" He just wanted some snuggles , that ’s all ! "
I presuppose I should start this review with a abbreviated retrospective : Amnesia : The Dark Descentcame out way back in 2010 , and it became a big bang among repulsion game fan , streamers , and “ let ’s players ” before ending up with a Metacritic score of 85 and 8.6 user grade . Amnesia : A political machine for Pigswas not received that well ( 72 and 5.9 scores respectively ) , andAmnesia : Rebirthwas just slightly undecomposed ( 80 and 6.3 score respectively ) . I have high hope thatAmnesia : The Bunkerwill be received importantly better . And , let ’s not blank out SOMA , one of the salutary horror secret plan fib I have witnessed , that keep me thinking and hash out it for weeks . After conducting two consecutive playthroughs ( one for the immersion and the other for guides I ’m writing for you all ) and allowing the dust in that godforsaken bunker to settle after managing to escape it , I am ready to deliver my impression about this novel horror plot .
Just When You Thought World War 1 Couldn’t Be More Horrific, There’s Amnesia: The Bunker
The game is correct around the eye of World War 1 ( The Great War ) . You are a simple French soldier , trying to fight off the attack of the Central Powers ( namely Germany , since this is the Western Front we ’re verbalise about ) while fighting for your life to defend the Gallic land behind you .
After the tutorial / intro story passes , you collapse and wake up in the infirmary of a bunker you were place in . You have small to no info about what ’s conk out on , and the last surviving soldier you cope to meet gets dragged away by something you could n’t even properly take a glimpse at . You just hear savage and affected , or rather , supernatural bellow , and your brother ’s screams . You have no idea what you are up against , but your survival instinct kicks in .
“ As if it was not enough to get invariably shellshocked by an artillery bombardment , being shot at by German snipers , being persecute by the lack of fuel to maintain the maintenance of the Bunker , there ’s this supernatural beast that ’s out to get you , and those blasted mutated puke . ”
The war just induce a lot chilling . So many question pop into my mind . What is this creature ? With the Return to Castle Wolfenstein vibes present throughout the game , I enquire if it ’s a German - made experiment we ’re dealing with . What does it require ? How can I continue safe from it ? Can I vote out it ? So many questions , but no solvent , and information is given to you in very small increments as you wander through the Bunker . It was a crazy - as - hell experience , I ’m telling you .
You will always be afraid of what ’s coming next , and that ’s the serious kind of fright that make out from these horror games . fearfulness of the unknown . The fear go along you engage and pushes you until the conclusion of the playthrough . You ’ve no idea what you ’re supposed to do next , so you do things step by stair , as there are not a heap of opportunities to skip ahead in the chief story , but you ’re incognizant of when this agony will terminate . step by step , you learn how thing operate , and presently , your trust in trouble - figure out increase . When you figure out the threats and how to mitigate them , it becomes a lot leisurely .
In term of story - telling and immersion , Frictional Games did a comme il faut job . You ’ll be able to collect diary , notes , and pictures around the sand trap , tell you the story of what you ’ve catch yourself into . After completing the first playthrough , you may find it gratifying to do another one ; target to meliorate your gameplay by strategically allocate the limited resources and mastering combat technique against the supernatural entity that wanders around the sand trap . Playing again also allows you to revel the game with more exemption .
The “meme angle” is that the objective of this game is to Wile E. Coyote your way out of here.Screenshot by Prima Games
Best of all , you do not take to play any of the former games to savor Amnesia : The Bunker . The game is probably set in the Amnesia universe , but there are no decisive sexual congress between the other Amnesia titles and this one . You will have a safe experience if you care horror games .
Is Amnesia: The Bunker Good? Should I Buy It?
I definitely had a honorable time playing it , and I would urge it for certain if you are an Amnesia fan . Developers could always use the documentation so as to keep give up raw game . I hope that the next Amnesia will be even better than this one . Hopefully , Frictional Games does not run out of inspiration .
What is This Vicious Supernatural Beast That’s After You, Anyway?
It ’s the type of villain that you may attempt to blow up with grenade , burn it , or pip 9 mm bullets through their heart and brains , but it will just keep coming back , like the regretful villain in repulsion movie . It ’s basically unkillable ; you ’ll even see brand sticking out of it if you supervise to get a honest spirit . you’re able to just detain it and frighten away it by , only for it to come back for you way more plastered , with a big Revengeance 2 : Electric Boogaloo . It will listen to your footsteps , it will listen to your frenzied twist up of the dynamo flashlight , shots , explosions , and it will come to haunt you .
Are There Any Problems With Amnesia: The Bunker?
Not a deal of problem , in reality . I play the game before the freeing and did n’t have any issues . No clank , and no noticeable bugs . It performed well on my old rigging , albeit some players kvetch that the game is capped at 60 FPS . What more do you require out of a slow - paced repugnance game ? We ’re not playing a competitive FPS game here . Such critic are deeply unfounded . After all , your eyes can not see more than 24.97 FPS ( /s ) .
The problem I have with it is that the narration is kind of inadequate . A lot of potentially amazing poppycock could have been explore and added to extend the level a bit , and perhaps more elaborateness should have been added around the ending of the game . Sadly , it ’s mostly left up to the interpreting and imaginativeness of the player , which is fine in some respect , but I ’d like to hear what the writer imagined . I ’ll verbalise more about these in disjoined article which you will be capable to regain tie here when they are done , or on the game rag under this review article . And lastly , the summary of the review and the rating . keep flesh in mind ( that ’s a 10/10 in my Holy Scripture ) , I could n’t go more than the rating you will see below .
AMNESIA : THE BUNKER
Trust me, I’ve no idea what scares me more: The uncanny hole, or the blood trail under the door.Screenshot by Prima Games
PROS : ● Immersive Story , achieves the horror effect through the ambience and unvarying tension , rather than through cheap jump scare . ● Well - polished secret plan , ready to transport . ● Custom Stories will probably extend the secret plan ’s lifespan when the community of interests starts providing new content .
con : ● The Story could have been longer ● 60 FPS cap will be a problem for some
A copy of this game was provide by the publisher for review . Reviewed on PC .
“Sir, do you have a moment to sign a book for my dear Alexander of Brennenburg?” -“Just a moment, kid, let me get my pen.”Screenshot by Prima Games
I don’t know about you, but this office looks peak comfy to me.Screenshot by Prima Games
