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[Negotiator101]

Been playing this on and off for the past few months and I've finally finished it. It's not a particularly great game in any area really, puzzles aren't particularly clever, the gameplay is rather mundane and it controls very badly, yet I still stuck with it.

It's story and the world drew me in and I needed to find out the mystery as it unravelled. Did anyone else playing this feel the same way, that despite it's flaws it was a compelling experience?

 

[Jigsaah]

Sorry you wasted your time?

I never even bothered to play it even though it was on Gamepass. My extent of my experience was watching Jaffe stream it.

 

[Craig of War]

After playing it OP did you find new confidence that Bloober Team can pull off a new Silent Hill Game.

 

[M1chl]

Blooper games are like that and despite that they never score good reviews, I like them. So I agree with what you wrote.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[rofif]

you just like to finish what you started and you grew attached to the game because you played it for months on and off.

 

[Negotiator101]

After playing it OP did you find new confidence that Bloober Team can pull off a new Silent Hill Game.

Absolutely, my only concern is having a game with this kind of story and atmosphere that actually plays well, I'm just not sure Bloober can achieve that.

 

[mckmas8808]

Described every horror game released in the last 15 years or so.

That's what makes P.T. so amazing.

 

[Kagey K]

Ha

Absolutely, my only concern is having a game with this kind of story and atmosphere that actually plays well, I'm just not sure Bloober can achieve that.

Have you played Layers of Fear? I imagine them going for something like that but with combat.

The moving house is very cool, especially at the time it came out.

 

[Craig of War]

Absolutely, my only concern is having a game with this kind of story and atmosphere that actually plays well, I'm just not sure Bloober can achieve that.

I think they can people really need to give them a chance, instead of instantly ridden them off.

 

[JackMcGunns]

you just like to finish what you started and you grew attached to the game because you played it for months on and off.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion and when a game goes exclusive to a platform, even if temporary, those opinions become even more skewed. I hear people say that despite being on GamePass, they didn't even bother downloading or trying, really? Metacritic of 75 tells me the game is good.

 

[Hugare]

That's what makes P.T. so amazing.

Because you barely "play" P.T.?

It was an amazing experience, but a short one. A 10h game within that concept would get boring really fast.

It was revealed that the full game would be in 3rd person, but after MGS V, I would trust Kojima to make a 3rd person game with amazing controls.

Could have been the greatest horror game ever in terms of gameplay

 

[Markio128]

I keep mulling over whether to try it or not while I have the 3 months free gamepass I got with my Series X, but I just can’t be arsed. Too many good games (mostly on the PS5 at the mo) to waste time on average games.

 

[Beechos]

I thought the game was pretty medicore id prob give it about a 5 out of 10. The controls were very janky, graphics were nothing special, story was blah. The gameplay felt like a bad version of resident evil without any combat and some stealth sections thrown in. I did like the alternate dimension thing seeing the same world from 2 perspectives at the same time but i felt that couldve also been done without having the split screen. I also forced myself to finish it hoping to see something cool or nextgen.

 

[GHG]

I keep mulling over whether to try it or not while I have the 3 months free gamepass I got with my Series X, but I just can’t be arsed. Too many good games (mostly on the PS5 at the mo) to waste time on average games.

Tried it for about 15 minutes on PC and said no thank you. Like you said, too many good games out there to waste time on mediocre ones. There are dozens of games I'd play on gamepass over this, it's just not good.

 

[JerryinSoCal]

Everyone I know who was looking forward to this didn't like it once they played it. Initially they were happy to have an "exclusive" xbox game for their new console but once they played it they all said it was mediocre at best. I never thought the game looked very interesting, yeah the CGI/cinematic trailer at the start looked ok but once they showed gameplay those awful animations and the fact that you had very little control of the camera was an immediate turnoff to me personally.

 

[Katt”BuckNasty”Johnston]

Been playing this on and off for the past few months and I've finally finished it. It's not a particularly great game in any area really, puzzles aren't particularly clever, the gameplay is rather mundane and it controls very badly, yet I still stuck with it.

It's story and the world drew me in and I needed to find out the mystery as it unravelled. Did anyone else playing this feel the same way, that despite it's flaws it was a compelling experience?

I liked the game overall. Hated the ending tbh.

 

[Armorian]

Blooper games are like that and despite that they never score good reviews, I like them. So I agree with what you wrote.

Yeah, The Medium is good enough. With higher budget and bigger team they can make something great.

 

[Arachnid]

It was awful and I regret the hours of my life wasted on it. Can't believe these guys might be making a Silent Hill. Fuck.

 

[Dolomite]

Yeah this game struck me as the type of title you play on a GP because it's unclear whether or not it's worth a purchase

 

[JLB]

Blooper games are like that and despite that they never score good reviews, I like them. So I agree with what you wrote.

“blooper” xd

 

[Outlier]

It's one of those *A level* launch games that get a bit of attention in order to get people hyped for SOMETHING to decent to play, at launch.

It's like the launch of the PS4, where that paranormal detective game (set in Salem Mass) was hyped, played, then forgotten.

 

[bender]

It's one of those *A level* launch games that get a bit of attention in order to get people hyped for SOMETHING to decent to play, at launch.

It's like the launch of the PS4, where that paranormal detective game (set in Salem Mass) was hyped, played, then forgotten.

I don't really remember hype for Murdered Soul Suspect.

I think most of hype for The Medium had to do with Akira Yamaoka involvement.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I'm not sure I want to finish it once they had made play as a different character I kind of lost interest. Need to go back and finish it but I think I might rather play The Raven. It looks like a much better point and click adventure game.
Raven vs Medium? Which one is better?

 

[Hoddi]

It wasn't the greatest but it was alright. It was good enough that I played their Blair Witch game afterwards which was also alright.

Their games are a bit like those horror films that always end up starring Patrick Wilson. You don't particularly remember them but you enjoy them while they last.

 

[wipeout364]

I thought it had areas where it really shines but others that were pretty garbage. I would probably rate it 6/10, I could see bloober team taking this and building on it to deliver something really great, the problem is that they seem to not follow that plan but rather continue to deliver games with interesting ideas and poor implementation; for example Blair witch and Observer, both really cool ideas but clunky slow gameplay experiences.

 

[Shmunter]

Hope people don’t sleep on their Observer. Real cool cyberpunk, blade runner like detective walking sim.

 

[Team Andromeda]

I loved it. It was like playing a classic 90's horror game with modern visuals and the music was incredible. I don't get the hate myself

 

[Esppiral]

Been playing this on and off for the past few months and I've finally finished it. It's not a particularly great game in any area really, puzzles aren't particularly clever, the gameplay is rather mundane and it controls very badly, yet I still stuck with it.

It's story and the world drew me in and I needed to find out the mystery as it unravelled. Did anyone else playing this feel the same way, that despite it's flaws it was a compelling experience?

Sounds like a good Silent Hill successor

 

[Rickyiez]

Described every horror game released in the last 15 years or so.

Exclude Dead Space

 

[Certinty]

One of the only games I’ve finished this year.

Glad the length was pretty short and the story for the most part was interesting, it’s just a shame the end of the story falls apart pretty hard. But besides that it gave me enough enjoyment.

 

[Fart Knight]

The Medium, The Bad and the Ugly.

 

[Spukc]

the world has enough mediocrity

 

[Captain Toad]

It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't good either. I played on GamePass. I would not recommend my PlayStation brothers spend money on it.

 

[mejin]

It was made to feed gamepass on "launch". I still think their potential is limited, but can't judge them just for a launch title.

 

[darkangel-212559]

I really wanted to like this, especially as an OG PS2 psychological horror fan. But MAN did the voice acting really ruin it for me.

It wasn't that the quality of the VA was bad, but rather the quantity was. The main character you played as just never, ever shut the fuck up.

It left no room for the atmosphere to grow on you as every other second was filled with cringe dialog.

It shows that Bloober Team have zero idea of how to actually create a foreboding atmosphere and I hope they leave SH the fuck alone.

Part of what makes SH series so great is the quiet and all your left with is sound effects, and yourself to freak out over what might be in that next room.

It's like Bloober Team played the OG SH games yet had absolutely no understanding of what made them so special and created The Medium out of it.

 

[Twinguistics]

From reading this thread, it seems that 'medium' is a good way to describe this game.

 

[jaysius]

I'm excited for the prequel, The Small.

The game isn't great, the forced stealth without having an actual good stealth system is what turned me off, if your stealth sequence requires you to navigate at a precise time in a very painfully linear path then it's done poorly.

 

[TheDreadLord]

Sorry you wasted your time?

I never even bothered to play it even though it was on Gamepass. My extent of my experience was watching Jaffe stream it.

And watching someone else playing isn’t a waste of time?

 

[mckmas8808]

Because you barely "play" P.T.?

It was an amazing experience, but a short one. A 10h game within that concept would get boring really fast.

It was revealed that the full game would be in 3rd person, but after MGS V, I would trust Kojima to make a 3rd person game with amazing controls.

Could have been the greatest horror game ever in terms of gameplay

Clearly a full game of P.T. wouldn't be the point. That'll be a 1-2 hour part of a larger game. And you 100% PLAY P.T.

 

[Insane Metal]

It's a Medium experience, what did you expect

 

[Javthusiast]

My condolences.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

I very much enjoyed it, but I'll probably never play it again.

 

[Warablo]

That's what makes P.T. so amazing.

You literally walked in a circle and did nothing the whole time.

 

[mckmas8808]

You literally walked in a circle and did nothing the whole time.