Absinth

Absinthe was unfortunately a miss for me. Going into it, I thought it had some potential. Visually, the game wasn't bad at all. The graphics weren't anything groundbreaking, but they were more than good enough for an indie horror title, and the overall presentation was perfectly playable. The biggest issue for me was the story. It starts with an interesting premise. You wake up with amnesia after being found wandering naked down the middle of the road. The police inform you that you've been missing for several days along with your wife and daughter, Absinthe. As you begin searching for answers, you discover that multiple people have disappeared in the area, with many believing a cult is responsible. That's a pretty solid setup. Unfortunately, after that, the story just started to lose me. A monster suddenly attacks the police station, you escape into the woods searching for the cult, and from there everything felt scattered. The narrative seemed to jump from one idea to another without much explanation, and I never really felt like I understood what was happening or why. Instead of building suspense, I spent most of the game feeling confused. The gameplay itself wasn't broke…

Can't see a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ thing, absolutely riddled with typos, and none of the voice actors have any emotion to them.

You can fully see my review here: https://youtu.be/K780hHyh2YM?si=zNief893iU2I8lpL Main issues: 1.Too dark/nothing highlighted properly 2.AI voices instead of Voice Actors 3.Story didn't make sense/poor character building 4.Wording too small to read (map etc.) 5.Subtitles cut off 6. Punctuation and grammar in subtitles incorrect 7.Pop up screen for rules when It can be incorporated in game 8. Unnecessary dialogue/dialogue jumps

It's not even a quarter baked horror game. It's not finished, and what is playable should be considered a demo. It's janky, broken, ugly, and no. Feels a bit like an asset flip. Wouldn't be surprised if it is one.

Absolute crap! This game is full of reused assets and similar map structures, the voice acting and grammar is terrible and confusing (especially with puzzles), the enemies are dumber than a chicken stuck in a pillowcase and the game is optimized poorly at times for no reason.

I wanted to like this game, but in the last half, the enemy AI that one shots you, is a little too unfair. I could work with that and die over and over until I got good RNG, but the performance in the last section of the game is horrific. I have an RTX 3080 and even if I put it to the lowest settings at 1080p, it cannot manage 60fps. It is REALLY bad. Wish they made sure the game was stable before putting out on steam. I do not recommend.