Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

A Machine for Pigs is the sequel to Amnesia: The Dark Descent. While taking place in the same universe and sharing many of the same mechanics, it still manages to ring hollow when compared to the original Amnesia experience. It feels like the studio that took over production for the second game failed to realise what factored in to make the first game great. By removing the previously required management of your matches and oil, and your insanity level, the game turns into even more of a simplified walking simulator without any [i]friction[/i] (hehe). Especially the start of the game feels both narratively and atmospherically significantly less compelling and spooky than The Dark Descent. The plot seems much too obvious, the events and motivations of characters don't feel as believable and thus you don't even feel the urge to explore the mystery at hand as badly. Later on, partly due to the lack of any insanity mechanic, the monsters aren't half as scary this time around and they aren't implemented or used as effectively. Also of note is that the FPS is locked to 60 or 40, which I'm not completely sure is intentional – but either way feels bad, though you can probably fix that without too much of a hassle. At least narratively, I have to say though that A Machine for Pigs does pick up a bit in the latter half. The climactic final chapters have an urgent, dramatic and relatively tense atmosphere to them, though the final boss doesn't really feel like it's in the spirit of Amnesia. The ending manages to feel quite emotional and provides some small twists and good closure, though there aren't multiple endings either this time around. All in all, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is a decent horror-themed walking simulator of a game with good polish. The worst thing about it is that it's preceded by such an excellent game. [h1]8 / 10[/h1]

https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45291928/ • Not scary. • No atmosphere. • The blue tint filter and fog makes it hard to see what's going on. • Poor graphics. • Sanity and inventory mechanics removed, turning this into a walking sim. • Uninteresting hook. • Info and notes spammed rather than placed smartly. • Extreme lack of interactables and physics objects. • Lots of reused assets. • No workshop support. • The game stutters and has FPS drops when loading into new areas, and the loading screens aren't even cropped properly for widescreen displays.

Not as scary as TDD or the Penumbra games, imo, but the story was excellent and the initial play-through was nice, since I was mostly blind going into it. I'd recommend it, but not as highly as the games I previously mentioned.

Чесно кажучи, не зовсім розумію чому про цю частину говорять що вона сильно гірша за першу. Тут ще краща атмосфера та ще цікавіша історія. єдине що для когось може стати мінусом, це майже повна відсутність геймплею як такого, навіть в порівнянні з першою частиною. Але в загалому, це дуже хороша гра.

Game is very average compared to the Dark Descent. The story is not engaging. I felt at times that I just wanted to rush through the game so I can move on to Bunker or SOMA. I was nowhere near as invested into Oswald Mundus as I was with Daniel from Dark Descent. The puzzles weren't bad. The game can crash at times, which just added to the frustration of finishing it. Again if any of y'all enjoyed the game, wonderful! More power to ya. Don't let me steel the thunder lol. Just wasn't enjoyable for me.

Не очень игра.

They call her a walking simulator, well guess what I call her? MY MASTERPIECE. More time for me to admire the stunning scenery, OST, story and voice acting. (I love the art direction in this game so much but I don't need to state the facts multiple times like a mad man.) What I think could be improved: - The death scenes were lackluster, would be better to see the Man pigs up close mauling Oswald alive. - The puzzles could definitely be more challenging, and making the enemies more of a threat during these situations would add more tension. - Being able to out run Man pigs is alright, because in a way it makes them more real (at least to me) but it would be much better if some could outrun you. Also, the Telsa Pig, I wish they were more of a bigger and challenging threat but if you know.. basically just keep outrunning your problems. Final thoughts, would LOVE to see a remake of this game, it has tons of potential to be more visually horrifying, challenging and tense enough to have you on the edge of your seat. Anyways my favorite Amnesia game ever, I like my Amnesia the way I like my coffee.