Is this game worth it as an exclusively solo player?

[Geo]

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[Queen Craw]

Solo is fun but I find it easier than groups. When playing solo the ghost are much more active making finding their room very easy. Your sanity also drains much slower as well. You also have the luxury or having complete silence except for yourself.

[rooster]

Escrito originalmente por Craw Dawnfeather:

Solo is fun but I find it easier than groups. When playing solo the ghost are much more active making finding their room very easy. Your sanity also drains much slower as well. You also have the luxury or having complete silence except for yourself.

Agree with most of what you said. But it's way easier to find the room with 3 people that know what they're doing. Low temp = ghost area. You can scan the entire map except for prison, HS, and asylum, in under a minute.

Again they have to know what they are doing. It takes longer if they want to "stick together" which is what I find most players doing. If you spread out with a thermo on each person, you'll find the room in under a min.

[Gen_Panic]

Escrito originalmente por rooster:

Escrito originalmente por Craw Dawnfeather:

Solo is fun but I find it easier than groups. When playing solo the ghost are much more active making finding their room very easy. Your sanity also drains much slower as well. You also have the luxury or having complete silence except for yourself.

Agree with most of what you said. But it's way easier to find the room with 3 people that know what they're doing. Low temp = ghost area. You can scan the entire map except for prison, HS, and asylum, in under a minute.

Again they have to know what they are doing. It takes longer if they want to "stick together" which is what I find most players doing. If you spread out with a thermo on each person, you'll find the room in under a min.

Also, it's true that sanity drain is slower playing solo but you have a lot more trips in and out of the dwelling. A team can find the ghost room and get all hunting tools there from the truck in a quarter the time a solo player can. It kind of evens out that way.

[Nietzchan]

Playing solo you need to be more tactical in tackling big maps like asylum, and yeah it's way more thrilling, though sometimes I would just give up if I can't find the room in 15 minutes. The chain hunt is not going to be fun.

[Winters]

Escrito originalmente por mldb88:

It depends on what you're looking for with it. Solo definitely helps enhance the horror aspects, since you don't have a team to back you up and if the ghost hunts you then it could all be over in an instant.
Multiplayer does allow for a more fun and laid back experience, especially with a group of friends that you know well enough already. It becomes more of a social game where you can either play more seriously or just ♥♥♥♥ around for fun.

Mostly depends on what you're looking to get out of the game but it certainly is worth for the solo play if you're looking more for the horror aspect.

I think this hits almost everything about playing solo. Biggest thing I want to add is that if you play solo, the time it takes to find the ghost room (Task #1 in every match) is increased significantly because only one person can search instead of 4. Bring a Thermometer, since it's currently the only reliable way to find the ghost room. Look for below 50F and you've got it. Transporting your gear to that room after you've found it is also more of a time sink because of only one person doing it.

Solo, you spend a lot more of your time hiding during a hunt (lights start blinking rapidly). As your sanity drops after spending some time in the dark, you spend more time hiding from hunts than searching for the Ghost Room. Solo, this can be terrifying but slow progress on the medium and large maps. Even the High School can feel like a slog after 15 minutes of not finding the correct room.

Sanity pills are surprisingly good at prolonging the exploration part of the game, so bringing your max of those is even more important for solo play. You can check your sanity at the van anytime, and down them to regain 40%. This is crucial to keep hunts at bay and keep the search or gathering phases going without risk or delay.

If you don't mind playing on the small maps, or having a tense but long game on the medium and larger ones, then solo is perfect. It's definitely not bad, and I think most fans of horror games that don't just throw you on rails until the next level would find it a satisfying process.

With multiple people, you're usually not too worried about finding the Room because even if you die, 3 others can find it and then gather evidence. The worst that happens is you get half pay on Professional difficulty and still come out close to meeting what you spent on items.

My personal favorite for this game is 2 people for small and medium, and 3 for medium and large maps. And yeah, medium maps have overlap because of their weird spot right now. For me and my friends, these sizes hit the sweet spot of horror and tactics without losing too much because of the chaotic social nature of 4 people.

However, 1 person can still have unexpectedly good fun in this game on any map and any difficulty. It just might be more horror and less success on higher difficulties and large maps. You might find the room and gather part of the evidence and then make a guess about the ghost type and flee before a hunt starts. Definitely not a bad way to play a horror game.

Overall, great game solo and with small teams. Far better than I was expecting before I tried it for ~20 hours. Don't expect an unforgiving solo experience like GTFO. Just expect some limitations on what you can accomplish as one person and be prepared to compensate.

edit: gramm'ar and speeling.

[Dad's Gaming Addiction]

I'm level 667. I've done both solo and multiplayer. Solo is scarier, but more annoying in that it becomes a "carry equipment into the house" simulator. That said, I'm enjoying the game either way, I just wish the dev would hire more help and update more often.