Layers of Fear

2016 attempt at a psychological horror game.
==First play (May 2016)==
In 2016 I decided I had enough free time between teaching at OES to finally play some games I'd never gotten around to. In order of shortest to longest, Layers of Fear came first. This game was one I wanted to be as good as Dear Esther or The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.
The graphics were nice and I was interested at first. It built up a scary atmosphere, but before long the jump scares became tiresome, the setting and storyline inscrutable and boring, and I gave up after a couple of hours. I agree with basically everything said about it in this review (nice summary: "The gimmick plays out and there’s still 90% of the playing time to go. All the while, there’s very little story and even less game.").
Rating: -2
Category:Video games attempted in 2016
Category:Video games with -2 rating
Category:Horror video games
Category:Suspense video games