Layers of Fear is the kind of game we wish we could give two scores because it ultimately comes down to what you want out of this game. Visually the game is ticking all the boxes for a creepy setting although it won’t be winning any awards for breaking new ground … but if that’s what you’re looking for here you clearly haven’t been paying attention. It’s impossible to get lost (not a bad thing really) so the game essentially plays like it’s on rails. You enter a room, you interact with the furniture by opening drawers or picking up items, then you walk out the door to a new section, rinse and repeat. The gameplay is straight forward and doesn’t seem to be anything puzzle related. So much of the horror occurs outside of your glance and as the game builds the environment around you, your mind is left to do the horror building and if your imagination is half as bad as mine, the parts that are meant to give you a jump scare are incredibly more intense! Layers of Fear takes a different approach and the developers should be commended for it. The same process goes for many games that take the Five Nights at Freddy’s approach, where the scary part is a deranged animatronic screeching in your face. Yes, it gave you a fright, but it’s generally seen as lazy and unimaginable.
#LAYERS OF FEAR VR MOVIE#
Think of any movie you’ve seen where a person wonders around a dark room, everything remains silent, only to have something jump out at them in the blink of an eye with a loud sound for added effect. When it comes to horror, a common criticism is that many rely heavily on jump scares with little build-up. Perhaps the biggest compliment we want to give is how the developers have approached the horror genre and understand it at a level that most people don’t. For example, an object is maybe thrown in your direction when your attention was elsewhere, which gives you a little jolt, and when you turn around you can see some things have changed since you last looked but naturally nothing else is to be seen. In what is a welcome change, Layers of Fear prefers a more unseen approach. Whilst jump scares are nothing new in any form of entertainment media, Layers of Fear treats this more subtly rather than turning a corner and having a decomposed body lunge at you when you weren’t expecting. The game builds tension and the jump scares start low but slowly build up as the game progresses. Whether it be his drinking problem, disturbing history or a short glimpse into his psychotic episodes, the game builds this narrative mostly through handwritten notes that are left scattered around the mansion. Be it through notes, objects and environment, you start to paint a picture (pun intended) of how deranged you, the painter, truly is. Where this title truly shines is how it tells the story. It doesn’t take long though until all the things around you start getting weird and spooky. As you navigate a seemingly empty mansion and explore each room, newer areas open as you successfully complete each section. The game puts you in the shoes of ‘The Painter’ who’s currently completing his latest masterpiece. It was originally released in February of 2016, and clearly the game did well enough to warrant a Virtual Reality makeover to see the light of day for anyone with a VR headset. So naturally, when our fearless leader obtained a VR version of Layers of Fear, he immediately pushed over his own Grandmother to make sure I was the one to review it … what a guy! It’s not rational, I can’t control it and thankfully I know I’m not alone in this scenario. The fear of the unknown and unexplainable does things to my brain that drowns out the logical part that’s assuring me “it’s not real, it can’t hurt you”. It’s no secret that horror, specifically the paranormal variety, scares the hell out of me.
#LAYERS OF FEAR VR PC#
The psychological horror of Layers of Fear will leave you questioning your own eyes and mind.Layers of Fear VR – Virtually Terrifying PC (VIVE/Occulus) Take control of a painter seeking to create his magnum opus… before losing his mind in the process. Explore an environment overflowing with macabre artwork and unravel secrets through twisted puzzles. Redesigned with Quest in mind for greater interactivity and immersion, Layers of Fear VR is a first-person horror game built on a rich, dark story. Uncover the visions, fears and horrors that entwine the painter and finish the masterpiece he has strived so long to create. Now its constantly changing Victorian mansion can be explored without limits thanks to the all-in-one Virtual Reality experience of Oculus Quest.ĭelve deep into the mind of an insane painter and discover the secret of his madness. Layers of Fear VR is a psychedelic horror game that pulls you into the depths of insanity. Will you find the muse for your masterpiece. Enter a tangibly horrifying Virtual Reality and explore a mansion of horror as an artist falling into the depths of insanity.
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