I had a great time playing through Amnesia: The Bunker. It is a solid horror game with a well established setting but the most compelling element is that this game plays like an immersive sim.
For most problems, there are a handful of solutions, which will be solved differently player to player and circumstantially based on the gear you've stockpiled. This alongside weighing the amount of noise and destruction you will create to solve these problems feed back brilliantly into the horror element. Busting through a door loudly will no doubt bring the beast out of its hiding place to hunt you down.
The Bunker has a perfect run time for a horror game, between 4-6 hours. A fair amount of variety for its length. Beyond the immersive sim elements, I found the at-first awkward controls, once mastered to be greatly immersive. There is a precision and freedom to every action in the game.
The system of connecting lights provides a great sense of progression and the resource gathering elements I found to be tuned perfectly. Fueling up the generator, and having the thought constantly in the back of your head that every step forward puts you further away from the generator and safety is a great push and pull.
As I've only dabbled slightly in the series before, this game sold me to go back and check out the previous entries. Great pick up on Game Pass but definitely worth the asking price as well.
For most problems, there are a handful of solutions, which will be solved differently player to player and circumstantially based on the gear you've stockpiled. This alongside weighing the amount of noise and destruction you will create to solve these problems feed back brilliantly into the horror element. Busting through a door loudly will no doubt bring the beast out of its hiding place to hunt you down.
The Bunker has a perfect run time for a horror game, between 4-6 hours. A fair amount of variety for its length. Beyond the immersive sim elements, I found the at-first awkward controls, once mastered to be greatly immersive. There is a precision and freedom to every action in the game.
The system of connecting lights provides a great sense of progression and the resource gathering elements I found to be tuned perfectly. Fueling up the generator, and having the thought constantly in the back of your head that every step forward puts you further away from the generator and safety is a great push and pull.
As I've only dabbled slightly in the series before, this game sold me to go back and check out the previous entries. Great pick up on Game Pass but definitely worth the asking price as well.