AMFP Member Review Thread

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My game time was 7 hours - this included exploring, reading the notes, and getting stuck once on a puzzle.

The positives: Great story, atmosphere, and music.

Overall though, it is a great experience, however having the title 'Amnesia' in it is a bit problematic. It is simply not 'Amnesia' in comparision with the first game.

It is a 'horror' story, but it is not 'surival-horror'. It does induce foreboding, but not the sheer 'terror' - not even close - to the original 'Amnesia.'

Those that have not played though original Amnesia may very well enjoy 'A Machine for Pigs': those that have played 'Dear Esther' and enjoyed, and are looking for something darker and more horrifying - will also most likely enjoy AAMFP.

However, those who absolutely loved the first Amnesia and the sheer terror of playing that game will most likely be deeply let down by this game. It simply - in no way - matches the original Amnesia.

This leaves one with a bit of a problem. If this game didn't have the title 'Amnesia' in it, I'd probably gladly at least give it a 8 out of 10; however with the title 'Amnesia' in the game - comes a certain standard and that standard was simply not met - I'd have to give it a 6 out of 10 and that is being kind.

I've read other reviews about 'wasted potential' and I think that is very apt. So many wonderful locations which would have been great with more first Amnesia-like moments or scares, but completely left empty and void.

A lot of this is due to the stripping of the game-play mechanics. This, in my opinion, was a horrible decision and removed a lot of the tension int the first game.

It's not a bad game, but it isn't Amnesia - it would have been better just to market this game as "A Machine for Pigs" and leave 'Amnesia' out of it so the game could be enjoyed on its own merits and not compared to the first Amnesia.

Hopefully - in the future - there will be a proper 'Amnesia' made by Frictional Games that will live up to the title 'Amnesia'. This game is not that game. It's a great game in its own right, but it is not 'Amnesia.'

So - the game by itself - 8.5 / 10 - however as an 'Amnesia' game - 6 / 10. I hope this review helps. Peace.