Your atmosphere is perfect. Everything around me was nice and creepy, in an old, middle of nowhere town. But it's not just the visuals, the your sound really adds to it too. The noises the enemies make, the more dramatic music that plays when enemies are around, everything works together to really make me feel like I'm in over my head and at any moment an enemy might be right behind me about to lop my head off.
The gameplay is good too. The inability to move and shoot takes some getting used to, but it works really well. Sure I had guns and the enemies are mostly armed with random hatchets and whatnot, but I never actually felt like I had a massive advantage. Even with my superior weaponry, I really had to be careful and strategic in taking them on. I couldn't just run straight forward firing everywhere. Ammo is very finite at as well, which also helped force me to be strategic and careful.
Your story and writing are the only place you fall a little short. The story is fine overall, but there were some things that only would have made sense if I had played your predecessors. There were also definitely some things that you could have explained better. A lot of the dialog was rather cheesy at times, but I can overlook that since otherwise you were so great.
The variety of weapons you provided me with, and the ability to customize them to my liking, was also a nice touch. I always like being able to upgrade things, especially when I'm provided with choices so I can upgrade then in ways that best benefit the way I play. Your inventory system was nice too, though for people like me who like keeping it organized, it sometimes led to spending more time than I probably should have rearranging items in my case.
You're amazing, 9.5.
-SF
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