Very strong first half, jumps the shark completely in the second half. After the colossal failure of RE6, the insecurity of the devs is on full display here. Cramming every single horror trope into a single game and hoping something sticks. Luckily, everything inside the Baker residence is extremely effective horror! Jack makes a great spiritual successor to Mr. X and Nemesis and the entire place is dripping with tension and atmosphere. Sadly this all falls to the wayside about halfway through, embodying many of the more annoying aspects of the Resident Evil series. Still, a decent course correction that leads the series into a far more interesting direction.

A visually appealing, somewhat barebones Zelda-like relying entirely on it's single fun gimmick. Excellent soundtrack combining modern electronic production with more classic-sounding staccato trap percussion. After a while the experience of wandering around and finding pages of the manual grows a bit tiresome, especially because the gameplay outside of the 'uncover the game manual' conceit, namely the combat, is a bit of a chore. This falls around the same quality as Death's Door to me: mostly okay modern indie Zelda-like that leaves me wanting more and will keep me chasing the Hyper Light Drifter dragon.

A visually appealing, somewhat barebones Zelda-like relying entirely on it's single fun gimmick. Excellent soundtrack combining modern electronic production with more classic-sounding staccato trap percussion. After a while the experience of wandering around and finding pages of the manual grows a bit tiresome, especially because the gameplay outside of the 'uncover the game manual' conceit, namely the combat, is a bit of a chore. This falls around the same quality as Death's Door to me: mostly okay modern indie Zelda-like that leaves me wanting more and will keep me chasing the Hyper Light Drifter dragon.