Project Vic

[h2]POSITIVE POINTS:[/h2] - The plot is very interesting and knows how to grab us from the beginning. - It does an excellent job of creating a very good atmosphere of psychological horror. - The jump scare is very well placed, and the music accompanies the game remarkably well. - The idea of capturing past and supernatural events with our camera is very good and fun, as well as creepy. - Despite being a team of only two people, the developers are very committed to the game: they read all the reviews and take player feedback into account to fix reported bugs. [h2]NEGATIVE POINTS:[/h2] - It's quite short, lasting just under two hours. Fortunately, its price is also low. - Most of the time in the mansion is spent searching for keys to unlock new areas. - The game contains flashing lights which may not be suitable for people with photosensitive epilepsy or similar conditions. [h2]CONCLUSIONS:[/h2] Project Vic has an interesting story, a remarkable horror atmosphere and puzzles that are neither too easy, nor too difficult, making it a perfect game to get started in the genre. [h2]EVALUATION:[/h2] 7.5/10. Through the eyes of a freelance journalist, we embark on a dark and exci…

Not sure what to make of this one. It's somewhere in between. On the one hand it's well put together and the graphics are OK. I like the use of the camera to reveal snapshots of past events. It was also nice to have these photos explained at the end to tell more of the story. The locations overall were alright and I couldn't pick much fault with anything graphically. I didn't encounter any bugs either, apart from an initial error that the developer has now fixed and it ran fine too, so hats off for that! On the other hand though, I found most of the gameplay generic with lots of backtracking throughout. The majority of your time spent in the mansion is walking about trying to find keys to unlock rooms and find a few notes or puzzle elements. The puzzles aren't really challenging in any way. The horror in this game mostly relies on jump scares and I found them to be hit and miss... and a bit overused to the point of them being ineffective. I do find that with a lot of horror games though, so nothing new there. I would say this game is alright, if not a bit formulaic and short. 5/10

Not the Citizen Kane of indie horror, but has it's fair share of jump scares and spooks. The photo mechanic is a nice twist on things. The environments are pretty sparse and bland, but the game has no pretences of being anything other than what it is. It's not great, but it's not terrible.

Like the previous games from this Dev it has the basis of a good game, it just doesn't quite get there. It isn't very sophisticated, most objects can't be manipulated, so no opening drawers or cupboards, they are static objects. Also there is a lot of walking about to find very few objects that can be used. My main gripe is that the walking speed is very slow, pressing left shift just moves walking speed to slow. I have no sense of direction so being lost in a forest with the speed I can move around at is painful. Having said that, the atmosphere is good, a few good jump scares, some puzzles to solve, lots to explore. It has a few hours of gameplay so is worth the price.

Project Vic is a short psychological horror with a captivating story. The game focuses on both creepy atmosphere as well as some jump scares. You need to solve some puzzles and finds some keys to unlock more rooms to be able to uncover more secrets! You need to take photos to get some more understanding of what happened to the family living there, which was a fun feature that I enjoyed quite well! Unfortunately I missed some photos so need to go back and get the last couple of photos to really uncover it all! :D I also loved how they don't allow you to go too far (like some games do) without important key items!

I'm usually not the one to play horror-games but this was very atmospheric and has a fair length for the price. It doesn't fall into too much horror tropes and keeps you surprised and on the edge.