It’s time to step back into the darkness. Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, the follow-up to the genre-defining horror game, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, is now available for pre-order with a 20-percent discount.
GenreAdventure Games
Platforms pc
DEVELOPER Frictional Games | PUBLISHER Codemasters | RELEASE DATE
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs Reviews pc
multiplayer.it review
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nowgamer.com review
Obviously, it’s going to show you all it has in one playthrough, and as with the first game, you’re not heavily penalised for dying (you respawn close to where it happened, and sometimes the, er… thing that killed you will have gone) so it negates some of the tension, but for the six or so hours it’ll take you, you arguably won’t play a more engrossing game horror or not this year than Machine For Pigs.
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pcgamer.com review
there’s a lot going on in Underhell. It’s sort of as if modder “Mxthe†said “I have an idea for a mod, and that idea includes ALL OF THE IDEAS.†And sure, it’s a bit cluttered and confusing, and some cutscenes and conversations go on quite a bit longer than absolutely necessary, but it’s hard not to admire the ambition. The voice acting, and there’s a lot of it, is all original, which means it’s not always completely convincing but is still wonderfully sincere and enjoyable. There’s hours and hours of content (it took me a full day and a half to get through it), and best of all, you don’t need to own any games to play this mod. All it requires is the download of the Source SDK Base 2007, which is free for all Steam users.
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hookedgamers.com review
Frictional Games, and now with The Chinese Room, developers of the marvellous Dear Esther, on board, prove once again that they are masters of atmosphere. Amnesia isn’t about scaring the player directly. It plays upon the player’s fear of the unknown, allowing simple audio cues and shapes and shadows to force you to be constantly on edge. Every door you push gently open is a terrifying experience, as you peek both ways to make sure nothing awaits on the other side. More often than not, there is nothing there, which makes it all the more harrowing when there is something that needs to be avoided.
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3djuegos.com review
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gamereactor.se review
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gameplanet.com.au review
Played through at speed, the game can probably be completed in three to four hours. But A Machine For Pigs isn’t about gameplay – it’s about drinking in the details of the story and setting, and nearly drowning in atmosphere. It’s about inhabiting a nightmare.
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gamingtrend.com review
n fact, the last 90 minutes are so devoted to wrapping up the plot that there’s hardly room for anything scary–merely a pair of short segments with a new enemy. That’s really the only problem with A Machine for Pigs: it’s so dedicated to telling its story that it forgets to be scary. On the other hand, the tale The Chinese Room tell is sure to occupy your mind long after you reveal the mystery. Played with one’s thinking cap on, A Machine for Pigs is sure to horrify even when it doesn’t frighten.
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meristation.com review
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escapistmagazine.com review
it forced the player to work within the limits of his delicate and profoundly damaged psyche. Mandus, however, has no such fear. He moves in the dark like a shadow and can remain perfectly still and silent as mutilated, murderous enemies shuffle by; he has no compunctions against splashing around in fetid guts and offal, and betrays no reaction to terrible visions of his boys. He is not, as promised, a fever-wracked Victorian industrialist haunted by bizarre, dark dreams – He is a Videogame Hero.
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digitalspy.co.uk review
It can get bogged down in its own themes at points, leading to a final third, whose society-wide commentary is difficult to invest in or connect with, but when there’s a lightness of touch it works splendidly.
eurogamer.de review
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