Constructive Feedback on Amensia

[Smith14]

3.5) More emphasis on open-world exploration/backtracking It would of been great to have the ability to backtrack to the entrance hall, backhall, prison, ect., and have the opportunity to find new puzzles and tasks as events in the game progressed. A non-linear or less linear experience would of been great. And it would add plenty of optional hours back into the title.

I think this would have killed the game personally. I didn't come to play Amnesia so I could run around the entire building anytime I wanted and was free to roam around the country side kicking turtles, I came to play a controlled scary game that doesn't allow too much freedom. Freedom is less scary, being stuck in a room with a monster is.

I disagree, the linear experience made it feel like a horror ride on rails. I think the option to free roaming previously "safe" tutorial sections (like the entrance/back hall hubs) doing optional puzzles and controlling how about completing them would put the player more in control. Trust me, some of us would be too scared to even go back

And the word "optional" is key. It is obvious frictional gaming was targeting a casual gamer, but having difficulty options for hardcore players, and even casual players who can't get enough and want to take their game to the next level; would make for a fantastic edition! The ability of revisiting areas and completing more difficult and complex optional puzzles (along with the possibility of more scares) would do nothing but add to an already great game!

But again, my two fundamental criticism are my main concerns for future titles. Amnesia is an incredibly great and innovative game. Primarily focusing on providing a slow-burning, atmospheric horror ride with a constantly unfolding story. All of this, along with more freedom, difficulty options and more complex puzzle solving, would make for a fun bonus