About 9 years ago a very unique and underappreciated game by the name of Sylvio was released. It dealt with a really curious concept of EVP – Electronic Voice Phenomena and made for a really cool and creepy ghost horror adventure with light combat mechanics. It had just the right amount of ambition for the one-person development team at Stroboskop,...
This is again a game where I would like to have the option to just give a "mixed" review, and while I usually give a thumps up because others review games on minor nitpicks too harshly, I can't bring myself to it this time.
In general the game has a good atmosphere, it felt more like a horror game the two prior games, and the criticism about the game...
If this is the first time you've seen the name "Sylvio," then please understand that this is actually the third title in a series. Chances are, if you decide to start with BW before Sylvio 1 or 2, you'll be confused and frustrated, as the game starts immediately from the ending of the second title. I'd highly recommend at least experiencing Sylvio 1...
I was surprised they were making a 3rd Sylvio game. I really enjoyed this one. I highly recommend playing the first two before playing this one otherwise you will be confused. The game is DARK but I think I understand the developers intentions pretty easily. Just follow the lights it won't steer you wrong. The ambient music is great, the combat is an...
I would honestly recommend playing both Sylvio 1 and 2 before playing this. I went out of the way to buy them before I played S:BW and while the 2nd game is a bit of a hard play I enjoyed my time getting here.
That being said, this games pretty nice. It has this very moody vibe the entire time as you try to piece together what happened to the 18 humans...
