What's not great about this amazing game? This is survival horror at
its best, so innovative and atmospheric that even surpasses Resident
Evil, being even more creepy and atmospheric!
The great thing about this game is how it looks different from
everything you ever played, this is so plot-driven that many will feel
bored right away, so do fear, this game is not for everybody, it's an
epic, mysterious and intriguing journey through various present and
past events, all culminating into a fantastic, creative and labyrinthine
piece of art! So if you seek action filled game at first instance, you
might consider pass it.
In this game thou shall face the occult, all kinds of dark themes are
dealt, you play as a dozen different characters during the whole game,
each on in a different time of history, so sometimes you play in the
same place, with some different character, in some different time,
meaning that the stuff made in the past, affected the future, and
reminisces of what had been done, being visible in the future; and it
is done so perfectly that gets you even more involved with the plot.
Another important thing is how it's historically coherent, like the
weaponry that keeps evolving, in the past only swords are used, whereas
the time passes others kinds are used, reaching revolvers and automatic
fire weapons!
You will play during war time (both world wars), ruins, inquisition,
and many other historic moments, but it's at the present days (2000
A.D), at a mansion, that the main character lies, Alex Roivas, trying
to uncover the truth about the murder of her grandfather, Edward
Roivas, that happened in his own mansion; after two weeks of the
gruesome murder, the police fails in finding any proof or clue, so Alex
decides to search herself for clues, and that's when she finds the Tome
of Eternal Darkness, an ancient book made by human flesh and bone, and
by that and its pages hidden all over the old mansion, that is her
connection to the past events and characters.
The game has a lot of classic fantasy inspired stuff too, noticeable in
bosses for example. Runes and magic are very important, with them
you'll make enchantments and will be able to cast the magic that does
several different things, pretty crucial to the game. And maybe one of
the best things about this game is the Sanity, yes, your character
looses sanity every time he finds himself in a dangerous situation,
menaced by zombies and some others creatures for example, each
character has different amounts of sanity, health and magic, and the
become more vulnerable to his weakest point, if your character has low
sanity, he will start hallucinating really soon and a lot of strange
things will happen, believe me, some of them are quite annoying and for
the first time viewers maybe a little disturbing, but all adds the
atmosphere, and it's a really gloomy atmosphere, be aware!
So if you like extremely well executed plot-driven games, with many
historical and fantasy terms and connections, some violence and
perfectly crafted dark atmosphere, you'll surely love this game!
