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Having played through and beaten the game in 2.5 hours I can safely say that is game is... underwhelming. Furthermore, I felt mislead buying this. I didn't know until after playing this game was kickstarted. I went in totally blind.

Please forgive me for the upcoming ramble. And I must stress, this is a rant; I may very well get something objectively wrong and you are free to point it out when I do. I'm not one of those "everything is subjective" types. So without further adieu, here is my poorly researched rant about this dumpster fire.

The sexual aspect of everything hooked me so well at first. Honestly the first 15-20 minutes of the game are an absolute plus... but then you walk into an actual orgy and...

Nothing?

You just walk through and "watch" and even then half what your watching is either censored by scenery, way too dark to be seen or both. And when you do see it, its just looks so lifeless. And why are all the women wearing underwear when I walk up to them? Isn't this supposed to be an adult game? Why is my adult character having a heart attack when he sees people do vaguely sexual things the same way he does when he sees an actual inter-dimensional horror from beyond space time?

I understand that in terms of the story you are a married and devoted man so being involved in an orgy right off the bat would be out of character. But... why are you playing a game that openly advertises adult sexual themes as a happily married man? Shouldn't there be at least some on-screen ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on my part?

No? Okay...

If I have to give props to this game for anything, its the mansion. Its so ornate and detailed, and the ♥♥♥♥ that occurs there is interesting. Its just seeing strange people talking to each other. There is an uncanny unease throughout every interaction and honestly I was waiting to be attacked every second I was there, up until you went to the other world and you learned that the mansion was the safe zone. I wish the entire game took place in the mansion, because the other world, Lusttghaa- which I shall hence forth call Tim- is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ boring, just like Tim.

Its just the world from Agony but with a purple paint job. No, thats unfair. Sometimes the have the sensibility to throw in some green and red.

If you are lost on this comparison let me explain. Tim is a world of wooden branches sticking out of everywhere, purplely muscle-goo junk, stereotypically lovecraftian architecture with weird sex statues and statuettes put here and there. Sounds like it could be alright? Well, put it together with no rhyme or reason and you get a jumbled mess, far from the well put together.

The mansion is arguably more alien than the alien world. In the mansion, taboo is openly displayed everywhere, the human characters are all in masks and speaking in religious ramblings that question the foundation of order and chaos and how we should throw ourselves into sexual pleasure instead of worry about the conflicts of the civilized world because it is nothing but a delusion, not to mention the openly ♥♥♥♥ each other in front of everyone, one of the most taboo things on the planet. You are not part of this, you are not welcome here, and the moment the catch wind of you, you are dead or perhaps worse, but you must blend in to this hostile environment and take the insanity in stride.

Then you get to Tim and all of the subtly is gone. Hell, when make your first trek through Tim, the cultists start coming to their senses and start questioning whether their cult was a good idea, thusly losing the characteristic that made them interesting and disturbing.

If there was one thing I would absolutely remove from this game, its Tim because as soon as we walks into the party all the cool people leave.

The puzzles in this game range from easy to very obtuse. The best example is the infinite stairs puzzle. How on earth are you supposed to solve that without trail and error? Where is the hint? Environmental clue that ques you into how to solve it? Guess what? There aren't any.

The answer is Man, Tree, Stars btw.

But what about the easy puzzles? Do you have a problem with them? I don't really mind easy puzzles in theory. The last thing any horror game wants to do is make you frustrated, as that is the antithesis of engagement. But the puzzles do need some level mental faculty on behalf of the player and these puzzles are fine.

So, last but not least there is the story. The story is... well, honestly I don't know. I am going to qualify what I just said now, because I'm sure others who have played the main game from start to finish are confused. The story of what you do in the game, the part you are playing, really is not that complicated. There is an underlying story you have to look for by interacting with stuff in the environment. This unlocks side stories you can play through (I think) that expands on the plot. I say "I think" because I didn't unlock any of there stories and based on everything I just said, do you really think I going to? Its no secret at this point that I found this game to be a slog to get through. If you want more evidence of that wait until I talk about enemies. Before that, I will say that the main story is... serviceable. It establishes a motivation for Johnny Boy- the guy you play as- makes Willard Yvetalvanderturnip seem intimidating and makes your wife look like she's *totally* not gonna stab you in the back at any point in the story. Nope. Not all. That's never been a twist in a horror game before. No siree. Nada, Never. The story that might be hiding behind play-walls might be the most engrossing tale on the planet, but I simply cannot be bothered to find it. What I did experience I will place squarely in the "Okay" category.

The enemy interaction is this game is... just awful. Your only course of action when faced with a monster in Tim is to run like Hell and hope you see an exit. Its scary the first time around, but its wears out quickly. You have infinite sprint and your aren't trying to solve a puzzle or anything on the fly or under pressure which makes sneaking useless. Why sneak when you can just run? The only time I did sneak was when we were trying to sneak into the mansion during the first 10 minutes. Beyond that, just put Usain Bolt over and over again and yeet yourself through the level.

But Bobulus! What about your fight with Willard Yvetalvanderturnip just before the end of the game? Oh you mean that fight when you run around in circles trying to get him Fus-Ro-Dah the way open for you? Yes, how entertaining for all of 30 seconds while you try to figure out that chestnut.

Right after a monster kills him, you get a mask that makes the monsters in the world afraid of you, but it slowly drives you insane, so you have to take it off eventually, which labels you as monster chow.

This is a fantastic idea! Too bad it only matters for all of 15 seconds as you will sprint passed the two 30-foot stretches of TIm that actually require it. You know, because you've been sprinting through danger the rest of the game, why stop now?

In conclusion, this game is all over the place. There are clearly some good ideas here, but the execution muddles it all up. Ideas that need more time and explanation, like the 2 otherworldly masks that drive you nuts are awesome, but you don't really need to wear them for more than a few seconds at a time. The setting of the mansion in fantastic, but Tim is an absolute mess. Willard Yvetalvanderturnip and his cultists are creepy and disturbing villains, but then you have the mindless titty-minotaurs dragging them all down into the cesspools of mediocrity. I've finished this rant, but I will leave you with these closing statements.

If you want to buy a good Lovecraftian Game: buy "Moons of Madness" or "Conarium."

If you want to buy a good Adult Porn Game: buy "Last Evil."

If you still want to buy this game, buy a ton of Taco Bell instead. It would actually be worth $15 and there'd be less ♥♥♥♥.