The Medium is one of the best psychological horror, narrative-driven experiences! However, beware: I did experience several technical issues while playing this game. I had to update my Nvidia graphics card in order to get this game to run without constantly crashing, even though no other games I played were crashing. Performance was all over the place, I would get random frame rate drops during my playtime. I did experience a hard crash even after I updated my PC.

The game took me approximately 10 hours to complete, but at least one hour was spent just on troubleshooting. Despite all those technical issues, I loved this game. It has a gripping narrative that hooks you in from start to finish. There's a dark, brooding, over-bearing & terrifying atmosphere this game exudes. The voice acting is excellent. All the voice actors did a great job, but especially the voice of the demon spirit which has all the pain, all the hate, all the evil in some very simple phrases that will haunt your dreams. The musical soundtrack is also excellent.

The gameplay is rather simple though. And while I did enjoy the casual-style puzzles, I did not enjoy the controls. I found myself often just fighting the controls and that made some of the gameplay sequences frustrating. It sucked when you died and you would have to redo a whole section, just because of the maddening controls.

Game is running on the Unreal Engine. On my RTX 3080 (2560 x 1440 monitor) on high graphical settings, I was getting variable frame rates from 20-60 fps, although most of the time it was at 60 fps. Many of the interactions are of the point and click variety (really highlight and press the correct button if you're on a gamepad). It's very easy to miss an object that you can interact with if you're not paying close attention. You can only interact with a few objects in the scenes.

The game does sort of end on a cliffhanger, although it does have a satisfactory ending. I would love to see the continuation of this story and I am intrigued on how the story is supposed to go. Warning: while this is a not a violent game, it is a game that talks about and depicts gritty violence at times. It is a mature psychological horror story.

Rate 8/10. If this had been a smooth, polished experience with slightly better gameplay, it could have been a 10/10. The narrative is that great!

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[h1]FINAL VERDICT: Must Buy for Narrative-Driven game fans! Spoiler-free Review[/h1] The Medium is one of the best psychological horror, narrative-driven experiences! However, beware: I did experience several technical issues while playing this game. I had to update my Nvidia graphics card in order to get this game to run without constantly crashing, even though no other games I played were crashing. Performance was all over the place, I would get random frame rate drops during my playtime. I did experience a hard crash even after I updated my PC. The game took me approximately 10 hours to complete, but at least one hour was spent just on troubleshooting. Despite all those technical issues, I loved this game. It has a gripping narrative that hooks you in from start to finish. There's a dark, brooding, over-bearing & terrifying atmosphere this game exudes. The voice acting is excellent. All the voice actors did a great job, but especially the voice of the demon spirit which has all the pain, all the hate, all the evil in some very simple phrases that will haunt your dreams. The musical soundtrack is also excellent. The gameplay is rather simple though. And while I did enjoy the casual-style puzzles, I did not enjoy the controls. I found myself often just fighting the controls and that made some of the gameplay sequences frustrating. It sucked when you died and you would have to redo a whole section, just because of the maddening controls. Game is running on the Unreal Engine. On my RTX 3080 (2560 x 1440 monitor) on high graphical settings, I was getting variable frame rates from 20-60 fps, although most of the time it was at 60 fps. Many of the interactions are of the point and click variety (really highlight and press the correct button if you're on a gamepad). It's very easy to miss an object that you can interact with if you're not paying close attention. You can only interact with a few objects in the scenes. The game does sort of end on a cliffhanger, although it does have a satisfactory ending. I would love to see the continuation of this story and I am intrigued on how the story is supposed to go. Warning: while this is a not a violent game, it is a game that talks about and depicts gritty violence at times. It is a mature psychological horror story. [b]Rate 8/10. If this had been a smooth, polished experience with slightly better gameplay, it could have been a 10/10. The narrative is that great![/b] [quote]If you enjoyed my review, please consider joining my Steam Curator Group, Attorney Reviews. You can join here: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/AttorneyReviews [/quote]