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 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...
I adore Dread XP games so it breaks my heart to give this game a poor review. Dread XP games have a reputation for being good and spooky. Sadly there is not much good here nor is there anything remotely spooky. From the beginning of the game, your entire objective is to follow lights on the ground as they lead you through different areas. The game is...
