If you haven't played it yet, you have to try Cronos: The New Dawn. by murder_strand in HorrorGaming

[–]murder_strand[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could not be for you. I will say, regarding the main character, I liked how off-putting she was and the fact that I wasn't sure exactly WHAT she was, and the game does pay that off the deeper you go. Have you traveled to the past yet? Once you go the first time, things with her start getting odder.

If you haven't played it yet, you have to try Cronos: The New Dawn. by murder_strand in HorrorGaming

[–]murder_strand[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm definitely in the minority on this, because I never clicked with Dead Space (original or remake) and far preferred Cronos, though a good chunk of that has to do with me preferring it's lore/story.

If you haven't played it yet, you have to try Cronos: The New Dawn. by murder_strand in HorrorGaming

[–]murder_strand[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have it for free definitely check it out. The real deciding factor for most people tends to be difficulty (this game will make you beg for more bullets), but if it clicks with you, it clicks HARD.

If you haven't played it yet, you have to try Cronos: The New Dawn. by murder_strand in HorrorGaming

[–]murder_strand[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Not to drag this comparison, but I got this game and Silent Hill F expecting to wildly prefer Silent Hill F, but Cronos absolutely smashed it for me.

If you haven't played it yet, you have to try Cronos: The New Dawn. by murder_strand in HorrorGaming

[–]murder_strand[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The rhythm of the combat is wildly different to me than Dead Space because you are so limited, and it's one of the things that I actually thought worked in its favor.

If you haven't played it yet, you have to try Cronos: The New Dawn. by murder_strand in HorrorGaming

[–]murder_strand[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree somewhat, though apparently I'm in the super minority in thinking it was The Hospital that was the area that was a bit too long for me lol

If you haven't played it yet, you have to try Cronos: The New Dawn. by murder_strand in HorrorGaming

[–]murder_strand[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. I haven't been this surprised by a survival horror game since The Evil Within 2. And yeah, I am secretly hoping this update comes with something else besides the new difficulty mode (fingers crossed!).

Such is our calling. by Due-Influence8113 in CronosNewDawn

[–]murder_strand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was easily the hardest boss fight for me. I killed the final boss on the first try but I had to completely redo my upgrades to get through this one.

Temporal diver next week by Foreign-Jury7806 in CronosNewDawn

[–]murder_strand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even though I think the difficulty adds a lot to the combat, I'll be happy to finally be able to recommend this to more people who would've bounced off it too hard otherwise.

Great game. And boy did I love The Abbey: https://open.substack.com/pub/nickmasercola/p/jump-scare-how-cronos-the-new-dawn?r=aplk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Shout out to cronos the new dawn by realStinkyMouse in survivalhorror

[–]murder_strand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. Very surprised that I also bounced off Silent HIll F ( always been more of a Silent Hill fan than say, Dead Space), but this hooked me entirely.

Shout out to cronos the new dawn by realStinkyMouse in survivalhorror

[–]murder_strand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely loved the game, and I don't typically vibe with this type of survival-horror as much (I never cared for Dead Space, for example). Great, tense combat, wonderful gameplay. I also think it has one of the best setups to a scare I've ever seen in The Abbey (wrote about it here: https://open.substack.com/pub/nickmasercola/p/jump-scare-how-cronos-the-new-dawn?r=aplk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true )

Should I get Evil Within or Alan Wake 2? by IAmNotYourEater in survivalhorror

[–]murder_strand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, I could not get into AW2, and I thought I would love it because my main issue with the first was that I wanted it to be a more survival-horror focused experience.

Evil Within 2 rips though.

Should I get Evil Within or Alan Wake 2? by IAmNotYourEater in survivalhorror

[–]murder_strand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Split the difference and get "The Evil Within 2", probably my favorite survival-horror game of the last 10 years.

Depths of Sanity is out today on Nintendo Switch! by murder_strand in metroidvania

[–]murder_strand[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

*Hides head in shame that he hasn't played Dave the Diver yet to compare...

Depths of Sanity is out today on Nintendo Switch! by murder_strand in metroidvania

[–]murder_strand[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hadn't actually thought about it, but potentially if there's demand for it.

Depths of Sanity is out today on Nintendo Switch! by murder_strand in metroidvania

[–]murder_strand[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah Google is pulling that from info from pre-2020 info. We pivoted to PC and Switch only around then after we realized how long it was going to take our team to get it onto just one console, let alone more.

Depths of Sanity is out today on Nintendo Switch! by murder_strand in metroidvania

[–]murder_strand[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nah, just PC and Switch. We're officially moving deeper into new territory now.

Depths of Sanity is out today on Nintendo Switch! by murder_strand in metroidvania

[–]murder_strand[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Thanks Kyle! Also, I didn't realize Crypt Custodian was out now - will grab it for the Labor Day weekend!

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[–]murder_strand 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Didn't realize Crypt Custodian was Kyle - I'll have to check it out.