![]() ![]() Although there are certainly jump scares (a couple were so strong that I got physically angry), most of the terror comes from straight up suspense and building tension. Layers of Fear plays like a wonderful turn of the century horror story, capturing elements of The Portrait of Dorian Gray meets The Yellow Wallpaper. The success and appeal, however, is in the presentation. As far as horror based exploration games, you understand the concept right away. Looking around, you’ll discover clues in hand-written notes, newspaper clippings and photographs, as well as items that are used to further the plot directly and indirectly. The deeper dive into things is an element that I’ll bring up later, but please keep in mind, for those just looking to play, that you can really minimize your endless searches. It’s important to note that a majority of this is for atmosphere only: nearly all of the important stuff that you need to move the game forward is on the surface and can be easily found. Nearly every surface in the game can be interacted with: I spent a good twenty minutes when I first started checking and opening every single cabinet and drawer. Layers of Fear is all about the journey, not the destination, and players have their choice of how to approach the game. With multiple areas to explore, several mysteries to solve and plenty of terrible, terrible truths to learn, the path ahead is dark, awful and, ultimately, a masterpiece. Very quickly, we start to see the Artist devolve into a sort of madness as the atmosphere and his own mind shape terrible and horrible situations before him. Finding himself alone in his home, the Artist must discover what has happened to his family, who have left telltale markers around the home (a messy child’s bedroom, a shared parlor and master bed), but there isn’t a living soul around. Now, on the second anniversary of the game’s release, Layers of Fear has come home to roost on the Nintendo Switch with bold new capacities, entitled Layers of Fear: Legacy.įor those unfamiliar with the plot, Layers of Fear centers around the first-person exploits of our unnamed protagonist, who is simply known as The Artist. In reality, Layers of Fear quickly garnered a massive audience through word-of-mouth, genuine accolades and, yes, YouTube streaming from some of the biggest names in the youth circuit. ![]() After all, Bloober Team had only really put out small, innocuous titles prior to this, so expectations weren’t really set high. Originally supposed as an installment in the ever-growing trend of “jump scare” horror games that made a quick buck and got good YouTube streams. Layers of Fear made quite the splash when it landed in the indie gaming scene not too long ago. ![]()
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