INFERNIUM

I wanted to like this game, but I cannot recommend Infernium. The interconnected metroidvania level design is exceptional, several clever shortcuts throughout each section, it begs to be explored and even revisited to open every locked door, gated area, etc. even if the reward is minimal or non existent. Honestly it's amongst the best of it's style in a first person setting that I've played. Other positives are the atmosphere and occasional drone audio tracks which gives a good mood of somber isolation. But... Everything about your character is slow and clunky, you move slow, you interact with every object slow and worst of all the teleport ability takes too long to charge meaning using it is slow, you move at a snails pace as it charges, it has limited reach must be pointed at the ground or angled geometry facing you, lots of times it feels like your aiming at a group of three pixels that will let it work as it randomly spazzes between red and yellow especially noticeable in crimson river level, it is unreliable, broken and awful to use when under pressure. There are too many gotcha moments and unavoidable death's some wrong turns are just death with no chance of recovery, that's not hard gameplay just unfair. It uses a bonfire system like dark souls that are placed far apart but dark souls is an action game meaning you can go through failures with different styles and get better more skilled regardless of the mobs, here you just have to do the exact same thing over and over again most times there's one way of progressing and one way only, one solution to a chase puzzle and one solution only, get used to boring needless repetition. The timed puzzles/sections later in the game are just terrible, holding a switch for 5-10 seconds to loop around and miss an opening by a pixel again with the stupid teleport whilst being chased by multiple enemies is pure tedium, the timings in this game are at times mean and stingy considering how clunky the mechanics are. Finally the end sequence is beyond awful, all of the glaring problems of this game are multiplied ten fold in a sequence so badly designed it genuinely baffles me. It is a shame because in the right hands this could have been a great game with the same level design and quicker fluid gameplay / reliable faster charge teleport, a limited sprint system, anything to make it feel less slow/clunky and tedious.

Slow, dark, boring, annoying and just all round terrible. Don't waste your money!

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Garbage. Crashes after 2-3 minutes, no matter if I'm in game or in the main menu. The issue is not my system, because I have tried it on THREE different PCs, including the brand new gaming system I built just a few months ago.

Me gusto mucho, suspenso y tensión, puzzels no solo los obvios sino también como están colocados los enemigos que te hacen parar a pensar de que manera pasar cada parte Al principio no explica mucho pero a medida que vas a avanzando te vas dando cuenta de como funciona todo Escenarios y banda sonora excelentes Un juego para gente que les gusta asustarse, estar tenso y pensar Lo recomiendo

Infernium is a brilliant, gorgeous game. Its beautiful map layout and unique levels make for an epic experience. However, this isn't a game for the wimps wanting a fast and easy play-through; the puzzles in Infernium are very difficult (but not impossible when you keep to it). The tense atmosphere will keep you on your toes, and its spooks, even if you think you know what will happen, never cease to make you want to soil your drawers.

The game suffers from mystique difficulty, as in you won't know much until you know and by that point your run in the game might already be suffering or need a bit of explanation. With the inclusion of permadeath that is not actually permadeath with a knowledge of enemy locations and map layouts in a sprawling beautiful landscape its hidden gem for those that enjoy challenging games and unique beautiful puzzle maps. I've put off on playing this game for a while because i've known about its learning curve for a long time but I think for the right buyer with patience and and understanding desire to know victory won't come easy its worth the effort.