![]() ![]() I understand why it’s nice to leave corpses on-screen (it is a horror game, after all), but I would have appreciated a way to toggle that on or off so as not to have my entire screen a close up of a dead boogeyman with me unable to see what the hell I was doing. And honestly, while there were a couple of spots where this did irk me it wasn’t too bad overall-except for one very poor angle which was completely obscured by a dead wheelchair monster. It’s the way controls shift as you push further in and the camera angles change that mess with me. For the most part I enjoy them I walk into a space and have a nice, solid view of it. I have a love/hate affair with fixed perspective games. Tormented Souls Review – My Fixed Perspectives If you forgot where the save rooms are or which doorways require special keys, it’s now on the map. A pre-launch patch added helpful icons to the maps you collect. And backtracking, as is tradition with this genre. It’s a lot of trial and error and searching every inch of every room you take Caroline into. Locked doors with special symbols need very particular keys hidden inside the mansion. Most simply require finding an object or two, combining them, and putting them in the right spot. Puzzles are a necessity in survival horror games, and there are plenty in this one. You don’t want to find yourself defenseless. ![]() Ammo isn’t super scarce but it’s important to approach enemy carefully. There’s also the wheelchair baddies that can unrealistically wheel themselves up flights of stairs. Some are strategically stuck to walls, making narrow hallways difficult if you don’t deal with them first. Pump a couple extra shots from the nailgun into them or thwack ’em a few more times with the crowbar to render them kaput. What is a horror game without its monsters? Tormented Souls primarily boasts mutated and genetically modified human test subjects. Even the musical score evokes memories of the Resident Evil series. And the use of fixed perspectives is a familiar feel, while transitioning from one section of the map to another is relatively smooth. ![]() The dynamic lighting as Caroline cautiously walks or jogs through the hallways with just a lighter in hand is stellar. You never know what lurks just around the corner. All of these obstacles make it extremely dangerous. Fuses are missing, lights are busted, the elevator is broken. Maintenance has long abandoned this hospital. ![]() The Wildberger mansion is gorgeously macabre. A lot of bits and pieces taken from here and there only to be smooshed into a story that fits the “young woman trapped in a house” narrative.īut story is only part of the experience. A husband so wrapped up in merging his scientific background with the occult. The mysterious deaths of a mother and her twin daughters. Like being built on an indigenous burial site. Caroline’s story draws on other common horror tropes, too. From the young woman stumbling her way through a creepy old mansion to the test subject monsters stalking her in the hallways, this game screams classic survival horror. There’s no doubt that the inspiration for Tormented Souls was the original Resident Evil. Tormented Souls Review – Another Girl in a Creepy Mansion Scrawled in blood on the wall is a warning: “Do not let the shadows embrace you.” Attacked from behind, she wakes up in a disgusting bathroom naked in a tub with a respirator shoved down her throat. Upon her arrival, she finds the building abandoned and in an awful state of disrepair. Seeing this image triggers some sort of mental headache, but of course this only serves as the driving force for her to investigate. Sent from a hospital in rural Canada, the only item inside is an old photo of twin sisters. Tormented Souls kicks off with our unassuming heroine receiving a suspicious letter in the mail. So I dimmed the lights, kept the curtains shut, and had a pillow fort on standby. Trailers gave me the nostalgic tingles and games set in Canada are always a huge plus. It’s time for all the spoopy scary movies and video games! Which is why I was super excited to get my hands on Tormented Souls. As the end of summer draws near, all the things that make us go jump in the night and sleep with our security blankets come out from the woodwork. ![]()
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