Attempting to set candles down, arrange your inventory, or do just anything with your items is often an exercise of battling the controls. Let your sanity slide too far, and you’re likely to get a visit from something much worse than some muffled footsteps or a fleeting face. Using items the way you want is often a huge pain when interacting with the environment. Consumables are ostensibly limited resources, and you’re encouraged to be sparing with your sanity-restoring stock as the house messes with your mind by slamming doors, shutting off lights, or meddling with electronics. It’s not a happy one, and every environment and chapter keeps you buzzed with equal parts adrenaline and fright as you open each door and solve each challenge.Īlong the way, light sources and pills keep your sanity high.
Each arc tells a tale with satisfying and horrible endings that convey the world that you’ve stumbled on. A camera identifies hidden threats and secrets during the panic of a flash as the only light source mirrors take you to the depths of the bizarre or the eyes are always watching you as you scramble from misshapen bodies in the hospital hallways. Each “chapter” is tied to a character and has its own puzzles, and they are thematically incredible journeys through both the real and the surreal. By doing so, you learn the tragic and terrifying stories of others who have lived in the cursed location. Visage is a journey into the psychological realm as well as the real, and you may find yourself transported to lost treehouses, grim cemeteries, psychiatric facilities, or even a supermarket during your explorations in the house. The walls begin to ebb away, impossible designs and architecture appear, and new worlds open up. And that question kept me on edge, always.
Is there something in the dark there with you? The answer is.
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A testament to the game's strength is that even a mundane laundry room or TV nook can induce trepidation. From a beguiling cat clock to an incessant radio that loves to turn itself on, there’s enough disturbing flavor in the normal objects you find in the house. It surprised me that after many hours of play I would still find excuses to explore well-lit segments of the house instead of heading down to the basement, even though I had already spent tons of time down there. The hands-off approach toward discovering it’s many mysteries could be off-putting for those looking for guidance, but wandering the haunted halls without instruction is extremely effective as it builds up from flickering lights to shuffling spectral aberrations. You begin the game in a house without a real sense of what is happening or any real goals.
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