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alright, i got some complaints. you don't have to fix these, but here's why i'm not a huge fan;

1. the camera
i physically can't turn the camera around. only slightly to the left, forwards, and slightly to the right.

2. the turning speed
it's so painfully slow when i turn. at first i'm walking at a normal pace, then i press the right arrow and suddenly i'm one-hit KO'd by a tentacle and i die.

i am, however, a fan of the graphics. i'm a sucker for retro-looking video games so you got me there. i adore the ps1 looking style of the game, but i don't like the gameplay as much. all in all, 4.5/10

aarre4 years ago

Fair, although, as with the other game, this was originally intended as a standalone game and html5 doesn't handle mouse input well as it stops at the border of the browser. A controller will alter the experience.

The gameplay and slow turns, yes you are very correct, it is slow and it does amount to quick and unfair deaths, but there is a sense of nostalgia to it. I used to play games like Alone in the Dark and the first Resident Evil games and the tank controls in them were very frustrating.

I guess there was a bit of a quest for lost time, a fragment of the past that I tried to convey. The visual look of Silent Hill, the controls of Resident Evil, the stupid scares and unfair deaths of Alone in the Dark. I hope I brought a bit of context to my choices in this. :)

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