My first encounter with the monster had it grab me and hold me up in front of its face for a good 5 or 10 seconds, giving me a good, long look at its well-lit, un-inspired visage. Showing off the goods too much and too soon then becomes a recurring theme throughout the game. I guess you could say that visiting the Lovecraftian otherworld is a natural progression from the first game, which only hinted at such a world's existence, but geez, let us wonder about it for a bit before you show it to us.įive minutes into the game, and Amnesia: Rebirth blows its load with a Lovecraftian otherworld. Rebirth kind of blows its load right here at the start by introducing the player to this otherworld right away. Just BAM! portal to alien landscape! Explore for a few minutes, then back to the dark caves. After this introductory chapter, it's mostly just back to the same tricks as the first game, except without the expert pacing and subtle atmospheric tension and mystery.įive minutes after wandering into that cave, I travel through a glowing portal in the walls and step into a hellish Lovecraftian otherworld.
Well, that idea kind of goes out the window when you take shelter in a dark cave about two minutes into the game. Maybe Rebirth would invert that mechanic and have you seeking the dark, cool corners of the map to escape the parching heat of the sun? Dark Descent had you cowering in candlelight to restore your sanity after a trek through the darkness. It made me think that Rebith might further innovate the horror genre by establishing new tropes, such as using sunlight as a tool for horror instead of cliché darkness. The player knows a bit about the protagonist and the situation, it's bright and saturated in color, and is totally the opposite of how Dark Descent begins. Rebirth begins with a plane crash that strands the player in the middle of the Sahara desert and prompts the player to find shade from the oppressive heat. The oppressive light of the sun can be as threatening as the dark. Dark Descent has the player waking up in a decrepit gothic castle and then descending into dark, atmospheric corridors in which every moving shadow, every creaking floorboard, and every gust of wind ratchets up the tension. The first game, The Dark Descent revolutionized and resurrected the horror genre after major publishers basically gave up on horror altogether, and it provided innovative new ideas that have been iterated upon by almost every horror game since. The first few minutes of Amnesia: Rebirth had me expecting much more from the game. ( < indicates platform I played for review)īlood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language PlayStation 4 (via retail disc or PSN digital download),
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PC < and Mac (via Steam or Epic Game Store), Monster encounters often feel like cheap "gotchas!"Ī worthier sequel than A Machine For Pigs,.Lacks the atmosphere and ambiance of Dark Descent.
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