Snowed In (Custom Story DEMO RELEASED)

[DamnNoHtml]

Without a doubt the most well-made Custom Story I have ever played. You should consider making an outdoor area that displays the blizzard that the player runs through in order to get to the house.

Notable things I enjoyed were:

Spoiler below!

The opening room
Just simply well made. The snow cascading into the room through the door was very realistic.

Story
It is hard to make a story where you are forced to descend deeper into a scary castle area. The character in this story would seemingly stop in front of the fire to gain warmth and wait out the storm. It is possible he would look for someone else, but after the first monster his realistic intentions would be "I am getting the hell out of here, there is no reason for me to be here."

Still, the background between Artur and Jane was well done. Please don't make the "artifact" Artur found an orb, or I will murder you.

Continuity of monsters
I enjoyed the fact you avoided the "oh, I'm in the next room, monsters vanished" idea that plagued the original Amnesia. The fact that the monster keeps slamming on the door in a completely new map creates continuity and urgency.

The room with the movable carpet / ladder
Just a very, very well made inclusion of a ladder. I know it is a pain in the ass making a room like you made, so I acknowledge your mapping skills.

The grunt in the broken door
That scared me genuinely, a feeling I haven't felt since the original Amnesia.

Looming blizzard
Throughout the entire game, I never once felt as if the blizzard was gone. It was a constant presence throughout. The tree crashing through the window was a nice touch.

Bugs / Things I didn't enjoy

Spoiler below!

The curved dagger
Alright, so I find a dagger on the floor. Hey, I know, let's go stab some corpses! I just felt this was completely unrealistic, which contrasts the rest of the realistic nature of the game. Why on Earth would the player start stabbing corpses for no reason?

The brute
There were several buggy things with the brute. When I moved the bookcase, I got the Sanity Potion and the note, and didn't see the key at first. So, I ran back and then a brute literally spawns right in front of me. Obviously I was sort of screwed so I just threw a book at him and ran like hell. Unfortunately, the door I needed to go to was locked, and the camera held focus on the door, so I needed to walk BACKWARDS into the brute to find the key.

The end
Obviously it was a demo but what was with the incredibly annoying ringing at the end? Turn that down about 400 decibels.