Blame Him Reviews

If you're wanting to go back to the start with Chilla's Art, I would recommend beginning here as it is their first great game. The ones before this are a little questionable, but interesting enough if you're a die-hard fan and feel you have to. Otherwise, just start here, with Blame Him. This is the first one from CA that was a joy to play through. The negative reviews on this are often "time played 0.XX hours", not even a full hour given to it, and it's likely those players have not made it past the lengthy introductory level. I will admit that it was a pretty dull level, however, immediately after this, Blame Him picks up its feet and becomes worth completing. It's an impressive stylistic tribute to three games: the one and only Silent Hill (it does this well), the somewhat forgotten Siren (it does this okay) and the divisive Resident Evil 7 (it does this purely visually). I haven't played a more Silent Hill-esque game than this since the impressive Half Life 2 mod Alchemilla from 2015, which you should also play if you haven't already. Long-term fans of the Silent Hill franchise will find a lot in this game that scratches that comfortable, liminal, nostalgia-terror itch that really only the core Silent Hill games have ever managed to do. I play a lot of these indie horror walking sims and I do not recommend them all, there's some real flops out there. I play them because they are inexpensive, short and deliver cheap thrills. As a 30-something year old man with increasingly less spare time on my hands, they're ideal. They all have very similar Amnesia-esque controls and mechanics so they're easy to drop and pick up again months later if necessary. I'm telling you this because I want you to know that I know what a shit horror game feels like to play, and I know what a good one feels like to play. Blame Him IS a good one. There are janky mechanics, and it's tanky and slow, the ghost designs are not amazing, the first level is dull. However, after that it grows into something more akin to the mastery of craft you've likely experienced in other games from Chilla's Art. Its puzzles are really well thought out and its exploration on the various fetch quests is instinctive enough for you to do without a walkthrough, but challenging enough to give a sense of accomplishment. At the end, I really felt like I had been through something and felt the elation of having risen above it and triumphed, which is what good horror experiences are all about.

Solid indie-horror game but it has many flaws including: confusing story, weird graphic and sound glitches, dumb enemy AI, snail-pace running and two very annoying end game puzzles. Get it on sale to kill about 5 hours. This game is long during the first run and some levels are massive so it's interesting that 2 dudes made a game this big, but again... the flaws. One of Chilla's Arts weirder titles. The ending is pointless and leaves you rolling your eyes. I would give this half a thumb, but I can't and don't want to leave a negative review.