I will give credit to Inheritance for having some degree of choice, albeit very small. There’s no feeling of urgency, there’s no feeling of danger, it’s simply walk to the jump scare, get startled for a second, then walk to the next one. At no point did I ever feel like I wasn’t the one in complete control-from how the story progressed to when the jump-scares would happen-and it’s impossible to feel afraid when you’re constantly in control. Both the main-game and Inheritance have no sense of tension and no feeling of helplessness, both qualities that make for a true horror experience. The game is basically a guided tour through a “spooky” house, accentuated by a collection of cheap jump-scares. The biggest problem I have with both Layers of Fear and Inheritance is that they are just not scary, and for a horror game that is a huge problem. Had the main game spent more time portraying the Artist as a tragic figure this change in perspective could have had serious narrative weight. This could have been an interesting shift of perspective in the story, but much like the main game it is too ham-fistedly delivered and too on-the-nose-with the daughter’s crayon drawings (which look less like what a child might create to visualize abuse and more like what you’d get if you told an adult to draw exactly what was happening within the story like a child’s crayon drawings).įurthermore, it lacks any subtlety since we already know from the main game that the Artist is an abusive drunk, so Inheritance simply reiterating how much of a jerk he was loses any sting the shift in narrative could have had. For how much the intro screen boasted about choice, and how: “this may be our game, but it’s your story,” the whole thing was so guided it may as well have been the Haunted House ride at Disneyland. I found it to be a boring and dreary affair with a cliché-laden story, and the only “horror” came from predictable jump scares. ![]() While CGM’s Jake Yanik seemed to think there was something redeemable about it, I certainly did not. The original Layers of Fear had some pretty big shoes to fill for me, and it didn’t even get close. I had heard little about Layers of Fear prior to this review, only that it was a psychological horror game that used art and paintings as the source of its scares. While the power fantasies that come from action games and the methodical planning and engaging stories that come from RPGs are fun in their own right, there’s just something fascinating about being terrified in a controlled environment. Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Online Edition.Horror is probably my favourite genre in gaming, and one that I feel is best served through an interactive medium.Can she forgive her father, or will she resent all that has happened? Lead the daughter through what’s left of the mansion and take part in the madness that her father bestowed upon the whole family. Time takes its toll on everything that surrounds us. Layers of Fear: Inheritance Launch Trailer and Masterpiece Edition By Lexley Ford, Follow topics Layers of Fear upcoming DLC 'Inheritance' expands upon the plot of the original game and. It destroys what is physical, crumbling even the sturdiest foundations, and it destroys our minds-our memories-shaping and twisting them into something new. You are never ready to face the past, but the past never lets you go. And so I find myself at the door, the handle disturbingly cold to the touch. I pull it open and enter what was once a place of solitude turned nightmare. ![]() Layers of Fear: Inheritance expands the plot from Layers of Fear and tells the story of the painter’s daughter, who comes back to her childhood home to face her past. ![]() LAYERS OF FEAR INHERITANCE PLOT FULLĬan she forgive her father, or will she resent all that has happened? Relive her experiences and witness the full scope of the tragedy that has swallowed up the family. Lead the daughter through what’s left of the mansion and take part in the madness that her father bestowed upon the whole family. Layers of Fear: Inheritance expands the plot from Layers of Fear.
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