TAXIDERMY Reviews

Fernando Tits?

Underrated Survival Horror Game

The experience was both fun and messed up, but rough around a few edges. Also, there are some hidden things in the game, even though I didn't manage to find them.

I wasn't able to play this game because there is no setting to invert mouse y-axis. I hope the developer can fix this problem soon.

Oh dear. Going to put this in the 'not for me' pile. I thought I would be bothered by the dead animals and stuff because I'm ridiculously sensitive to hurt animals, Luckily, they were unrealistic enough that it didn't bother me at all. :) I liked the 80's slasher vibe an awful lot too! Why the down thumb then? Because the graphics did not work with my motion sensitivity at all. There was a 'breathing' motion that was much worse than any headbob I had experienced. So with everything being blurry from the vintage look and the heavy breathing that never ended, it was very difficult to play. And you can't turn the effects off. Ugh. Then there was the AI. I was walking through a brick hallway and I was accosted by what could only be described by fellow gamers as ear r*a*p*e(steam censors the word). Even with the volume on my headset being set to low, this terrible sound blasted into my ears right before the AI killed me. I looked in both directions when the sound happened and couldn't see a thing. Then dead. Yeah. Not really my thing. I'm glad that other folks were actually able to play this all the way to the end, but I can't hang. Sorry frands <3

Overall, a Horrible game Pros - Some of the scares are very good - You will encounter some disturbing imagery - Checkpoints Cons: - Nonsensical Puzzles - Game uses disgusting visual filter to mask how bad it look. Prepare for a headache. - Bad platforming - The game has a suicide button in case you get stuck... Should tell you all you need to know

Its decent for an indie horror game. I do like the 80's Lost footage feeling that you get from it. One thing i do NOT like however, is the really loud music that plays whenever the taxidermist sees you. It is far too loud, and if you want to hear anything in the game, you have to have your volume turned up and sacrifice your ears whenever he sees you

Recommended ONLY for fans of 80's Slashers and the indie horror genre. Well, I finished it. You're an idiot who ordered a bear rug for six thousand dollars and you didn't get it in a timely manner, so you drive out with your [spoiler]trigger-happy[/spoiler] wife to the business you ordered it from and proceed to break and enter to get that bear rug. Takes maybe forty-five minutes to an hour and twenty if you go in blind, I think. Learning enemy patterns, figuring out what buttons open what and where to go next. PROS: -Unique location (A lakeside / mountainside Taxidermy business was an interesting setting) -Unique villains (Again... taxidermists) [spoiler]also, possibly furries[/spoiler] -Doesn't unnecessarily pad out the length -Puzzles, such as they are, are fair enough to figure out -Platforming was manageable -Some story elements were genuinely intriguing -The ending isn't your typical indie-horror ending, which is refreshing. CONS: -The Crap Filter (nevermind the mountainside/lakeside setting, because you'll barely be able to see it. All the edges look like you're watching a 3D movie without the glasses) -Too much platforming -Too dark (alongside the awful filter, your flashlight is almost useless in certain areas) -Abrupt ending ([spoiler]one villain is introduced in the last two minutes. Not as a stinger, just an additional threat. It's weird.[/spoiler] There should've been more here, given the interesting villains. Developer, next time please don't use that horrid filter. I'd like to see more of these villains, and learn more of their backstory, business and victims. If you've got five bucks and an hour to kill, this is easier and somewhat less frustrating than the Northbury Grove games, but also with a lot less lore and story. It pales in comparison to most of the Puppet Combo games as well. Personally, I'm always going to try to support devs that try to create this 80's Slasher vibe, so this was worth the purchase for me, but if you're not into that genre, or if you require a lot of polish, I would recommend you look elsewhere. And please don't drop six grand on a bear rug.