BELOW Reviews

Cool game

absolute peak (if you're patient)

most boring game i've ever played and i played many. no story, red enemies with geometry shape, no tutorial or any explanation, unnecesarry bonfires, low vision, wandering pointlessly. i usually respect developers but not this one. honestly what is this sh.t ? did i pay for it? i have to check. ... those insta kill spikes, ... that long ridiculous intro. ... that starting from the beginning of the game ALL THE TIME. who s idea was this game???

Wow what a game. Below is the most flawed masterpiece I've ever seen. I've never seen a game so committed to it's own core values (some may say to its detriment) and unique vision. Below is a very bizarre cross between Knowledge-based games and Survival Horror weirdly enough. The game might seem difficult and unfair at first but once you understand the game mechanics underneath everything, it flows so well. Although at a certain point, preparing for a run takes around 30 minutes, which really raise the stakes and gives you lots of adrenaline, but it does kill the pacing of the game. Yes the game is brutal, at time tedious and can be obtuse. but the things that it does well it does it so insanely well that I am just in awe of the game design, art, insane soundtrack, sound design (omg the sound design is just top notch), and storytelling. Most of the most difficult and frustrating parts of my playthrough were because I was not understanding a core mechanic of the game and once it clicked, it just feels so good. My main criticism is actually how to finish the game. I do think that the way you are suppose to finish the game is telegraphed poorly and it feels unnecessarily obtuse especially after already proving that you can surmount all of the game's challenges. I had to use a guide to actually finish the game, although to be fair I was almost there, but without it I would've been wondering around for hours. So yeah, if you are not turned off by this game in the first hour or two, absolutely give this a fair shake because this has become one of my favorite games.

it was exciting at the beginning but as you slowly progress through levels it becomes difficult with certain enemy that can kill you quickly or traps that can kill you instantly and maintaining light and hunger. After you die you have to run all the way back to where you have been killed to retrieve your items and this is where it gets really boring and tiresome. I can tolerate the useless 5 min of slow zoomed in nothingness intro, and story that never explained, items without description of what they can do, lack of gaudiness.. however this does not excuse the poor gameplay mechanic and boring level designs. i give it a pass

A complex adventure with simple mechanics, good rewards for extensive exploration and a fair balancing system for player resources. The death mechanic is a nice touch, if somewhat very punitive at times.

Despite the nice looks and initial fun exploring this mysterious dungeon might be the game turns absurdly oppressive towards the end and you'll likely give up when all the hours spent grinding turn into hours wasted. Even on explore mode the difficulty is sadistic even when you know what you're doing (or should be doing). Had to give up on level 16 when the key to he next level was nowhere to be found. After wasting my plentiful resources entirely searching every room for that key I've had enough. Could be a bug too, I'll never find out. Below is a game that is nice to look at, sounds great, but is miserable to play for the vast majority of people. If this doesn't scare you off... maybe it's for you. Try at your own risk.