The Medium

Old-school survival horror games clearly inspired by Silent Hill. The difference is that there is no combat, and the dynamics are mostly based on puzzles to be solved between two realities. I don’t mind the clunky controls, but for a game that is entirely based on puzzles, it’s excruciatingly boring to find out that the solutions always lie a few steps away. When you get stuck, it’s because the map is not clear, or because the controls are not working properly. Eventually, it all turns into a walking simulator with a mediocre plot and an intriguing steamy atmosphere as the only element worth the journey. Although I wouldn’t have called it a negative experience, the stupid ending was the final nail in the coffin.