HOLFACE

Great shorter horror game. I didn't figure out how to get the 2nd ending yet but I enjoyed the game. R.i.p. to the pigs.

Good

I bought Holface because I really enjoyed Fear the Moon, that´s why I wanted to support the dev and try their new game. I wish there was a neutral rating on steam, because that´s how I feel about Holface. Don´t get me wrong, the atmosphere is great and it really made me unnerved, which is what horror is for, I just felt like the overall story is trying to be too cryptic and trying to be way too much for a game this short. There´s practically no build-up, everything happens so fast and while that´s not necessarily a bad thing, it just doesn´t work here. Fear the Moon had you talking to your friends and finding out about the myths around the game area, but here it´s just one annoying wannabe scary cutscene after another that just destroys the immersion. Also my first playthrough got completely ruined because I got the not so secret ending(and got it three times after because my game was somehow bugged?) that makes the game 30 minutes and gives you practically zero gameplay. That´s another problem, there´s so much cutscenes, that you don´t play the game that much. Also, if you want to have a secret ending in the game that´s supposed to be seen after the first one, maybe don´t show the player where to find an item that´s needed for it, as I said, it kinda ruined the game for me. I´m no professional reviewer, I don´t really review games at all but I felt like I needed to write a review for Holface, because I genuienly think the developer has great potential (thanks to Fear the Moon), I just needed to write some of my criticisms. I´ll gladly play any future games, I´m not saying I want the dev to just repeat the same formula and I actually appreciate them trying new things, I just hope those games won´t feel rushed like Holface did. TLDR: game is okay for 5 euros, I just expected something a bit different.

Единственный плюс этой игры - она проходима. В остальном, это максимально сумбурный, бессодержательный и глупый ужастик, которому нечем пугать игрока.

[h1] A fantastic horror experience that went from uneasy to OUTRIGHT HORRIFYING! [/h1] Love this dev, and was a huge fan of Fear the Moon back when that came out, and this is a great follow up! Very creepy with a lot of vibes from horror media like The Blair Witch and The Enigma of Amigara Fault. A bit confusing on the story aspect with a lot of jumping around, but I think it added to the uneasiness that the atmosphere provided! I will say, I was completely blindsided by the sudden [spoiler] spiders [/spoilers], which traumatized me. I was NOT prepared! Overall great game! Loved playing this with my chat!

This game felt more in line with Jonny's game, Nail Head, part of the Haunted PS1's Madvent Calendar 3, than their stand alone release "Fear The Moon". It's an enjoyable ride over all. There are two endings to find. One is your Core EXP, play the game as expected, the other you can grab if you pay attention. The Alt end does feel the happier of the two, but also it sort of rushes that. Some extra falling action would have been nice. Get some input from the characters about what just happened. The CORE playthrough is the more substantial of the two. With 2 major sections of gameplay over the ALT's single small one. Overall it took me about an hour to finish. I could probably stretch that out if I went for 100% since I missed two achievements on my first run, and they're not obtainable on the ALT route. It's a decent short horror game.