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The original game is almost a decade old at this point (oh no), so it's likely you've played it already, but a second go at it never hurt anybody.

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You can guess from my gushing about the first game in the series that one of the huge benefits of purchasing this collection is gaining the ability to play it all over again. Amnesia: Collection: The goodĪmnesia Collection Hero (Image credit: Frictional Games) Together, the three games offer an intriguing package for horror fans, or just game fans in general. There are also fewer threats, and the music, which works to set the horror tone, can be overwhelming and obnoxious. You no longer need to collect oil for your lantern, which takes out a huge tension builder. Usually, puzzles require you to pull levers in the correct order, or to pick up and carry objects from room to room. However, making the jump from The Dark Descent, which is a puzzle game centered around picking up and combining objects, A Machine For Pigs feels empty.

It's a fine game on its own, with an interesting story that unravels in a typical Amnesia fashion and a gothic steampunk aesthetic that leaves the player feeling unsettled and distanced but integrated. It features a new character and a new setting but keeps the atmosphere, themes, and puzzle-solving. This 2013 Amnesia entry, which was developed by The Chinese Room instead of Frictional Games (although the latter helped to publish it), is an indirect but full-fledged sequel to The Dark Descent. It's still a decent horror game, even if the ending is predictable. It's a short experience that takes about an hour to play, and your satisfaction depends on how much you buy into the puzzle-solving and how much you know beforehand about the affects your choices have. The three games offer an intriguing package for horror fans. The game differs from The Dark Descent by forcing the player to make life or death decisions concerning torture victims you find scattered throughout the levels and the choices you make affect the ending.

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Justine was free DLC for The Dark Descent that took some of the themes and a couple loose plot points to create a whole new story surrounding an unnamed woman who's trapped in a dungeon full of puzzles.

The game is also a great example of how different lighting levels can be used to provoke multiple horror responses, and how using light itself as a resource to be coveted can raise the stakes tremendously.Įither way, this is something you should - no, need - to play.Īs for the other two titles in this collection, your experience might vary. The pacing, however, keeps the player in the dark both literally and figuratively, allowing for the lack of knowledge to add to the terror.

This works to string the player along and encourages them to uncover more secrets about the castle, the creatures that inhabit it, and a mystical orb. For one, it's a masterclass in narrative tension, utilizing the titular amnesia to present an unreliable narrator, named Daniel, who has already lived a life that the player is not privy to and must rediscover it for himself. Regardless, the game is essential for horror fans. This isn't a review for The Dark Descent, so I'm not going to bore you with a complete breakdown of why you must play this game. It's a masterclass in narrative tension and lighting techniques. The Dark Descent is essential for horror fans.

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