Update: I started a second run and it’s COMPLETELY different. Different rooms, puzzles, weapons, everything. Seems I’ve only scratched the surface! So maybe double or quadruple what I previously thought was the game length.

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Goofy, bizarre, b-movie fun. It’s about the most kitschy survival horror game I’ve ever played, with the voice acting even topping Steve from RE Code Veronica. It also does many things right, borrowed from the classics of the genre. But from that angle, I do have a couple minor complaints.

It is definitely not a standard survival horror experience. The game takes about 1.5 hours to complete, there is a ton of missables and optional rooms, so it has a very arcade-like replayability to it. There is no map (as usual, my biggest complaint), but it’s also not exactly designed in a way that needs it… it’s extremely linear, the game auto-saves and locks doors behind you as you get to certain checkpoints. So it does not satisfy that exploration / backtracking / unlocking gameplay loop very well.

But the puzzles are still very solid, the combat is unique (you will get random body parts chopped off which changes the combat feel), and the game is filled with bizarre WTF hilarity which gives it its unique DNA. While it’s not exactly what I would reach for when craving a classic survival horror experience, it’s a unique gem of B-movie goodness that I absolutely recommend.