Shattered Place

I played through the demo and actually recorded my gameplay for my channel. While what you have here is simple at the moment, it is incredibly effective. The atmosphere and aesthetic are fantastic, and the story kept me hooked. I can't wait to see what comes out of this and how you further improve upon it. I did chuckle at the monster, but it did scare me a few times. I really enjoyed this, thank you!

Want to start off by saying that I have never played Silent Hill, and that being said. This game makes me want to. Because honestly, this was a blast to play. The puzzles, the scares, the atmosphere, the music; all of it was REALLY well done. It's amazing what you've done with the game. (I made a good video down below if anyone's interested!)

So starting off, I just want to say that the haiku puzzle. I loved it. It's been a while since I've come across a good puzzle game which doesn't just have a 'get this and go here' puzzle. And I loved the way you used the haiku syllables and the crossed out one as a zero. Figuring it out was really fun and felt like I was actually smart for once. Though that was the only main puzzle, the rest of them were getting parts and keys together to get stuff from rooms,  which isn't so bad, but I guess you can't have five big puzzles; that might be super frustrating. 

The other thing were the small jump scares. You did them really well and in times when the player thinks everything would be normal. Especially the chairs one; that almost gave me a heart attack. The one where the body was floating in front of the door, loved that too. Especially when you walk towards it and the camera transition makes it go away, it was really spooky and well thought through! 

The atmosphere was absolutely amazing, the music and graphics really went together as a whole and even when nothing was happening, it gave this air of mystery and kept the player slightly on edge throughout the play through. I loved the dark undertone of the graphics, even though it was made to look like old graphics, it had this darkness to it that really shone through (ironically).

And there are not many things I would suggest to change. One big one was movement. I know you were going for a old Silent Hill type game. But even so, a little bit more easier movement would be better. The hold control to melee thing was not the best option, I don't think at least. It would slow down combat in the future and probably not the best for multiple enemies as you would be locked in place. I do understand you are trying to emulate the older games' vibe, but there's nothing wrong with having more modern controls and still getting the feel for those type of games! The comabt was interesting, but it was anti climactic because if I just stood in one place and whacked at the enemy, he died (as you can see in the video, was funny though!) and that wasn't hard, but would be hinder some in future updates when you add moving enemies and multiple enemies, so a different attack system would probably be better. (Maybe keep the pipe as a weapon class and you can attack others just by pressing the left click and no need to hold the control key?) And also the movement in general, it wasn't too bad. It definitely took time to get use to; but it wasn't the most easy to use while running around. 

Also, adding a screen at the beginning where it tells you the controls or maybe a small Ui to indicate you have an inventory would be good. I didn't figure out that I had an inventory until towards the end.

Aside from those, I am looking forward to the story playing out (you set it up to play out I think, and saw the cross in the inventory, so that is definitely something that will eb used in the future, unless it's an Easter egg that I'm missing. and see more great puzzles because the haiku one was really well thought out. One fear I do have is that we will have to go through everything in this game again in the next update, so maybe have a save system where we can jsut drag and drop the save file from the old version to the new one? (I've seen this possible on visual novels, hence I'm suggesting it.)

But yeah, I'm really sorry for this long, long, long review. It was honestly a blast to play and didn't even notice the twenty minutes fly past. The game you've made is amazing and can't wait for more, And definitely would love to see a high-res version of the game when you have the time, people and budget to make one; it would be a really fun game to play. But other than that, keep doing what you're doing because it's honestly a really fun game and  good luck for your future projects!

This game was good! I can totaly see the vibe you were going for! the  atmoshpere was amazing! and i cant forget the little jump scares! didnt -get me but still enjoyed it! 

as for problems the only thing i had trouble with with was the stairs. i seemed to get stuck on them. also i dont know if this is a glitch or i just didnt do it right xD but the wire from the fuse box. it didnt let me get it the first try! ;--;  

if you want to watch my cringy walkthrough here you go xD

This game is great! this game style is my favourite because it giving me the resident evil and silent hill vibes, which I really love! Can't wait to play the full release!

Very good! I just with the character model were a little better, but the rest is brutal! Looking foward to this game. +1 follower

I just played this demo and I really like the style it has going on.
It really had some Silent Hill vibes, which I love! Great job!
Looking forward to the rest of this game!

This was excellent!!! it reminded me a bit of silent hill from ps1, didn't have a great gaming experience like this in a while, i had trouble using the pipe, don't know if it's a glitch or that you're supposed to die at the end, either way i really enjoyed this (give my elaborate opinion at the end of the video)

Hou la la! Le gameplay et les puzzles sont impressionnants. Vous devriez améliorer le contrôleur 3D, il était difficile de déplacer le personnage. Si vous améliorez son impressionnant. L'atmosphère et l'effet étaient également cool. En attente des prochaines parties et assurez-vous que le gameplay est sûr :)

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Wow! The gameplay and puzzles are awesome. You should improve on 3d controller it was difficult to move character. If you improve its awesome. The atmosphere and effect were also cool. Waiting for next parts and make gameplay for sure :)

Had a fun time playing this game because of the ps1 style and that it had a silent hill type of vibe to it. Keep up the good work!!!

Loved the game can't wait to see further updates with the game great atmosphere and sound design look forward to playing the complete project or next big update

This game really really nails the silent hill vibe, almost perfectly, from sound design, to the aesthetics and even the game play. I love how the game progresses and puts you in for a scare. Silent hill being one of my favorite horror franchises, next to Resident Evil, this brings back fond memories so I highly recommend that you check out the game

Hey I really liked your game, its amazing I wished if there was more. As you know I am afraid of speaking while gaming and I know its bad for my channel so I mustered up some courage to  make my first commentary gameplay its not perfect but I did it.

Those who are watching my video please show me some support so that I can over come that shynnesss .