UncleTharyn
July 3, 2023
Good, but not enough
"Infested with relentless hordes of zombies" You find 1 zombie in every 3 rooms. And I wouldn't call them relentless. "A variety of weapons" You get a pistol, crowbar, and knives. That's it. That's literally it. This game has a fleshed out tutorial level with video guides, but a lot of features shown in it are used only once or twice (like using certain types of items or methods of navigation). What's here is alright. The story is... well, a story I guess. There's a couple of creepy moments, and the atmosphere is good. The live-action scenes shown throughout the game are actually pretty neat (assuming they're original and not stolen). And the game functions perfectly with no issues. But there are two huge flaws with this game. First of all, there's just not enough. There's not enough zombies. The couple times where there's a "horde" there's only like, 4 zombies. There's not enough interesting game mechanics either. The mechanics that are used in this game, that even get their own dedicated tutorials, are just way underutilized. And secondly, the zombies are total pushovers! It's a zombie survival horror game, yet I spent the majority of my playthrough (on the hardest difficulty btw) tossing the undead around like sacks of potatoes. And they're so slow... Hardly a threat if I can just toss them to the side and run right by. I'd rate this game 2 stars, but the Mixed Reality Horde Mode is actually quite fun and unique. Enough to bump the rating up a star. You fend off the undead in your own home (using Passthrough), you can choose difficulty, time limit, and even a day/night mode, and since it's a horde mode the zombies are actually a threat! Still slow and simple, but they can gang up on you fast in later rounds. Oh and the puzzles in this game are just fetch quests. A common trend with indie horror titles unfortunately. This game should be closer to $5. Maybe $10 if the main story mode had more content. But the zombies suck, they're few and far between, and the game is too short. What's there could be good, but like I said; there's just not enough. You should "Take Care" of your wallet by saving your money, or if you really need some good zombie action then check out The Walking Dead SnS, Organ Quarter (App Lab), Cosmodread, or Propagation: Paradise Hotel.
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