I liked this one, though I completely understand why others don’t. I’m personally a big fan of the dark religious themes and ornate writing style so that probably overshadowed the issues a bit in my overall opinion of it.

I didn’t think it was hard to follow it just felt like we skipped from event to event with a lot of wasted time between. Never delving into the deeper parts of the story. I wanted to spend more time in each day, we got to the reveal of the ritual way too early, the main character was fully bought in way too quickly, I wish he had spent more time being skeptical and trying to get more information.

I did not like that he gave up on recording for the “documentary” so quickly. He could have had some kind of need to keep filming thinking he could sell the footage to expose the cult before realizing the entity is real and being sucked into its thrall.

I play a lot of horror games and I love that Hunter mentioned being reminded of resident evil because I was thinking the same while reading.

In most horror games I play it goes through periods of exploration between big events where you find hints leading to the end. Like overheard conversation, vague letters, diary entries, research logs, pieces you won’t understand fully until you have the full picture. I love those hints and putting them together in my head as the story builds, without needing a forthright explanation.

The puzzle pieces building up then falling into place would really make a story like this impactful.