You'll close sliding doors behind you and as you do, he'll creep into sight just before you shut the door. Your first encounter with the formless man has you running through a cargo bay of sorts as barrels, shelves, and dinghies block your path. He's quite enigmatic for some time, but his presence is total nightmare fuel. The formless man acts as the only physical enemy who'll come after you throughout the game.
#Layers of fear 2 ship trial#
Of course, Layers of Fear 2 isn't without its trial and error moments, but I found the objectives to always be pretty clear cut as I never truly got lost. I constantly groan at the trial and error scare tactics put into so many first-person horror games as they can become repetitive and ultimately take me out of the world these games are building. You'll be able to make choices near the end of every act that'll play into the ways in which the story ends. Like the first game, players are able to interact with a multitude of objects spread throughout every environment.
#Layers of fear 2 ship full#
I really appreciated the fact that Layers of Fear 2 goes for a more linear direction while never completely feeling like it has full control over you. As the game is set in the early 20th century, the world will constantly go from full color to black and white, as if you were playing the part in a classic film during specific sections.
#Layers of fear 2 ship movie#
In fact, the game plays out as if it were a movie its story is broken up into five acts that'll take you around five to ten hours to fully complete depending on your speed. Like a script that slowly unfolds, it pushes you to move forward. One of the greatest things about Layers of Fear 2 is that this narrative is so enticing.
A big shout out goes to the B-movie live-action title screens that are in place I adored them every time I saw them."One of the greatest things about Layers of Fear 2 is that this narrative is so enticing." There is a pretty heavy use of the humble mannequin again, which has become a very familiar horror game trope lately, but they use them in a very interesting and disturbing way at all times. It’s the mixture of styles and tones that really work brilliantly here, and in some levels we’ll find Layers of Fear 2 swapping seamlessly between monochrome and colour in its design, while in others the rooms and textures become warped, with the dimensions thoroughly distorted and played out like that of a child’s point of view. The visuals are great too, with some lovely use of light and shadow.
It is an immense step up from the previous game, which was already very good, but if you feel that the linear approach to the game, the horrific jump scares and the lack of not being able to fight back is a bit of a hindrance, then perhaps this isn’t a game for you. There are also many puzzle elements to Layers of Fear 2, ones that I really enjoyed, and whilst I don’t want to spoil them here the development team have done some great things ideas that I’ve never seen before in a horror game. It’s always fun rather than annoying when you die, and it really does make the adrenaline pump the chance of an impending heart attack is usually very close. And that’s all because one of the most terrifying creatures I’ve ever seen in a game will chase you around the ship and your only action is to fly through the dark claustrophobic corridors, closing doors behind you quickly. However always at the back of your mind will be the use of the ‘run’ option and you will need to master this because there are times when you’ll be found racing around the ship in fear for your life.
Basically put though, you walk around the space, crouching through vents and obstacles, interacting with pieces of scenery, items and puzzle elements. That’s not to say the game isn’t still bags of fun and there are some very neat tricks that play out in that department. The gameplay is much the same as it was the first time around in the original Layers of Fear, where it’s all about the journey and the experience rather than worrying too much about the interactive gameplay. It feels like the developers have used all their experience from the first game to now hone their experiences to perfection for the sequel. The writing across the board is excellent, poetic, scary and beautiful. There are loads of mini-narratives that arc from these main thrusts, all of which you will discover on the way. The third story is the tale of the actual crew of the huge ship and you find pieces of the story through notes, objects, and flashbacks on your journey. You have another thread where we find the story of two sibling children who like to play pirates and make believe, overwhelmed by the fear of a possible horrific presence roaming around and hunting them. One is the main actor’s journey through the ship, trying to work out what is real and what is horror. Basically though you have three narrative threads running through.
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