Review anarchistica 2/5 · Nov 12, 2018
An empty game
Angels That Kill has a mildly interesting story and manages to conjure up a bit of an atmosphere with minimal means. This could have been something worthwhile. But the game is too empty. Empty rooms, empty streets, empty faces.
The worst part is the map. You start without one and somehow have to find the police station (?) to get …
Angels That Kill has a mildly interesting story and manages to conjure up a bit of an atmosphere with minimal means. This could have been something worthwhile. But the game is too empty. Empty rooms, empty streets, empty faces.
The worst part is the map. You start without one and somehow have to find the police station (?) to get a map. And even when you do get it it doesn't show which way you're facing, so you still get lost between the identical grey blocks.
It also forces you to start all over if you get caught, without clarifying how that happens and how you can avoid it. I quite after ~45 minutes because the experience is just too frustrating.