You wake up in an underground bunker, the year is 1953. You have no information regarding how you came to be trapped within the cold, concrete walls of this abandoned Soviet project, and you have little memory of your past. Left to uncover the horrors of what occurred here, and you must find a way out. You're alone, or are you? A mysterious voice emanates from an overhead speaker; is he real, or is he in your mind?

The set up to 1953 - KGB Unleashed is promising, and it's a pretty unique concept when it comes to point and click titles. Though the game fails abysmally in every category, making it a "bottom of the barrel" pick for its genre. It also includes a lot of gameplay features that make even veteran fans of point and clicks cringe. Note that the store page says that this game is horror, but there are very little horror elements to be had; a couple of very fleeting moments could be classified as eerie at best. The title functions in a 3D manner, meaning that you can freely pan your mouse around 360 degrees rather than having a stagnant scene like a lot of point and clicks. The visuals are nice, though the bunker looks far too pristine in my opinion. The audio, music specifically, is practically non-existent save for a couple of scenarios. The on-screen inventory system is probably the least complicated feature of the entire game.

The tortuous pixel hunting and terribly ambiguous puzzles are both unforgiving, and unforgivable. Without a guide to follow, most players would likely give up on ever solving the true-to-life KGB mysteries and just resort to a search engine for further historical information. This tedious gameplay mates with excruciatingly dry written text, culminating in an experience that's best left alone entirely. There are tons of documents scattered around the scenes in this game, but many are nefariously long and textbook in quality. You would think learning about the abominable experiments conducted by KGB would be more interesting... but sadly, not in this instance.

It all ends with a very confusing, yet uninspired, scene that contradicts the rest of the game; ultimately, an ending that's not worth the hassle of reaching. If you're using a guide, 1953 - KGB Unleashed will last you anywhere from 1-2 hours. If you're not using one, well then may the gaming gods be with you. Perhaps if you enjoy a story that's as dry as the desert itself, or reading textbook-like documents, as well as clicking on literally everything in sight to find what you've missed so you can progress, then this might be the game for you. If none of that sounds fun, well then we're on the same page. Though the idea could've been phenomenal, this is one game that just fails to deliver in every way imaginable.

The Horror Network Curator | Group Click for Gore

You wake up in an underground bunker, the year is 1953. You have no information regarding how you came to be trapped within the cold, concrete walls of this abandoned Soviet project, and you have little memory of your past. Left to uncover the horrors of what occurred here, and you must find a way out. You're alone, or are you? A mysterious voice emanates from an overhead speaker; is he real, or is he in your mind? The set up to 1953 - KGB Unleashed is promising, and it's a pretty unique concept when it comes to point and click titles. Though the game fails abysmally in every category, making it a "bottom of the barrel" pick for its genre. It also includes a lot of gameplay features that make even veteran fans of point and clicks cringe. Note that the store page says that this game is horror, but there are very little horror elements to be had; a couple of very fleeting moments could be classified as eerie at best. The title functions in a 3D manner, meaning that you can freely pan your mouse around 360 degrees rather than having a stagnant scene like a lot of point and clicks. The visuals are nice, though the bunker looks far too pristine in my opinion. The audio, music specifically, is practically non-existent save for a couple of scenarios. The on-screen inventory system is probably the least complicated feature of the entire game. The tortuous pixel hunting and terribly ambiguous puzzles are both unforgiving, and unforgivable. Without a guide to follow, most players would likely give up on ever solving the true-to-life KGB mysteries and just resort to a search engine for further historical information. This tedious gameplay mates with excruciatingly dry written text, culminating in an experience that's best left alone entirely. There are tons of documents scattered around the scenes in this game, but many are nefariously long and textbook in quality. You would think learning about the abominable experiments conducted by KGB would be more interesting... but sadly, not in this instance. It all ends with a very confusing, yet uninspired, scene that contradicts the rest of the game; ultimately, an ending that's not worth the hassle of reaching. If you're using a guide, 1953 - KGB Unleashed will last you anywhere from 1-2 hours. If you're not using one, well then may the gaming gods be with you. Perhaps if you enjoy a story that's as dry as the desert itself, or reading textbook-like documents, as well as clicking on literally everything in sight to find what you've missed so you can progress, then this might be the game for you. If none of that sounds fun, well then we're on the same page. Though the idea could've been phenomenal, this is one game that just fails to deliver in every way imaginable. [h1]Rating: [b]1.5/5.0[/b] - It's Bad.[/h1] The Horror Network [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28221963/]Curator[/url] | [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/thehorrornetwork]Group[/url] Click for Gore