Shattered Reviews

Nothing to write home about but its also not something to throw away either. For $4.99 it is what it is. You basically run around finding 75 crystals before the 16th day runs out. If you dont find all 75 you die. Good news is the game saves each day so if you do die via zombie hand you can go back and reload. The zombie graphics are OK at best, its fun for a bit but does get tedious. But since its only $4.99 its worth it.

This is an Awesome game!!!! It starts out fun during the day, checking out the town and gathering crystals. Then at night it gets totally creepy--and it gets creepier and creepier as the game goes on. The zombies are so spooky because they sneak up on you--especially indoors. I was starting to dread turning around in the houses and the tomb, etc. because a zombie could be standing right behind me. I was too scared to play by myself, so I played with a friend, each of us taking turns. My friend is pretty tough-- and he screamed like a girl. We played at night with all the lights out, which may not have been my brightest idea, but it made it frightening and fun. I would definitely recommend this game if you like a good scare. The graphics are good, the controls are easy to pick up. The day music starts out relatively pleasant and then gets eerie at night. And then it continues to get scarier and scarier as the game progresses. This, along with the sound effects all add to the tension. Just a little advice however: Don't play immediately before bed as it took me a couple of hours to get my heart rate back to normal.

Let me start by saying I purchased this game at full price despite the game being out for several months and despite the fact that it had ZERO reviews. I had put it on my wishlist back when it came out and was looking for something new to play and I noticed no one had really found this game so I decided to buy it, play it, and review it to try to help anyone who was interested. The game is sort of an odd Slender clone but it's not quite the same. You have 16 nights to collect 75 crystals scattered around a large open world. The world is filled with zombies but not so many as to make your task impossible. The reason you are collecting crystals is because the valley used to be protected by this large crystal that brought lots of light but lightening shattered it and now you need to find the crystals and bring them to a shrine. I'm on day three (there is a day/night cycle) and I have collected about 20 crystals. You need wood to light your torch at night but I haven't found nearly as much wood as crystals. So, I've tried to use my light sparingly. The zombies will freeze you in place if you look at them for too long so as soon as you see them, just head a different direction (like in Slender). If you do not finish the game in 16 nights, the game is over. I can see how that could happen as the crystals are sometimes hard to spot (the grass can be pretty tall in some places) and the world is pretty massive for a game like this. I had a habit of turning my torch off at night so I could see the glint of the crystals in the distance. Then, I'd just head towards the glint until I found it. For the price you pay ($4.99 full price), I thought the game was descent. It's not going to be a breakout hit but I assume it's this devs first game so I have to say, I enjoyed what I played and thought it was well done for a first attempt. I definitely will play it again and I will not be refunding it (but I never do that anyway - if I make a purchase I feel I am responsible for making that purchase and it's not right to refund it due to my own ignorance or stupidity but I know most will not agree with that opinion). I highly recommend giving it a try if you enjoy slender-ish games. It's not quite as scary as slender (although the night is really, really dark so it can be forboding and the nighttime music I enjoyed considerably more than the daytime music - the night music is very good and caused most of my tension). I do feel that you can play this game for much longer stretches than Slender just because of the sheer number of objects you need to collect and the size of the world (which is much larger than I thought). I did have trouble clicking on things in the tutorial but as soon as the game started, that problem went away. Also, the game starts with some wide sweeping camera views that you can't skip. Some people may not like that but personally, I enjoyed it because it gives away the positions of most of the crystals so if you pay attention to landmarks during this section, you can remember where a good many of the crystals are for when the game starts. Thanks and good luck!