BrokenLore: DON’T LIE

I really liked how DON’T LIE touches on mental illness and the struggles that come with it. The horror feels more personal because you’re constantly questioning what’s real and what’s just happening in the character’s head. Definitely made the game feel more unsettling for me.

So unfortunately despite the interesting imagery in the screenshots I cannot recommend this game. The core gameplay is tedious, camera systems janky but the game commits the first cardinal sin of any horror game. It tells the story of Junko, a hikimori (social recluse) who was diagnoised ICD-10 F42.0 Obsessive Compulsive Dissorder, unfortunately that is exactly where that line stops. Junko immediately starts to attempt to manipulate two different men in her life (both of which she met at a recovery center) and based on the games writing seems to depict her as highly manipulative with little to no understanding or explanation of her obsessive symptoms. Her condition appears to be significantly closer to Borderline/Bipolar Disorders with a pretty severe case of Psychosis. BrokenLore: DON'T LIE does a horrible depiction of mental health issues in horror games, and actually made it incredibly difficult for me to play because I think representation of mental health especially ones that are misjudged and misunderstood is largely something horror games should be careful about navigating. Furthermore - I think that Serafini Productions should spend more time on R&D, learning their skil…

so in steamworks when you're setting up your store page, you have this box you gotta put on the page that says AI- Generated Content Disclosure, cause now I'm leaving a bad review and a refund.

this is absolutely the worst game I've ever played in my life. please ever make game again

I had been waiting for this game for a really long time. Ever since I started playing Don't Watch, I got really into Hikikomori, and being able to play a sequel immediately excited me. I haven't been able to finish it yet, unfortunately due to work commitments, but already in the first hour of gameplay, it's clear that you completely won me over, and I was really waiting for her. I'm anxious about the girl, and the connection between the first and second game is outstanding. You guys are crazy!!

This is definitely one of the best ones in the franchise! Beautiful graphics and great story. Recommended for sure. https://youtu.be/Sn_6tuYUcYs