LGBT content. A lesbian unrequited love (there is nothing graphic) is not sexual content. Being gay is not anymore sexual content than being straight. If Holly was in love with Flynn instead, I'm sure the sexual content warning wouldn't be there. [/spoiler] I bought the game as part of a bundle so I got a little bit of a discount, but the game isn't very long, even with three playthroughs because you can bypass a lot of it if you write down some of the combinations. If you're still interested in the game, I'd wait for a sale or get it in a bundle, but I still don't recommend it. The story just didn't hit.

Es un juego muy simple y fácil, pero entretenido. La historia es como scooby doo con un poco de sangre, es entretenido, pero nada del otro mundo.

[h2]Recensione di Worse Than Death[/h2] [h3]Pro:[/h3] - Grafica curata all'inverosimile - Pictures ottime a dir poco - La squisita ricostruzione di una cittadina nordamericana immersa negli anni 90 - Gameplay ben ponderato in fatto di difficoltà, per non parlare di quanto sia creativo - Un'atmosfera tanto ansiogena quanto claustrofobica - Messaggio ben reso - Un eccellente comparto sonoro - La cura riservata alla caratterizzazione di ogni singolo personaggio - La capacità di rendere tangibili Grace e la sua personalità pur facendola apparire, di fatto, solo sul finale... [h3]Contro:[/h3] -... che risulta però, anche per questo, eccessivamente affrettato - Il jumpscare del bagno (CHI HA GIOCATO SA DI CHE PARLO!!!), semplicemente fuori contesto - Il "salto" degli ostacoli poteva essere gestito meglio - Più di un dettaglio che non torna affatto (perché, per esempio, quello che alla fine si scopre essere lo spirito di Grace continuava a ripetere "È colpa tua/vostra!", visto che sempre sul fatidico finale asserisce l'esatto contrario?) - La sola idea che il padre di Grace, da solo, abbia fatto TUTTO questo (senza nemmeno sapere con che mezzi, tra l'altro) non riesce a convincermi del tutto - Il suo personaggio in generale, che finisce col risultare più patetico che inquietante (e non sono tanto sicuro di quanto ciò sia voluto...) assieme alle sue motivazioni [h3]Osservazione aggiuntiva:[/h3] Ho la netta sensazione che Grace fosse stata pensata per essere la vera antagonista della storia, in un primo momento, e solo in seguito si sia scelto di attribuire questo ruolo a suo padre per... esigenze di trama, suppongo? [h2]Voto: 6,5/10 e lode[/h2]

Ciekawa przygodówka połączona z survival horrorem (są też jump-scare'y). Holly przybywa do rodzinnego miasta by rozwiązać pewne niedokońcone sprawy i stawić czoła trudnym tematom z przeszłości. Mamy tu trochę zagadek, kilka z nich rozwiązywało się lepiej zapisując pewne rzeczy na kartce. Jest używanie przedmiotów, jednak gra wie czego musimy użyć, więc kiedy mamy to co trzeba to wyświetla się inventory, a kiedy nie mamy, to nie pojawia się nic. Jest sporo rozmów i opisów rzeczy, które są wokół nas jednak nie mamy możliwości wpływania na dialogi. Końcówka, tzn rozwiązanie całej tajemnicy, którą nabudowuje 7 rozdziałów i odkrywanie "brudów" mieszkańców miasteczka jest strasznie słabe w mojej opinii. Jednak klimat stworzony przez całą wcześniejszą grę zdołał wynagrodzić rozczarowanie. Czy grać? To zależy. Jeśli grałeś w Distraint i/lub Home i podobało Ci się to graj. To bardzo podobny typ gry. Jeśli nie grałeś, to najpierw zagraj w Distraint (Home jest gorsze niż Worse Than Death)

A really good and eerie horror game. The art work is excellent and the atmosphere is terrifying. The story has a few plot holes, but nothing too major.

A very interesting narrative. Classic adventure game in style and a lot of fun small puzzles. The game is a bit short, but well worth the discounted price.

Worse Than Death... that's not my review - just the name of the game! I thoroughly enjoyed this game. The story kept me gripped and the puzzles were challenging at times - but always doable. I think this may be the first time I've completed a game like this WITHOUT having to look up the answer to a puzzle (Even Resident Evil stumps me at times!). A great experience which I would recommend if you're looking for a little creepy mystery puzzle narrative. As expected - it's quite a short game - I do hope the developers keep more coming because I had a blast.

fun adventure game

Spooky made me jump 4 times

This game is a well-crafted labor of love. The tone of the story and town was established perfectly, and I often found myself constantly asking, “what am I walking into next?” The ending left me scratching my head a bit because there wasn’t as much explained as I had hoped (I still have so many questions), but the twists and turns to get there were a lot of fun. Overall a nice slice of side-scrolling horror, and I look forward to checking out this studio’s other games.