AMFP Member Review Thread

[Ahiam94]

I'm extremely sad to say that I'm disappointed. I was up last night at 11:59 waiting for the install button to pop up so that I could play this game as soon as possible. Once I turned it on, I instantly noticed one gigantic flaw. No custom stories button. I'm not sure if that's going to be implemented later or what, but for now, that's as shocking as it is disappointing.

While playing the game I was shocked to see that you can't interact with barely anything. Also, when I pressed tab no menu popped up. I figured it was just because I was early in the game and it just wasn't available yet. But, it never came. Never. There were no keys to be found. There was no Laudanum, no insanity potion. Nothing. There was no health meter, no sanity meter.

Eventually, I got used to this. I figured, maybe these things aren't necessary to make a good Amnesia game, and after playing for a little while, I realized it was true. While it felt like it was missing something, the game was still good.

But, it was not nearly as good as it's predecessor. Never did I ever feel the same amount of fear in this game as I did with the first. There were times when I would feel my heart race, but one thing that was missing was the hiding. There was never a moment where I had to hide in a closet and pray for the monster to leave without noticing me. For the most part, if I just let the pigs wonder for a little while, they would just leave, eventually.

Then four hours after pressing the new game button, it was over. Really? Was my reaction. I was almost heartbroken to see the credits roll. The entire game, I thought they were holding back on the scares because it was just getting started, but there they were. The credits. I nearly shed a tear at the site. After so much waiting, so much anticipation, that was it. Four hours of scares that didn't even compare to the first Amnesia.

The only things positive I can say about this game is that I really did enjoy the story, the voice acting, and the music. The music mostly. It had some amazing songs through the tiny journey. The story was very dark and gruesome, although there are some plot holes and some unanswered questions. The voice acting was great. Too bad the game ended so soon that I was not really able to hear many conversations.

My final score would be a 6. While the game is good, it's nothing compared to the first, and it almost should have just been an expansion. Also, the $20 price tag may be asking too much for such a insanely small game.

I really would not complain about the size if there were custom stories to play, but there aren't. There is no custom story button. So, there is nothing left for me in this game. After waiting so long, in one day I'm done. It's over. There's nothing left to do with this game. This sucks. Sorry Frictional, but you guys failed at this one. Try releasing an expansion that will make the game at least take two days to beat. And make an update with a custom story button.

It hurts me to be saying bad things about this game. I was so excited. I feel kind of betrayed.