As someone who has never really played a game with movement mechanics like this, I found it clunky and cumbersome and it felt like it was definitely more suited to PC controls than an Xbox controller. The controls are straightforward: move and interact, with the occasional need to hold the interaction button whilst moving, in order to open cupboards, drawers and doors. If I cannot fight back, then there cannot be any threats, surely, but that never stopped P.T from throwing some violence at you, now did it? The first thing I noticed about my character was that they seemed to have a limp, which lead me to believe there would be no chase sequences, which was fine by me, but with a lack of chase sequences normally comes a lot of jump-scares. For me, the lack of combat is equally comforting and unnerving. Your only weapons are your (limited) free will and your powers of deduction, as there are quite a few puzzles standing between you and progression of the story. There is actually zero combat in Layers of Fear. Naturally, the story makes you go into a creepy-looking basement your hackles are raised, your eyes are wide and your pulse is racing, which then becomes your standard state for the remainder of the game. ![]() The game starts off with you wandering around for a little while, just exploring, until you find a prompt to go to a certain location, and this is where the weird starts. ![]() I knew this game was of the horror genre before I booted it up and was already on high-scare alert. Now that’s out of the way, you’ll be happy to know that I actually managed to complete Layers of Fear in one sitting, and only had the life scared out of me numerous times. I have never managed to get past the dog corridor in Resident Evil and The Last of Us left me with some psychological damage. I will start this review off by stating that I am generally a bit of a coward when it comes to horror games. TL DR: Alcoholic artist has some worrying inner demons and a scary wife.įamily Friendly?: Click here to skip the detail and see if this game is right for your family! Platform: Xbox One / Steam / PS4 (Reviewed on Xbox One)
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