CULTIC

Amazing game, divided in chapters, right now you got chapter 1 which is about 4hrs, but the content here is incredible, the game is told from the perspective of multiple protagonists, the one that you play as, which is a survivor of the cult, simply trying to find your way out from where you are, and also the one from a detective, you can find his notes around that tell you his entire act as a private investigator, and then an undercover detective, you also get some notes about the cult itself and some other survivors, there are some cutscenes but the main way the story is presented is through notes, is incredibly well written and paced though.

The gameplay is fantastic as well, the music kicks in just in the right encounters and everything from the enemy variety to the weapon feedback is simply pristine, the headshots in this game destroy your enemies heads, and the shotgun just melts the freaking enemies apart.

The game also has a number of distinctive and different weapons and items you can pickup within the enviroment and use against your enemies such as explosive barrels, lanterns, chairs, etc.

All of this adds variety to the combat and it makes the game’s first person shooting feel great, you’re also incentivized to get secrets because of the weapon parts you can get which then you can trade for upgrades, is fantastic, the upgrades are quite significant, ranging from damage upgrades to even an alternate firing modes, one gives the regular pistol a burst fire mode for example, effectively turning the gun into a mini machinegun.

The atmosphere and diversity within the levels is also fantastic as well, you go from a multitude of different areas and the whole things plays out in a seamless way, it just feels like a journey as you go along, it all becomes very natural as you progress.

Then there’s the set pieces and fantastical elements, which I was worried a bit about them at first in case they changed the gameplay too much, but they’re implemented in a beautiful way, it actually makes it so the fantastical and ficticious enemies function almost the same as the regular ones, this might seem like a detrament, but it actually keeps the quality and consistency of the gameplay intact.

There are some minour annoyances here and there, there’s a slide mechanic that isn’t really used, there’s also some enemies that start being used quite a bit after a while, and there’s also the fact that one particular enemy can be a bit annoying because it shakes your screen and gets you stuck in place, but frankly, when you consider all of the bonuses here, this is an incredible package that you’re getting, the fact that this is made by one person just mades the whole thing worthwhile even further.

Really recommend it, it also has a multitude of different difficulty options for casual and hardcore players alike, and they’re actually well balanced too!