34 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 4.8 hrs on record
Posted: Jun 14, 2015 @ 5:52pm

Tormentum: Dark Sorrow (Casual Adventure)

Very simple options with this one: Sliders for music and sound effects, and full-screen or not. In addition, there are nine languages to choose from.

If you play the demo, you'll find that the game seems to be more of a puzzle game than an adventure, with just a few screens and puzzles before moving on to the next area. This does NOT hold true for the rest of the game. You'll be locked out of some areas once you leave them, but there are plenty of locations to move about, puzzles to solve, and story to discover as you progress.

There are no hints, no skips, and no map. I did not have any trouble completing the game, nonetheless. Nothing I came across was frustratingly hard, and the only real problem I had was missing obvious things on the screen, like something I needed to interact with or an exit I simply didn't see. :p

Every screen scrolls left and right a bit, depending on where your cursor is. Although it would have been nice to just see the full scenes, some of the puzzles involve this scrolling mechanism, so I can't complain.

Speaking of the puzzles, be VERY CAREFUL when you are solving them, and really pay attention to what you're doing! Sometimes there is more than one way to solve a puzzle, and your actions really matter in this game. Your decisions count, so choose wisely.

The art style is dark and disturbing, but also beautifully done and very evocative. Combine this with the well-chosen music tracks, and you have a deeply environmental experience that will question your morals and life choices.

For the achievement hunters like myself, there are 34 achievements to obtain, which will require you to play through the game at least twice. I'm pretty sure most people won't mind going through a second time, as there are two endings!

There is a lot of bonus content to look at, which is not necessary to complete the game, but will enhance the experience. Some of these things will earn your achievements (such as reading all of the books,) so be aware of that.

While Tormentum: Dark Sorrow is on the short side (around four hours for my first play-through,) the multiple endings and fascinating world which the devs have created make it absolutely worth owning. Definitely recommended, and I'm looking forward to OhNoo Studio's next game~! :D
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3 Comments
tbone Feb 24, 2018 @ 2:19pm 
Excellent Review !
kac41556 Jun 14, 2015 @ 8:34pm 
Thanks Genki
Yunie Rozier Jun 14, 2015 @ 7:11pm 
Nice review!
Already added this one to my wishlist :woodlehappy: