![]() You frequently open close doors, open drawers, pick up rocks, flip switches, and move rocks. ![]() A PC adventure game can feel stiff when porting to a console system. The controls take a moment to get used to. For a character with no memory, it makes sense not have a map option. As a modern-day gamer, one gets used to having some sort of navigation for these massive open world games. Check every nook and cranny for that last bit of oil or missing puzzle piece.Ī jarring piece of game play from Amnesia is the lack of a map. The puzzle difficulty was frustrating at times but for the most part is fair. Oil and tinderboxes (which ignite candles) can be difficult to find early on so conserve when possible. If you’re stuck on a puzzle, you’re wasting oil for your lantern. I was constantly afraid I was going to run out of oil. Every game in this collection has you set the brightness gamma level for proper screen brightness. In Amnesia, darkness can be the more frustrating enemy than the physical monsters. Darkness can feel cheap when not done well. Did I mention this game is dark? Another horror trope I’m not a fan of. Not only does it keep your sanity level in check, it is needed to solve puzzles at times hidden in the darkness. That’s the point of playing a horror game, right? Dark Ascent enemy encounter. It didn’t help that I played the majority of the game at night. I felt my heart rate increase and my palms starting to sweat after tense play sessions. As your sanity dips, you encounter audio and visual hallucinations. You have a health meter, but you’ll find keeping your sanity levels steady is a more important task. While there are safe rooms, the darkness wears on Daniel’s sanity. Daniel is constantly on the run and can’t fight back. The shadow enemy is always looming and chasing you. This is a similar concept to the Nemesis in Resident Evil 3. You’re forced to hide and maneuver enemies. I got to experience the horror on the go!ĭark Descent applies more subtle psychological horror elements. I mainly played through on handheld mode with headphones. Porting the collection to the Switch is great timing to get old and new fans hooked. I was surprised to see the Amnesia Collection to play more like adventure games with horror elements. A big reason why I don’t like the horror genre in general, is the over reliance of audio stings to scare the audience. Honestly, I had never heard of Amnesia until now. I played on normal difficulty and I’m glad I didn’t try hard mode. My Dark Descent play through took me about seven hours so there’s plenty to explore in the original game. While the other 2 games don’t offer the same level of depth compared to the original game, they’re worth checking out since they’re short in length. The full collection also includes the indirect sequel A Machine for Pigs and the DLC called Justine. Disturbing imagery from the Dark Descent. Popular YouTube star, PewDiePie, recently released a play through on hard mode that reached 5.2 million views. ![]() The popularity of the game has slowed down over the years but YouTube lets play still carry on. Critics include this game in conversations as one of the best horror games of all time. The note also instructs him to kill somebody named Alexander in the inner sanctum of the castle.Īmnesia started off as a small indie game based out of Sweden and then later became a cult favorite. He wrote himself a note which notifies Daniel that he erased his own memory and is being hunted by a mysterious shadow. Developed by Frictional Games, Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror game set in 1839 where the main character Daniel wakes up in a dark castle with fleeting memories of his life and he slowly learns about his past. It was later ported to the PS4 and was even a PS Plus exclusive in 2017. Amnesia: The Dark Descent, the first game in the series, was originally released in 2010 on the PC. The Amnesia collection reaches the final frontier: the Nintendo Switch. ![]()
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