ROUTINE

Realized I hate horror games because of how arbitrarily irritating they are. Trying to put in a pass code into a terminal. Got to 3 numbers. Hit a robot with the stun gun and I was running past even though he was sparking stunned he grabbed me and killed me. Just plain annoying. Sometimes he throws you sometimes he kills you. No healthbar. There's an arbitrariness about horror games I can't stand.

Routine is a solid and unnerving experience. The beginning couldn't prepare me for the later portions. Incredible sound, environment and prop design paired with solid voice-acting (albeit too little dialogue). A semi-solid premise that can be at times a little confusing, but fun to explore. Wish we got a little more I.C. but oh well. 4/5 Story 5/5 Props and environments 6/5 sound design. A worthwhile purchase for any horror buffs, especially on sale. Give it a try.

[h1] 9/10 [/h1] This game knows exactly how to build tension. It also ranks among the very best when it comes to sound design. There is also not much hand-holding when it comes to puzzles, which deepens the sense of dread. Only two minor complaints: Noticeable image distortion while playing on 32:9 ultrawide & enemy AI can be easily avoided through the tunnels.

This game has insane sound design, atmosphere and visuals that chill you to the bone. The no hand holding really forces you to look at your surroundings to solve problems and everytime you feel stuck and close to looking up a walkthrough, you realize you're actually dumb and didn't look closely enough what to do and it's insanely rewarding everytime. If you're someone who doesn't enjoy thinking for more than 2 minutes on what to do, I don't recommend this game. My one and only gripe is it's length, I just wish there was ONE more section, just a tiny bit more. If I wasn't scared to death I could've maybe finished it under roughly 4 hours. Because this game is so cool and brilliant it really just makes you yearn for more which bummed me out when I was done.

One of the most unintuitive games ever made and I played original monkey island back in a days and I love the system shock and alien isolation. Graphics are ok but the fish eye effect is nauseating. You can switch it off via mods which is especially a must do for VR. It’s not alien isolation as there’s no map nor anything helping you in a maze also enemies are pretty dumb. Switching modules is a bit annoying, using a flashlight is a pain which is particularly annoying given how dark this game is and why am I not able to shoot while crouching? You can have flashlight but only if you aim so no running when it’s actually needed. The biggest puzzle requires the mechanic that the game is teaching you NOT to use for the whole duration of several hours prior. It’s dumb, the whole experience is just a massive pain. I don’t like the hand holding one bit but this is the complete opposite end of a spectrum with very little environmental clues of what to do and how to progress next. It’s a half baked product by the team that have no experience in delivering a smooth gameplay. If I could give it a neutral I would but it’s hard to recommend it in the current state. And you know what were the coolest moments in AI and SS? That you could see and feel the space. Here you are on the moon but see it just at the beginning through 2 windows and after that you might as well be at the bottom of the ocean or underground because nobody can tell otherwise. I can see the idea but execution of this game is pretty poor.

The most comfortable lunar base to be under immense psychological dread. Honestly the architecture and environment design is stunning, worth a good sitting and staring at. I found the gameplay varied enough for what this thing wants to accomplish. The most immersive horror experience I've had in a long while.

You can feel something playing it. Atmospheric.