AMFP Member Review Thread

[NicoNico]

• Fresh and new approach to the Amnesia world while staying true to its origins.
  
• The darkest, most horrific tale ever told in a videogame.

These are two of the features listed on Steam store page. They are both lies.

Well, it's actually a new approach to the Amnesia world, which felt refreshing, so I don't see how it's a lie.
Also, Frictional Games and The Chinese Room are trying to actually sell their game so they can earn money for their work and continue making games, so I don't think that "a dark kind of horrific tale, maybe not the most terrifying thing ever, but a good one if you're into that kind of stuff" would have been a good catch-phrase (wait... it's actually not bad at all ! )
It's like when they sell a horror movie as "the most terrifying movie ever". We all know it's not.

I'm not saying that you're wrong for not enjoying the game, that's totally fine by me, and I actually understand why. I'm just saying that you can't blame FG and TCR for that. They said it was going to be different. It is. Like it or not.
It's like when you're going to your favorite restaurant and want to try something new.
If you don't like your meal, will you say "well this place is crap ! I feel cheated, I want a refund and will never come back again ! Ever !!" ? Or would you just say "well, I didn't like it that much. I will not order that again. Ever." ?

Alright, maybe it was a selling phrase, acceptable. But I still feel empty handed and cheated, I waited 2 years for this sequel.
Of course I'll still support Frictional and I'll still try to stay active in the modding community, but now they feel much more... amateur to me. I can't envy them like I did before this title came out. Penumbra: Overture is one of my favorite games of all time.

For your comparison: TDD took me 2 weeks to finish. Not because the puzzles were too hard or the game was too long. I was just too scared to continue.
AMFP took me 3.5 hours.

I think a lot of people had too much expectations for the game.
No, wait, let me rephrase that : I think a lot of people had other expectations for this game. That's much better^^
But I can see why and, thus, I can see why you feel that way.

I think there was a misunderstanding for some people : AMFP is not a sequel to TDD. It's another story (connected to the other, but still) in the Amnesia world.
I honestly believe that TCR did the right choice by going for something different. As I said, there are hundreds of CS to continue with TDD vibe, some are even very good, so why would they do that, too ?
Yes, the game has its flaws, and some are disappointing, but I really feel that it was a good call.
I prefer waiting for 2 years and ending up with something new, even if it's flawed, than waiting 2 years to get the exact same thing. What's the point ?
But that's a personal opinion

Anyway, sorry you didn't like the game, I can see you were really expecting it :/