Is the story good?

[Si]

I've been looking for a decent horror game for a while now and the only thing holding me off getting this game is the story. I've seen mixed reviews on the story. Some say good, some say bad. Can anyone tell me (without spoilers) what the story is like? Is it deep? Was it an afterthought, or has some serious time been put into making a good story?

Thanks guys

[id.dav81]

Originally posted by Simon:

I've been looking for a decent horror game for a while now and the only thing holding me off getting this game is the story. I've seen mixed reviews on the story. Some say good, some say bad. Can anyone tell me (without spoilers) what the story is like? Is it deep? Was it an afterthought, or has some serious time been put into making a good story?

Thanks guys

It is deep indeed))) Those who like as holychair said "nothing is what it seems'" appreciate it, those who want everything chewed and put in their mouth are likely to be dissapointed.

[stonersunshine]

It depends, it's not the best and it's not up to Silent Hill 2 standards but it's better than people credit it for. It requires a bit of effort to figure out and there are a bunch of subtle hints and insinuations. A lot of people write it off without putting in the effort this sort of story telling requires.

[KENJI]

the story is ok'ish. very confusing in the beginning and it gets more clear when the game evolves and the dlc gives even more insight about why things are happening this way they did. kind of alan wake style.

i would buy it only for a big discount! nothing groundbreaking to see here.

[ymo1965]

Difficulty really gets cranked up in chapter 10. Finally gave up. Personally I got so sick of seb's lung capacity being like that of an Emphysema sufferer. Extremely unfair with hard bosses and punishing game play. Very rage unducing! Thanks devs for ruining this game. Was quite playable and manageable up to chapter 9 then went down hill fast. If your the type to get frustrated/wound up by constant dying and dealing with bosses that return multiple times then avoid this. Spent aaaages getting past the 'Laura' boss only to be dumped on by a real pain in the @rse multi headed boss straight after. No time for a break or anything. Game is a mess difficulty wise. Be warned!

[Xenofaux]

Originally posted by ymo1965:

Difficulty really gets cranked up in chapter 10. Finally gave up. Personally I got so sick of seb's lung capacity being like that of an Emphysema sufferer. Extremely unfair with hard bosses and punishing game play. Very rage unducing! Thanks devs for ruining this game. Was quite playable and manageable up to chapter 9 then went down hill fast. If your the type to get frustrated/wound up by constant dying and dealing with bosses that return multiple times then avoid this. Spent aaaages getting past the 'Laura' boss only to be dumped on by a real pain in the @rse multi headed boss straight after. No time for a break or anything. Game is a mess difficulty wise. Be warned!

Sounds like someone should've picked easy mode.

But in all seriousness, this game is supposed to be hard. You're supposed to die a lot. They put so much effort into making so many different death animations, they want you to see them all! Which is why you get checkpoints so often.

And for the record, unless you're on a new game +, you should be running away from Laura every time you encounter her. Don't waste your ammo unless you have the rpg and REALLY want that achievement.


As for the story, it's personally my favorite part of the game. There are so many theories out there about it since it isn't entirely clear, they leave things a bit ambiguous at times. I found it very interesting though, and found myself wanting to learn more about what's going on.

[Bullett00th]

I thought it was meh, a very cliche setting that goes deep into confusion themes to intrigue you, and that doesn't work for everyone.

To me personally Alan Wake is the pinnacle of horror-type storytelling. One may argue that it's not that scary, but to me neither is TEW, and at least AW goes for a Stephen King-like story.

TEW is perhaps indeed more like David Lynch, as mentioned above