AMFP Member Review Thread

[restlessdreams]

I would give AMFP about a 6/10. If you want comparisons, I would easily give TDD a 9/10.

While the story, music and visuals were all amazing and wonderfully done, I was left with a lot of yearning for more. I wanted that interactivity that came with TDD. It really helped with making the game seem less linear and demanding of some moderate thinking skills. I wanted to be able to explore, and perhaps find some secrets, or even just little easter eggs... but every door that wasn't needed was locked. I was expecting, the entire time, for that drop to occur - the drop in which you go from slightly creepy, to extremely uncomfortable. That never happened for me. While I had a few scares, they were few and far between. TDD had a couple puzzles that admittedly ended up time consuming and frustrating for me, but I still think I'd prefer those over the barely existent ones in AMFP. The object you needed to find was usually right next to you, there was never any complex thing to solve, and the entire exploration was incredibly linear to the point of not having to think much when walking around. No turning around and going back, no missing things one or two times... always got to the right place immediately. I know that should sound like a good thing, but in survival horror it's that hopeless, 'where did i go wrong' feeling that so contributes to the atmosphere. The layout itself should be like a puzzle, I feel, and it was so perfect in TDD.

I'm not one to complain about the endless lantern, although that is another contributing factor to the 'hopeless' feeling that really is needed in games such as these. (I didn't mind so much 'cuz I love my lantern on all the time and always egging on dem bad guys :3)

Even so... I'm glad I purchased the game. I still enjoyed it. I understand that after what seemed like such a long wait, my hopes were already in really high standards. It was a beautiful dark tale, with brilliant music and sound... I loved the artwork, I loved so many things. The gameplay was really the only thing that disappointed me, and unfortunately that's the core of a game pretty much. If I could offer any consumer advice it would be to please bring back the interactive moments for whatever comes next, as well as the exploration and continual sense of dread that comes with survival horror experience.