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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2014-09-01 06:30 pm

[ SECRET POST #2799 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2799 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2014-09-02 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
The actual gameplay mechanics are pretty standard. They remind me of Uncharted a lot. But this actually makes sense because it fits into the kind of atmosphere the game is trying to create -- that of a generic shooter, so that when it shows consequences, it's all the more shocking and unexpected. There are some very interesting thing done with gameplay, though -- for example, the exploding headshots and the fact that executions become incredibly brutal throughout the game as your player character gets more and more unhinged.

Add to that the fact that ammo is incredibly scarce in this game and that executions give you ammo and it's another way for the developers to show just how deranged he's become. The scarcity of ammo also reinforces your vulnerability and helps to create a much more survival-horror like atmosphere.

There are some gameplay portions that deliberately fuck with you, though. Such as when you fight an armored enemy and the screen begins flashing (repeatedly going black) every time you shoot at him. He then teleports and is replaced with a mannequin -- it's incredibly unnerving.

Or there's a point in the game where you'll redo a section that you did in the opening scene and it's amazing how different your emotions are based on how this scene is contextualized (not to mention the bit of meta commentary they throw in there).

There's a beautiful integration between these two aspects that you very rarely see in games -- what you as a player and doing it and WHY you are doing it is constantly being commented on by the game itself.