Layers of Fear (2016)

got it for free through Humble Bundle almost 10 years ago, saw the very positive reviews and was cautiously optimistic to try it however it ended up being a huge disappointment. the story itself actually has pretty good writing, is fairly interesting, is the only thing that will make you quite unsettled as it unfolds throughout your time with the game and although it's quite short (a full run taking you about 1h30m to 2h) it makes up by having 3 different endings that differ based on the items you inspect throughout the game. the atmosphere is there and is quite immersive however that immersiveness goes down the shi*ter due to the game's overreliance on jumpscares that are not only predictable but also feel really cheap, make the game not feel scary at all and overall adds a lack of tension to the story & atmosphere as a whole. the gameplay is practically a walking simulator that's very similar to Silent Hills' 2014 PT demo however due to the game's overreliance on cheap jumpscares and the fact that the game is essentially just "walk into this corridor, explore it to the end to find X item and return back to the painting room" makes it pretty repetitive and boring after the first or second loop. the graphics are still pretty good, the stability & performance were flawless however I still did encounter some issues regarding the game's camera when playing on a controller where my right stick's input would just not get picked up by the game sometimes. overall, it's a very interesting premise that's unfortunately very badly executed with it ending up being pretty boring & repetitive at the end of the day. unless you're really into horror walking sims (I guess) and if you really want to try it out, buy it on sale. otherwise just skip it and play something better.

The story is interesting, and the visuals are beautiful. However, the gameplay is dull.

Lo recomiendo juego y parte historia es 9/10 me gusto.

Bleh game bleh bleh painting bleh more painting wow room change wow

Сюжет про поехавшего художника, который пишет картину из частей тела своей семьи, размазан, словно говно по стене от деда с деменцией. Не игра, а унылый аттракцион от польских графоманов.

Layers of Boring. As many of the other reviews note, you spend most of your time wandering from room to room opening drawers and cabinets, mostly finding nothing. It seems completely linear, there are no stakes, no apparent goals, no way to make a mistake or succeed--you just wander until the game's over. There's no substance to the story; for me, if there's no substance to the story, it's difficult for me to care about the scares. A jump scare without any substantive story context is meaningless in my opinion. I might as well be watching random flashing lights and images. One of the reviewers put it well when they said that it was an art project in search of a game. The art design deserves a 5 out of 5. Every other aspect of the game is a zero.

故事没看明白，不过游戏氛围很nb，这个价格说声“神作”也没毛。