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rufus_mcgayhee Jun 16, 2023 @ 12:03pm

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Just if someone is looking for anything about this before wasting their time... this game is extremely generic and boring and a snoozefest. I walked around whistling and turned it off. The atmosphere is great and sound design and everything else is great, but there is absolutely nothing scary that happens. You walk around finding things. Thats it. Couldnt be be bothered to waste any more time trying to figure anything out since theres no direction.

Some people like these type of "games"... just be forewarned. Alot of wandering around until it all starts to make sense. Complete waste of time until they actually create some kind of gameplay.

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Verranicus Jun 17, 2023 @ 12:08pm

Seems A LOT like this other horror-ship game that came out a few years back (Under Depths). These games are all just walking-sim horror atmosphere sims I guess.

rufus_mcgayhee Jun 17, 2023 @ 12:21pm

Originally posted by Verranicus:
Seems A LOT like this other horror-ship game that came out a few years back (Under Depths). These games are all just walking-sim horror atmosphere sims I guess.

I actually enjoyed Under Depths. It wasnt great. Very generic asset flip run of the mill horror, but it at least didnt waste too much of your time backtracking back and forth with absolutely nothing happening.

I think Lazaret could be good with more "events" between the walking. The industry is moving into prodecural generation heavily and also randomization. Its been going on long before Dead Space Remake but thats a good example. These "scripted" horror sequences are now dated and generic and woefully unsuited to trying to "scare" a player.

But what do I know? I just play horror games and I think this dev has a sense of atmosphere and WHAT IS SCARY but they executed it horribly here.

Last edited by rufus_mcgayhee; Jun 17, 2023 @ 12:21pm

Momus! Sep 8, 2023 @ 11:56am

Yeah, yeah, leave a review next time, weirdo.

rufus_mcgayhee Sep 8, 2023 @ 11:58am

Originally posted by Momus!:
Yeah, yeah, leave a review next time, weirdo.

Hard to do when steam doesnt allow you to review it lmao

thecarguy50 Nov 26, 2023 @ 1:05pm

I thought it was boring too, the whistling was dumb and in the demo I eventually gave up trying to find a way out because I lost interest in it and didn't know what to do.