![]() Is the game bad? No! Of course not! It’s just niche. In a way, it feels like an upheaval in the wrong direction, but done hesitantly, as if the tried-and-true spectre of Resident Evil was watching over development. It does a lot of things right, but you’ll have to overlook some wrong things to get to them. The graphics are pretty, but the gameplay feels like a few updates were needed to make it perfect. It wants to be old school Resident Evil without taking out the parts that are outdated. In a lot of way, the game feels like a throwback. It’s well-written and mysterious, keeping you guessing as you move from the hospital to the Mausoleum, to a host of other interesting areas within the greater Wildberger metro area. I haven’t really touched on the story because I don’t really want to. I’ve gotten accustomed to games saving for me. ![]() I’ve talked about games being hard before, but in this case, the issue is entirely related to my habits. They’re not difficult to find, but hoo boy is it difficult to remember to save. Instead of ink ribbons for a typewriter, you’ll be finding spools for an old reel-to-reel recorder. In fact, in many respects, it smacks your hand away for having the gall to ask for help. Tormented Souls isn’t looking to hold your hand. More than one enemy at a time can be taxing to juggle, and the absolutely punishing save system got me more than a few times. There is combat in Tormented Souls, and it is HARD. You start out unarmed, but through some exploration find a modified nail gun that is going to be your best friend for awhile. She doesn’t care though, and that’s kind of what makes it badass. Caroline as a character has shades of Jill Valentine in Resident Evil 3 a woman clearly not dressed for the demanding situation at hand. I can’t say enough good things about the aesthetic of this game. The ancient fixtures pull you back to a bygone time where the hospital may have even been luxurious. It gets across that the Wildberger hospital is gross, but also beautiful in it’s own way. The environment work on display is beautiful. It feels very Resident Evil ReMake and that isn’t a bad thing in the slightest. Tank controls and a static camera slip you into a nostalgic frame of mind. The developers of Tormented Souls have thrown their back into an old-school experience for Tormented Souls. Once again, not sure why you need to be naked for ocular surgery.Īfter this you begin the game proper and you’ll notice a few things. She rises out of the tub to discover that her eye has been removed. I don’t mind nudity in art, or as a way to convey a story beat, but I’m still unclear on why Caroline needed to be naked for this. A stabbing headache makes her black out, and she awakens naked, in a tub, in the dingy hospital. ![]() Tormented Souls sees you playing as Caroline Walker, a young woman who receives a mysterious envelope from the Wildberger Hospital containing a photo of two young girls. The surprising thing about Tormented Souls is how it does not want to engage in complete upheaval, though at times it feels like it might. ![]() Things like Dead Space added their own touch, and in general, permutations of the established formula seem to always move in the right direction. Resident Evil 4 switched up the mix for the better, and the new first-person Resident Evil games have done excellent work reshaping the genre again. I love to see the genre shaken up, pulled apart, and reconfigured any way developers want to. I am by no means a survival horror purist. Tormented Souls Review – Participating in a Hesitant Upheavalĭeveloped By Dual Effect, Abstract DigitalĪvailable on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch
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