AMFP Member Review Thread

[LarryV]

I was very happy with AMFP; though the blue filter really hurt my eyes that I had to take a few breaks in-between to not get a headache or relax to make my eyes and make my headache go away.

Story: I enjoyed how the story was revealed to us through notes, thoughts, conversations, images, signs, and allowed us to fill in blanks in places not told to us. I loved reading the notes and were grotesque that I got a small chill down my spine.

The story is grand, it is a story to ponder at and talk about with other people. I love that a lot; I love when games do that.

The mechanics and puzzles was something I didn't like at first. I thought they were simple but looking back they were very streamlined. They were simple and stripped to their basic because that's what the story and game needed; a keep on truckin' mentality. I never felt stuck or frustrated because of some small detail or some mechanic I didn't know about. It's a subconscious mechanics/puzzles they used, a second-hand nature.

The sound and dialogue was luscious. I loved the aches of the pipes, the groans of the machine, the almost breathing sounds the machine made and the manpigs sounds were stress inducing. Now match that with the amazing soundtrack of Jessica Cury; jesus fuck, wonderful.

Now, the scares. At first, I was expecting something visceral and raw like TDD and Outlast but was taken aback. While, playing it and after beating it, I was disappointed but upon thinking about, what TCR did worked perfectly; it's what the story and atmosphere demanded. It was subtle, quiet, and cerebral. They wanted to attack your mind in different way. It reminded me of some of Robert Ackermans and Simon Strantzas's new book. Just quiet somber melachonic horror stories that attack you afterwards and leave you wondering.

Now, alot of people complained about this not being exactly like TDD and at the surface I can see why they said that. But I think some peoople need to realize is that this is not the same team who did TDD. This is a whole different team with a whole different interactive story philosophy and outlook of what is terrifying. So, I do think this is what the Amnesia "namebrand" needed: a new outlook instead of the same with new story or maybe mechanics.