IMAGO: Beyond the Nightmares
Light Off Studio · 2022 · Adventure, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric, 3D, Singleplayer
PC
Positive80% · 30
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About IMAGO: Beyond the Nightmares
Story:
Marty Burton is a former detective who experiences mysterious hallucinations that bring him into a world that is unreachable for common people, a dark and hostile world between dreams and reality, in which mysterious creatures hide the keys to unfathomable truths. After a long period of inactivity, he is hired by a wealthy oil tycoon to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his nephew on an island permanently covered in fog. Marty travels to Quiet Island with his trusty assistant, Arthur, a rag puppet he is very fond of. He find himself involved in an ecological disaster of which his employer seems to be responsible. To make things more complicated, an obscure figure, coming directly from Marty and Arthur's past, is on their trails.
Gameplay:
IMAGO is an adventure and exploration game with first-person perspective and survival horror dynamics. The game is divided into investigative stages in the real world, in which you can talk to the characters, find hidden documents and collect clues to solve the case; and survival stages in the fictional world of the protagonist, in which the player must face the monstrous creatures that inhabit his mind, escaping, hiding and solving environmental puzzles. Every enemy in the game requires a different approach to survive it and return to reality unscathed. In addition to imaginary creatures, the player can face threats in the real world and sometimes use a gun to defend himself. You can run, walk stealthily, crawl, interact with the environment and collect or examine items, read documents and use a flashlight to illuminate dark places. Arthur, the ragdoll, can help the player solve puzzles with clues and observations. The puzzles in the game are based on logic, research and memory. The narrative progression is story driven and divided into levels, with a wide variety of evocative settings. The story is interspersed with flashbacks of the protagonist, who investigate his psyche and torments.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Played in VR with UEVR. Great psychological thriller with really good atmosphere and an interesting plot. Some "escape from the monster" parts can be frustrating but the vast majority of these sections are fun and they have a good variety. Playing it in VR of course brings the immersion to a whole new level and I really loved it playing like this (just a couple short parts where the game distorts your view should be played flat or with the 2d screen option, the remaining 99% of the game works very well with UEVR).4 found this helpful
I don't care about this missing kid. I don't care about this failed PI. I don't care about your terrible flashlight, your evil Sackboy, your incompetent voice acting, or your poorly translated script. This game is bad. It made me nauseous. It made me angry. It makes no sense. The story line is poorly thought out, the dreams concept is wasted by turning it into just another chased-by-a-monster game while also expecting you to navigate with no indication of where to go at multiple points. The protagonist doesn't even dream like it says in the description - he hallucinates. The only good part of the game was Arthur and the game was so bad it even made me lose my temper with him. I have uninstalled it and regret ever starting it in the first place.1 found this helpful
wow... frustrating and dizzying camera angles...1 found this helpful
Arthur <3 The Jumpscares are a bit random and not scary at all, the slow walking speed is somehow frustrating but the story and the idea keeps me playing it! Edit: Some parts of the Game are way to Dark and the Flashlight doesnt do anything. In the part of the game where i had to activate 4 Generators i had to tweak the Game Settings "Post processing" to low to see anything.1 found this helpful
I thought I was paying attention but I don't know what's going on. This plays really slow and the voice acting is meh. The little guy is annoying. When I was crawling it felt too floaty. I couldn't get into it.
Amazing Story, cool Puzzles and Good Jumpscares! ARTHUR! Best Man! (btw nice Calcium Cannons)
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