Crow Country

This game takes the best things from Resident evil and Silent hill and puts it all in a nice package. The exploration is great and satisfying. Puzzles aren't too hard, some can be a little confusing, but overall they were great as well. Combat was fine for a survival horror game. It is a little clumsy, but again, just like SH games, you are not a combat expert and its servicable. The characters and their writing was pretty strong and intruiging. The story builds up well with a pretty good twist at the end. And the length was perfect. Took me 8 hrs, because I take my time looking at everything. So, its a bit short, but for a game like this, anywhere between 6-8 hrs is perfect. Overall, It seems like the devs understood the assignment on how to make a great survival horror game, without turning it into a chorefest, a trap in which many other indie games unfortunately fall into. A lot can be learned from the pacing in this game. If you like SH games, this is a must play. 9/10

Quel plaisir de jouer à un jeu qui te garde accroché du début à la fin, sans une once de relâchement, avec des énigmes ciselées et intelligentes et une ambiance qui se révèle doucement pour aboutir à un final satisfaisant. Quand tous les curseurs sont exactement placés, c'est la "Zone". Je ne m'attendais pas à apprécier à ce point Crow Country, l'espace contenu est parfait pour garder un rythme soutenu et sauter d'énigmes en énigmes. Pourtant, initialement, la DA me laissait dubitative, mais malgré tout on arrive à ressentir la pesanteur des lieux et l'angoisse causée par les créatures. Les personnages sont une excellente surprise (Julie Baron ❤️) et l'écriture est aussi intelligente que le reste du titre. Un quasi sans-faute, personnellement. Si je dois chipoter, devoir faire le trajet vers les safe rooms pour consulter les notes, ce n'était pas nécessaire et c'était un peu contraignant. Même la filiation avec Resident Evil n'est pas crachée au visage et est beaucoup moins "voyante" que la filiation Silent Hill → Signalis, par exemple. The Track : 🎶Staring Into the Flames - Crow Country OST🎶 ____ [EN] What a joy it is to play a game that keeps you hooked from start to finish—without a single lull—featuring finely crafted, clever puzzles and an atmosphere that unfolds gradually, leading to a satisfying finale. When everything clicks just right, you hit that "Zone." I didn't expect to enjoy Crow Country this much; the contained setting is perfect for maintaining a brisk pace as you hop from one puzzle to the next. Admittedly, I was initially skeptical about the art style, yet the game still manages to convey the oppressive weight of the location and the dread inspired by the creatures. The characters were a delightful surprise (Julie Baron ❤️), and the writing is just as intelligent as the rest of the game. For me, it’s a near-flawless experience. If I had to nitpick, having to trek back to safe rooms just to check notes felt unnecessary and a bit of a hassle. Even the Resident Evil influence isn't shoved in your face; it’s far more subtle than the Silent Hill–Signalis connection, for instance. The Track : 🎶Staring Into the Flames - Crow Country OST🎶

Super fun and spooky survival horror. Love the throwback graphics to games like FF7 and the plot was really unique and interesting!

Es como revivir en algunos momentos puntuales los Resident Evil de PlayStation 1. Como punto negativo que le veo son los controles del personaje; al apuntar con las armas a los enemigos, es difícil acertar los disparos. En lo demás, decir que tiene gráficos estilo retro que podrán gustar o no, pero al final lo más apremiante del juego es su historia y cómo la hace destacar con sus puzles. 9/10

Довольно интересная игра на подобие первых частей Resident Evil. Мне очень зашел геймплей, геймдизайн и удобное управление. В принципе игра понравилась, однако, как по мне, некоторые головоломки действительно могут поднапрячь. Приходилось много раз обращаться за помощью к руководствам и иногда хотелось дропнуть игру, как со вторым System Shock.

Solid Resident Evil-esque indie game that is a fun way to spend a couple of hours. Commitment to the park aesthetic with some creepy crawlies around the place makes for a silly and yet gruesome setting which is decent horror (even if it's held back a bit by the isometric perspective). Loses a couple points because it has a lot of cheap tricks to do damage to you like poison traps and chandeliers which I kept running into by complete accident. Partially my fault for being dumb but I also feel like the game wouldn't lose anything by removing them (as there was only 2 or 3 times I can remember them being all that useful for taking out enemies and mostly just punished me for clearing up secrets on the map).

Honestly I just want to say thank you to SFB Games. I initially was drawn to Crow Country for the overall visual style and found so much more. You spend so little time with characters but find yourself falling for them regardless. And even the character that you play as has so much personality and the build up with her was so well-done. Everyone leaves you wanting more, but in a way that makes you miss them once you finish the game. And don't get me started on the atmosphere and creatures. Hearing the groans of anguish from enemies in a dark hall is terrifying. And don't get me started on a certain maze that immediately triggered my fight and had me close the game lol. I will say however that there is a fair bit of handholding when it comes to ammo, so for other players I do recommend playing on higher difficulty. Besides that, Crow Country was a treat and I hope to see more great titles.

Its one of those games you're just gonna have an great experience playing. Just overly a great video game made by developers who cares about just making a good game. Definitely get this game.