Reflections/thoughts on Amnesia

[Bek]

I'm not sure, I didn't really test it extensively but does it have audio occlusion - walls blocking/muffling sound?

It's quite a bit to expect an indie dev to do something most of the audience wouldn't notice/appreciate especially when AAA titles don't bother either mostly.

Although having no weapons really improved the feeling of helplessness I feel it also had unwanted side effects. When you have absolutely no way of defending yourself it also increases your sense of security - you know that because you can't defend yourself you're not going to have to. I'm not saying I think it's entirely bad, but that's how I felt anyhow.

Interesting. I know what you mean, and as a sideaffect of playing the game and dieing as you continue the fear factor does fade. However it is still works better without weapons I think - even with them you have a chance of failing so you don't completely avoid the problem!

Another thing that bothered me is the puzzles, oil and sanity. Some of the puzzles were quite difficult to get through, not because they were hard to figure out but because they were hard to figure out how to figure out.

Like you said later on, the time period the game was set in did limit the puzzles, however I don't think they're hard at all. In fact they were easier than penumbra, but perhaps that's because I'd played penumbra and knew the general idea of things.