Don't blame you

Giving this game a pre-emptive Recommendation because I believe what I have experienced so far is extremely well done. The movement in this game is grid-based. But in this game, the grid based movement seems almost natural. It takes some getting used to. The atmosphere is absolutely stunning and the game is very complex and kinda impressive to understand the engine its running on. From what Ive experienced so far, Ive seen very lovingly crafted areas that seem realistic and good sound design and little "events" that happen that keep you on edge. Not jump scares. Just little things that ramp up the tension. What I feel when I play this game is that the developer (YES ONE PERSON) is very green in their technical knowledge of video game engines (THAT DOES NOT MEAN THERE ARE BUGS... I HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED A BUG) but they have the spirit and the dedication and the creativity and imagination to take that amatuer title and actually wear it with a badge of honor because what is on display here is extremely ambitious. The story and the way its delivered its innovative. Jimi Hendrix took a right hand guitar and played it upside down. The developer took a basic engine and contorted …

At first I was confused at the choice of movement in the game. Why have a grid based movement horror game with a free mouselook camera. After interacting with the ID card I picked up I realised that it was build in RPG Maker. Not only is that technically mind blowing, but it also created a really uncanny feel in how the graphics are rendered and how the lighting is interpreted. The atmosphere is great, and I can tell there's a lot of love put into the product. Some of the puzzles are really far fetched. For instance, the password to the door is the date on your ID card. There's no logical explanation or justification for it, and I had to refer to the poorly translated guide that was in the game folder itself. The atmosphere is really thick and it doesn't rely on jumpscares to be scary, but the really poor translations makes me feel like it shouldn't even claim to have English support at all. Really wanted to give this one a thumbs up but the translations are a turn off for a dialogue heavy game.