This means that not only are the "puzzles" one encounters simplified to the point were they entail player is simply dragging an item a few meters, but there is also absolutely no urgency to solve them. Gone is the inventory, limited amount of lantern fuel (I use that terminology because the lantern in A Machine for Pigs is electric), coherent health system, and sanity meter. The gameplay gripes here are many: A Machine for Pigs takes away everything from the original Amnesia that made it such a tense playthrough. … ExpandĪmnesia: A Machine for Pigs not only proves that The Chinese Room can't make a powerful horror game, but that they also still struggle with Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs not only proves that The Chinese Room can't make a powerful horror game, but that they also still struggle with the concept of game vs. Way more frightening than anything in the first game. Also, the inconsistency of the enemy encounters is noticeably annoying, but the encounters it does have are BLISTERINGLY intense. The plot lays out like Bioshock, which also means it has pacing issues. The graphics are also fantastic despite having indie origins. The writing is great, the voice acting is top notch (despite some cheap sound effects), and the atmosphere is PERFECT. I have no problem with that, as I know that linear gameplay is the best way to tell a story. Surprisingly enough, for how amazing of a plot this game has (as pretentiously metaphorical it can be sometimes), there's very few plot holes and the level design is near perfect despite it being so incredibly linear. I went into this game expecting a campy storyline with some great scares, but what I got instead was the most unsettling game I have ever played. I went into this game expecting a campy storyline with some Simply put, this is the exact median between Dear Esther and The Dark Decent. Simply put, this is the exact median between Dear Esther and The Dark Decent.
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