AMFP Member Review Thread

[eunyx]

So, I just beat the game today, and I have a review:

I liked the setting of the game; we finally got to the place where the last two protagonists in frictional games's games originated (Daniel from Amnesia, and Phillip from the Penumbra Trilogy). Exploring the factory was quite creepy and there was not many, but still some moments where I stood still for five minutes before doing anything.

For the story I did not get some of the things before the events of the game, however I liked the many references to the last game and the reference to World War One's Battle of the Somme. The manpigs in the game were not as scary as the servants in the first game, but it was very interesting and cute to see them interacting with each other in one scene in the game.

The audio in the game I must say was great, I loved the sound effects and the music by Jessica Curry was spot on and fitting to each part of the game. The menu music somewhat reminded me of a theme you would hear in one of the Sly Cooper games or in an Indiana Jones movie.

One other thing I liked was that I actually saw people in the game, so I knew I was not alone in this adventure and that others would experience the same horror as I have.

For gameplay there was some pretty clever puzzles, like the one where you spill the corrosive material on the lock, and use the spotlight to melt it. I was able to recognize many parts of the game that I remembered through the media we were shown in the pictures and the two trailers. One downfall of the gameplay is that you cannot pick up most objects anymore unless it was a key item to solve a puzzle or a chair/stool, so no more throwing bottles or using crates to cover yourself between you and a monster.

For the whole "No inventory", "Unlimited Lantern Power", or "No Sanity" features, I did not mind them as I was too busy finding my way where to go in the large factory of slaughter. Who needs the game to tell you how sane you are? Your sanity meter is permanently installed in yourself to tell you if your losing sanity.

For the scare level, I must say that the game was not as scary as the last game, but still had many moments where I stood still hiding for five minutes before moving again, moments where I went "what the fuck was that?", Nope.avi, and stared for the fact that I thought I saw something.

For improvements I wish the game had more monsters in it that you encountered, more interactable objects, and a less confusing backstory.

I rate this game from 1-10, a 7/10.

Favourite review so far!

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-Kreekakon