I Hate This Place

Beautiful aesthetics and design but the gameplay itself is pretty bad. The combat is simplistic and a bit janky, and the entire "enemies can only hear you" thing is broken. The AI definitely knows where you are at all times. I've thrown a "grenade" type weapon at the floor next to an enemy, have it explode, and they come directly after me. I've lured enemies to an area, and snuck on the opposite of side of the wall and tiptoed my way around and have them face me and head towards me. I wish they'd spent as much time on the mechanics as they did the aesthetics.

Update: Ive played the game more since the i posted this video and unfortunately the issues i mentioned do become far more prevalent further into the game. Hence im updating my verdict to not recommended. I do hope the developer takes the feedback from the community and updates the game as there are some positives, however the issues and balance problems outweigh these in the current state. Hello Im Skill Incarnate and Welcome to My Games Review Series. My reviews cover indie games that i have bought, had gifted to me and have been provided by developers for review. In this episode I check out a new Survival Horror Game on steam called I Hate This Place on Steam. This game was developed by Rock Square Thunder and is published by Feardemic who also released the Isometric Defence Game, Ritual: Crown Of Thorns. I Hate This Place is an adaption of the Comic Book Series, taking place in an alternate version of the American Deep South. The player controls Elena Rutherford, a young girl returning to her family home, a place steeped in the supernatural. When her best friend is taken by followers of the Horned Man, a deity feared and worshipped by the local populace, its up to Elena to co…

I Hate This Place, Reviewed by Someone Who, Actually, Rather Likes It. The game opens with awkward voice work and rigid character movement, but the world’s exploration, crafting, and storyline settle into a steady rhythm once you begin to roam. The game’s odd corners and small surprises give it a crooked charm that keeps you moving from one task to the next. Stealth and direct combat both work cleanly, and the game never argues with you about which one you choose. Footnote: During testing, one build spawned a single lantern in every room of the map, and the team spent an entire afternoon trying to figure out which line of code believed the world needed that much light.

I must say. This game has exceeded my expectations! Fun game so far. We need a part two!

This game was a treat. I had been waiting for it too come out for quite some time. Pros for me: -Stylistic art -Atmosphere, Very nice Eldritch horror theme -combat was fun enough. nothing crazy. A little janky at times. -Story and characters were good. i enjoyed discovering everything and exploring. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cons for me: -Stealth isn't really there, its a tad misleading. not that i had a huge problem with it, as some of the other reviews have said. but honestly once i had enough of everything i just simply shot everything to the ground or tossed my beloved Molatovs at em. the game early on likes to set up this idea that you might need to sneak around, everything is blind and you can even throw things to distract. but they know where you are right away after anyways. you can only really "sneak" by these tentacles that sprout up here and there. Even then, its more of a, if you want to, than you need to. Stealth is just an after thought and by mid game you can run and gun everything down if you got the supplies for it. -Short story. Maybe i just blazed through it, i know its an indie game…

Pretty cool indie survival horror. I love the artstyle. Even though controls are a bit clunky the combat is fun. If you love this type of game I can definitely recommend it.