Carnate Island lore > Lord of the Rings
-The gameplay is fucking amazing. It is the basic, early 00s TPF gameplay but it's enjoyable nevertheless. The guns and the melee weapons are well responsive and they are all pretty damn strong; so you wouldn't be in much trouble killing enemies. You can also play the game in first person but I didn't even try it. I'm sucker for this kind of third person shooters.
-The Story and the Carnate Island lore is possibly the best part of the game. You are a inmate who is to face execution for murdering you own sons and wife (even though you don't remember it); but as soon as you arrive at the prison, everything gets fucked up. In the game you face characters who need help which you can help or kill so they wouldn't be a problem. You can hear your inner voice telling you to kill them and your wife's voice that tells you to help them; the choice is yours. The whole island (prison is only a part of it), and the enemies have a back story as well. One thing I really loved was the fact that each enemy was based on a horrible way of dying; getting cut into pieces, being buried alive, etc.
-The level design is very good but some times it can be a little confusing specially in the buildings. The game doesn't exactly tell you what to do; you should guess it or find it out by paying attention to the dialogues. So as a result, sometimes you might find yourself walking through the halls and rooms hoping that you are where you should be.
-The Visuals are surprisingly good. Most of it is because of the design of the places and the enemies. They are all lore-connected, and it happens very rarely to find yourself in a place that doesn't feel new. From the technical perspective, it is just fine; It wouldn't stand out in the 2004 games because of the technical achievements.
-The Soundtracks... They are fine; nothing more to it. Although I had to remove some sound files to stop the game from constantly crashing, and because of that the second half of my playthrough had half-ass sounds.
-CRASHING... The game crashes SO FUCKING MUCH. The game crashes every 10-15 minutes until you remove some sound files; so you should get rid of some soundtracks for the game to run. But that doesn't last long either; the game might decide to crash on the loading screen of a specific chapter and you have to install a patch for that which might also fuck with your saves. This is seriously the biggest problem of the game; I might have given it a 4.5 if it wasn't because of these technical issues.
The Suffering is basically Max Payne + Silent Hill. It aimed for a bigger audience but it's not as good as it should be. I loved the game nevertheless; great story, great gameplay, great atmosphere... If only it wasn't for those DAMN BUGS.
-The gameplay is fucking amazing. It is the basic, early 00s TPF gameplay but it's enjoyable nevertheless. The guns and the melee weapons are well responsive and they are all pretty damn strong; so you wouldn't be in much trouble killing enemies. You can also play the game in first person but I didn't even try it. I'm sucker for this kind of third person shooters.
-The Story and the Carnate Island lore is possibly the best part of the game. You are a inmate who is to face execution for murdering you own sons and wife (even though you don't remember it); but as soon as you arrive at the prison, everything gets fucked up. In the game you face characters who need help which you can help or kill so they wouldn't be a problem. You can hear your inner voice telling you to kill them and your wife's voice that tells you to help them; the choice is yours. The whole island (prison is only a part of it), and the enemies have a back story as well. One thing I really loved was the fact that each enemy was based on a horrible way of dying; getting cut into pieces, being buried alive, etc.
-The level design is very good but some times it can be a little confusing specially in the buildings. The game doesn't exactly tell you what to do; you should guess it or find it out by paying attention to the dialogues. So as a result, sometimes you might find yourself walking through the halls and rooms hoping that you are where you should be.
-The Visuals are surprisingly good. Most of it is because of the design of the places and the enemies. They are all lore-connected, and it happens very rarely to find yourself in a place that doesn't feel new. From the technical perspective, it is just fine; It wouldn't stand out in the 2004 games because of the technical achievements.
-The Soundtracks... They are fine; nothing more to it. Although I had to remove some sound files to stop the game from constantly crashing, and because of that the second half of my playthrough had half-ass sounds.
-CRASHING... The game crashes SO FUCKING MUCH. The game crashes every 10-15 minutes until you remove some sound files; so you should get rid of some soundtracks for the game to run. But that doesn't last long either; the game might decide to crash on the loading screen of a specific chapter and you have to install a patch for that which might also fuck with your saves. This is seriously the biggest problem of the game; I might have given it a 4.5 if it wasn't because of these technical issues.
The Suffering is basically Max Payne + Silent Hill. It aimed for a bigger audience but it's not as good as it should be. I loved the game nevertheless; great story, great gameplay, great atmosphere... If only it wasn't for those DAMN BUGS.