Yahtzee reviews Amnesia

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I played Amnesia without reading any reviews, I figured if Penumbra was good, then this will be even better. I'm glad I played without reading/watching reviews first, as I just got immersed without thinking about the flaws.

Saying that I do agree with some of the things said. The sanity meter is a bit iffy, I'm not sure how I feel about the whole blurring thing, I understand the challenge made, that light keeps you sane but makes you easier to spot, but I don't know, I can't really articulate how I feel about it.

Personally I don't mind the monsters suddenly appearing, it caught me off guard, and regarding when they appear after completing an objective, I did start to guess when one would appear, but it didn't take away the scare factor too much for me. Hell, from the beginning I was looking around each room for possible hiding spots!

Little flaws that Yahtzee mentioned aside, it is the most atmospherically scary game I have played, I loved letting myself get immersed and be scared.

I think it's a good review, and is balanced.