Disappointed with AAMFP

[Diz]

Welcome aboard the forums!

I was not as scared of A Machine For Pigs as I was of The Dark Descent, but my impression is that it was not supposed to be, either. Instead of focusing on neverending terror, I feel they focused more on other kind of disturbing elements. While I was not piss scared from start to finish, like I was in The Dark Descent, A Machine For Pigs did contain very vivid, horrifying and memorable scenes.

Furthermore, I think that The Dark Descent's theme alone allowed it to focus much more on pure horror, while A Machine For Pigs' theme begs for more focus on grotesque and disturbing events. I found the creatures themselves to be terrifying, but the fact that they most of the time seemingly tried to avoid me gave me more of a safety. Perhaps some of them recognized me? I don't know, yet anyway. There is simply too much of the story that I do not understand just yet, but I will say that when I was not horrified and fearing for my own safety, I was horrified and wondering if I used to be related to them somehow and fearing for the safety of others.

I say this game is well deserving of being called the sequel of The Dark Descent. It plays differently, perhaps to the point of not appealing as much to certain fans, but still, a deserving Amnesia title nonetheless.