![]() If you’re looking for a new psychological thriller which will make you jump (a lot), Those Who Remain is for you. However, from a small company that has not released a single notable project before, it was hardly worth waiting for pleasant surprises. Pixel hunting and a weak story cause only disappointment. Trying to seem like a horror game, it is not able to scare even a schoolboy. Those Who Remain is a trivial story about corruption and injustice. The game's low price point might appeal to someone who's desperate for a new game to play, but any wayward souls who come across the exit for Dormont while cruising the horror game highway should just keep on driving. It's easy to see what Camel 101 was going for as it constructed Those Who Remain's dark and foreboding world, but while the intent was noble, the execution leaves much to be desired. Quite short though, the journey of Edward might give some cold sweats to the most fearless players. The protagonist is literally asked to shed the light on its past as he plods through the ominous city of Dormont. For those who remain and see it through to the end, that is.Īpart from its frightful visuals and clanky controls, Those Who Remain is a somewhat interesting experience. And it plays with some unexpected, fascinating themes that will at least give you something to think about. This is a scrappy, occasionally interesting horror, that has the capacity to creep you out and make you jump. And it certainly does.Ī couple of nifty concepts can't save this uninspired genre piece from its shortage of character or fear. Those Who Remain wants to scare us with its tense atmosphere and great use of light mechanics. Rife with puzzles so simplistic they become tedious, its delivery may leave players in the dark. Through the eyes of an exasperated protagonist, Those Who Remain borrows from better games to tell a by-the-numbers horror story with the illusion of morality. There is an awful lot to like about Those Who Remain, but unfortunately, there is also a lot which will leave players deeply frustrated. It’s got its moments, but the overall experience is one of mediocrity. And for a story-driven game, the writing here isn’t really that good. It exemplifies everything that is wrong with the genre, including the tedious gameplay, tacked-on chase scenes, forced stealth sequences, and the shoddy puzzle design. To put it simply, Those Who Remain is not a good horror game, not even an average horror game. Repetitive scenarios of item-hunting tarnish the more ingenious puzzles you're presented with, horror clichés sour an otherwise wonderfully tense atmosphere and a control scheme from hell drags a promising game back into the shadows, never to be seen again. There's a good game buried within Those Who Remain's many shortcomings, but it blunders the final hundred meters of its dash for survival like a sorority girl outrunning a slasher in a forest filled with tree roots. I’m sure a lot of work went into this experience (I say this a lot, but I mean it), but unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be anything keeping this game safe from the gaping maw of irrelevance. Edward is a fine protagonist, the eerie atmosphere starts out strong and devolves to fine, and the gameplay is fine. It’s not terrible and doesn’t deserve to be hate-played or mocked or anything like that. The puzzles are simplistic yet fun, and how this game challenges your moral compass makes it more impactful than many other games in the same genre. ![]() The developers of Those Who Remain have crafted a game that excellently takes advantage of atmosphere to enhance the horror. It offers good story and interesting puzzles, and throws some decision making your way, but also suffers from many technical and design issues that prevent it from being good enough for all tastes. Those Who Remain is a good horror experience in a genre filled by many similar games. ![]() And the fact that you have to act as a judge feels in the game as a fairly strong moral weight that affects you too, psychologically speaking.Īlthough it had some good ideas at the start, Those Who Remain feels like the most cookie cutter horror game possible that barely manages to present anything fresh enough to keep you interested across the six hour playtime. Its gameplay mixes puzzles with novel elements such as research with the purpose of putting both the living and the dead on trial, according to their actions. The mixture of all its elements make it cause real terror. But what Those Who Remain does best is create atmospheres. The story, without being original, has many interesting elements that leave out the common place and offer you food for thought. Those Who Remain is a first person horror game that offers a quite remarkable visual and sound proposal. Those Who Remain is choking on its own mediocrity. ![]()
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