Genre : Survival Horror, First Person
The game's protagonist Daniel wakes up in the basement of castle Brennenburg, with no memory of who he is, and how he got there. Throughout the game, players control Daniel as he tries to unravel the mysteries of his past. There are only 2 attributes in the game - Health(which is lost when the player falls from a height or is hit by a monster) and Sanity(which is reduced when the player stands in the dark for a long time, or when he witnesses an unnerving event). Tinderboxes are available for lighting candles, and our hero carries a lantern - whose oil content has to be replenished from time to time. Health can be replenished by drinking Laudanum potions, and sanity can be restored by standing in the light or completing objectives. You do not have any means to defend yourself from the terrors that lurk in the castle - flight and evasion are the only options. The game has many puzzles - from mixing potion ingredients to repairing machinery, which make it a great gaming experience.
A memorable part of the game is when Daniel enters the torture chambers, and various pictures and flashbacks of torturing mechanisms are shown. The way in which all this is portrayed (all those devices - from the Wheel to the Bull DID exist in reality) makes you shudder, and think about all those poor souls who lost their lives!
A must play for horror lovers!!
