SIGNALIS is a simple story told in a complex way. A delightful mix between understandable and just the right amount of cryptic, its story is intriguing and gripping from start to finish. The gameplay feels like not just an homage, but an evolution of Resident Evil 1, with some nice puzzles to boot.
However, the game unfortunately is too short, and I'm not sure it would be in a better place if it was longer either, thanks to the low enemy variety. Combat can be quite trivialized by merely dodging enemy attacks, which is VERY easy to do.
This is a damn shame, because there's quite a lot of fun weapons to try out, but no real reason or incentive to do so, except for boss rooms (and getting specific endings). I found myself killing enemies for no real reason other than boredom.
However, the game unfortunately is too short, and I'm not sure it would be in a better place if it was longer either, thanks to the low enemy variety. Combat can be quite trivialized by merely dodging enemy attacks, which is VERY easy to do.
This is a damn shame, because there's quite a lot of fun weapons to try out, but no real reason or incentive to do so, except for boss rooms (and getting specific endings). I found myself killing enemies for no real reason other than boredom.