Ire: A Prologue

Broken game that I bought during the summer sale that is abandoned by devs with the last update in January supposedly addressing the issues where the monster would get stuck on things or camp your hiding spot when it still does (see towards the end of my video below in engine room and towards last minutes of gameplay before final thoughts). Beyond those bugs though you will be you hiding in lockers for long periods of time and you can't run either. I don't know who came up with that idea but its the top 10 dumbest things I've seen in games made by indie devs / small companies especially when this monster goes at mach 10 speed when it sees you. It doesn't help either that this thing has supersonic hearing either The game beyond that has good voice acting, atmosphere, level design and graphics but clearly even with the fancy dev logs the devs went straight into developing another game forgetting this one https://youtu.be/aaEgyG80_Tk

[h1]IRE: A PROLOGUE[/h1] This is an horror game with the Bermuda Triangle setting, which we don't have many to choose from! I was intrigued for this game and its looping mechanic that do fit the strangeness of the BT. The story is told by each passing day as you complete your daily objectives... all that by avoiding the "Scribble Monster/Entity" that pursues you in the ship. The game do have decent visuals and the sounds are good for immersion... HOWEVER, that is where I got annoyed by the monster too much and well, the negatives kills the said immersion. It's rare that I don't recommend a game but this one is just too irritating and I ain't the only one experiencing the disappointment. AND, I did waited close to 6 months after my first attempt at this game and there doesn't seem to be any improvement for Scribbles. Scribbles is frustrating. Sure stealth is a huge gameplay mechanic in IRE but the monster hears you like all the opposite way of the ship... even when you go around crouched. If it spots you well you're out of luck and monster goes at light speed towards you! You cannot run for sh!t (you're supposed to be a kid and somehow you walk/run like a granny) and the hidden p…

After a while the monster gets you more often and you restart from the beginning every single time, I got no time for this kinda crap jeez no save points really..... Maybe warn players this game feels like a rouge like

A broken enemy AI that gets stuck, Props glitching about, forced to play one way. I think the paranoia system & subtle map changes per loop were great but with basic gameplay elements lackluster like interact prompts that don't do anything, 3D shadows, etc. no amount of polish on this will makes me want to play more than once. It seems to be a theme of this company to make a slew of mediocre streamerslop and move on.

The monster is glitchy AI garbage.

The game follows a good storyline, has a great voice actress, and does a good job of keeping things both tense, but possible. The creature in the game is both scary and fascinating. Well written. Good dialogue. Good gameplay and mechanics. A few of the areas were really challenging. But you get used to how the creature hunts and patrols. Oh and you can't run/sprint. This is clearly on purpose so that the creature can be faster than you when it sees you. You have to learn where the hiding places are and strategically be near enough to them to get by the creature. I'd recommend this game if you don't mind hiding a lot. I feel like ProbablyMonsters has great potential for their next title.