Dread X Collection: The Hunt [1] Axis Mundi // Point 'n' Shoot
Channel: Pudding Muffin
Date: 2021-04-14

An embarrassing start for me, but I figured it out.

I'm only 90% sure I beat the game. It played the credits, then booted me back to the game, which was nice because I was able to get the final photo, but it felt a bit anti-climactic.

I realized I wasn't really in the mood to play games about halfway through the video, so my thoughts are probably going to be a bit grumpier than they should be. The launcher game is always a treat. It's one of my favorite conceits in anthology games. The launcher looks like it was made by Nate Berens, who made Cellular Harvest and the Effigy demo, both games I enjoyed.

Axis Mundi had a great setting, and it was fun to see someone bring in a Fatal Frame-esque mechanic to a FPS. The environments were pretty, and doing a sort of anthology inside of an anthology was an inspired choice. The shooting didn't work perfectly to me. The controls weren't as tight as I hope for in an FPS, and the recharge mechanic was long enough that it felt like it slowed the gameplay down. Still, I had a good time with it.

It was made by Philip Hesselbäck, who I can't find any info about, so I'm guessing I haven't played any of his games before. At least, not as part of a solo effort. [Editor's note: it looks like he's working on Hell Punk Horror, which isn't out yet, but there's a demo.]