Flesh Made Fear

I can easily recognize that this game comes from a place of love for the prior survival horror classics of the past. However, I feel that the execution leaves much to be desired. I wouldn't exactly call it a horrible experience, but there a number of aspects that really hurt it when compared to similar games in the same genre and price range. Gameplay- An emulation of a classic tank controls survival horror experience. The tension of managing resources as you traverse different areas and accompanying threats is unfortunately cut short by the often very large areas this game provides. The amount of walking from point to point with no real necessary engagement with combat was most of my first hour of gameplay. Games like these often put the player in close proximity to threats in mainly indoor or otherwise cramped locations to avoid this issue. Getting past enemies and saving as many resources you can is part of the puzzle box design survival horror games are known for. When I was forced to be close to enemies it would often be with a dozen or more in a single narrow pathway. It often felt punishing to clear these situations with the limited ammo given due to the very linear design of the game. No point in spending ammo to clear an area you will never return through. Ammo that was saved up would only often be dumped into various boss encounters. These fights had no real foreshadowing, so each time I found myself surprised without any of the more powerful tools I left back in the last save room. A bit jarring to have a game where no additional ammo can be found with the bosses' combat areas or save rooms not being right outside the door of said encounter. The dual knives provided at the at the start allow easy and free kills of single basic threats. It will stun lock them to allow for clearing entire rooms with ease. Not really something the player should be able to do consistently in this sort of game. Visually- The visual aesthetics are great. At a glace you can tell what the desired mood of a low budget B-horror movie. All of the 3D environments held up visually. I did find several jarring camera transitions in larger spaces or key points within a room being placed in ineffective spots (i.e. doors being out of frame or covered in some way by the environment). I do wish that more of the UI elements were more consistent. For example, the player's inventory is a pixel art design, yet all of the items within your slots are a much higher resolution. Bonus points for the typewriter to be replaced with a wax seal on a letter. Very nice detail. Audio- Much of the the sound design was fine or otherwise serviceable. There where some weapons that weren't given as much attention. This was enough of a feedback issue I couldn't really tell if I was even doing damage to a threat. In terms of the voice acting I personally found the amateurish performances only adds to this feeling; this is likely just my own subjective take on this aspect of the game. Bugs / Other Misc Points- -There were 2 different types I was soft-locked by a spawning enemy and was forced to restart to last save. -Damage taken from enemies isn't often clear. It is very easy to get suck & swarmed and hit to death by the several hoards encountered. -Lesser healing items seem to randomly decide to not heal the player when used. -Aiming auto-locked to the nearest enemy. This makes aiming at short threats or groups very frustrating. Conclusion- I personally would point to other games for this kind of experience (I would personally suggest titles "Signalis" or "Crow Country"). This isn't a bad game, just a very average attempt with a number of flaws. I wanted to like this game, but just wasn't enjoying my time with it.

Flesh Made Fear é uma verdadeira carta de amor ao Survival Horror clássico. Extremamente inspirado em Resident Evil, Silent Hill e até uma possível influência em Dino Crisis, o jogo aposta em movimentação tank, câmeras fixas, recursos limitados, salas seguras, puzzles e exploração, mas consegue misturar essas referências de uma maneira bastante interessante. A história acompanha Jack ou Natalie, membros de uma força-tarefa enviada à cidade de Rotwood para investigar o desaparecimento de um agente. O grande destaque fica por conta da trama envolvendo MKUltra e Victor Ripper, construída através de documentos, fitas e elementos ambientais. Para um jogo independente, a maneira como o contexto histórico é incorporado à ficção me surpreendeu bastante. O gameplay é simples e funcional, com gerenciamento de inventário, munição e itens de cura. A faca ajuda a economizar recursos contra inimigos básicos, enquanto criaturas mais perigosas exigem estratégias diferentes. O problema é que, a partir da metade da campanha, a distribuição de munição e cura fica muito mais escassa, e a sensação de gerenciamento pode acabar se transformando em frustração. A exploração é um dos pontos mais fortes. Os mapas, documentos e cenários incentivam o jogador a prestar atenção no ambiente para descobrir seus próximos objetivos. Os puzzles não são particularmente difíceis, mas possuem uma lógica interessante e funcionam bem dentro da proposta. Visualmente, Flesh Made Fear é muito bonito. A estética inspirada no PlayStation 1 combina elementos retrô com iluminação e detalhes modernos, criando uma atmosfera bastante competente. A câmera fixa nem sempre funciona bem e a aberração cromática é excessiva, mas, no geral, o trabalho visual é excelente. A trilha sonora é outro grande destaque. Composta pelo próprio desenvolvedor, ela aposta em sintetizadores e uma estética muito mais próxima dos filmes de John Carpenter do que das trilhas tradicionais de Silent Hill. O resultado combina perfeitamente com a proposta oitentista do jogo e foi uma das minhas partes favoritas. Flesh Made Fear está longe de ser perfeito e suas inspirações são tão evidentes que, em alguns momentos, ele parece praticamente um Resident Evil que nunca existiu. Ainda assim, é justamente essa paixão pelos clássicos que torna a experiência tão interessante. Não é uma reinvenção do gênero, mas uma homenagem feita por alguém que claramente conhece e ama aquilo que está reproduzindo.

hated the game all around, unfortunately cant refund it.

A good hommage to survival horror classics of the PS1 era. If you loved the original Resident Evil - this is for you. The graphics are slightly better (more like PS2), but the gameplay is 100% classic RE - fixed cameras, tank controls, inventory management, warts and all. Pros: - Cheesy fun! - The enemy designs are quite decent, especially those of the bosses and of the Ripper. - It's a decent game overall - it ticks all boxes for a fan of classic Resident Evil games. Cons: - It's a clear hommage. It'd be scored much lower back in the day. - I personally always disliked the inventory management.

Witziges Oldschool-Resi-Action-Survival-Game, welches sehr gut mit den altbekannten festen Kameraperspektiven, ordentlich Gore und einer sehr stilhaft unheimlichen Musik spielt. Kleinere Cutscenes, jede Menge Rätsel und Laufwege gibt's auch - nur teilweise echt wenig Munition und dafür aber SEHR viele Zombies. Einige Locations (Kino, Videothek, Schule) werden nur kurz angeschnitten - andere wie das Polizeirevier sind üppiger. Hin und wieder gibt's Bosse, die später aber mit den GANZ großen Wummen überhaupt gar kein Problem mehr darstellen. Blöd bei manchen Stellen: Ihr geht in einen Bossraum, von dem ihr keine Ahnung hattet, dass es einer ist. Mit falscher Bewaffnung seid ihr dann f**ked - drückt euch die Daumen, dass ihr rechtzeitig abgespeichert habt. Denn das geht nur limitiert und manuell. Kann man für 6h Spaß pro Run ruhig mal ausprobieren - wenn man mit den altmodischen Tanky Controls gut klar kommt!

Edit after finishing the game: This game is AWESOME! Very good in every aspect i swear. The graphics, the combat, the models, what's available for you and the characters except some cringey lines from certain characters but they add flavour to the game! And i only faced one glitch while playing the whole thing. Thank you so much Michael for this amazing and well made game, truly! First Review: This game is amazing and the puzzles are just the right! Honestly i've enjoyed every moment playing it. Won't lie that the voice acting for some characters needs more polishing from the actors themselves but overall the game is pretty good and would recommend it for anyone especially for the people who enjoy the good old days.

one of the most incredible resident evil clones ive played. it feels like if resi and silent hill were merged into one game and it worked really well i loved the designs over the characters, monsters, and locations. my sole issue with the visuals is how dark it is especially when indoors which lead me to ue a guide to find out where to go at times cuz i couldnt see a door de to the darkness. the gameplay is pretty casual my one issue is apart from one or two occassions it wasnt clear that u were heading into a boss arena which lead to me dying a few times but apart from that the game plays great with good puzzles, simple combat, and enough ammo to survive. i loved how when chosing a capmaign u can see the differences between the two such as jack having moe heath but less inventory space than natalie, as well as thew unique campaign locations tied to each character. ive so far only played jacks campaign but ill update this review after finishing natalies.

Good Resident Evil inspired survival horror game. Great voice acting. The guy that voiced the Ripper did a fantastic job.

This game is one of the best PSX inspired classic Survival Horror. This was my first game of this studio, and after i finished the first run, i wanted to know more about their works, but i digress The presentation is excellent, with a Viewtiful Joe/Okami high contrast style, without being really cell shaded, since it's emulating the PSX look.. The old school cheese dialogues, but way more self aware, wonderful fixed camera angles, a dash action which makes combat so much more layered and tactical than the actual classic entries of the 90s. I've played many games that try to replicate the general formula, and they try to go way too big, and outdo the classics in scale stretching themselves too thin and losing focus, not this game... You're never lost, the map isnt some convoluted mess to the point it doesnt even really need a map for each of the areas you explore (would be welcome tho). It's not very long, but it doesnt have any padding, so you're 100% engaged playing, making the classic survival horror choices in the moment to moment. A bit linear, tho, but in this case it didnt bother me much, a few sections felt like it just funneled you into combat a bit too hard, cause it throws a lot of enemies at you... I'm trying to be critical of a game i loved here. Don't wanna spoil, but something happens around the end the makes me crave a sequel, i love the silly stuff these guys are up to, balancing horror and comedy. All in all i adored the game, i got like 16 different horror games in a frenzy, and Flesh Made Fear so far stands on the top 3 for me (you can check all my recently played for reference) 8/10 Wonderful game, make more. 9,5/10 on sale if you love the genre (base price is a lil steep)