Reviews - Mr.Grindor

Games about World War have been around for quite a long time now. Medal of Honor and Call of Duty are both notorious examples which (sadly) have been decaying over the years. Many of us have at least played one of these. Who wasn't happy being a soldier batling in WW1 or WW2, shooting down airplanes, tanks and many enemies soldiers? Well, these games are now the same stuff, but just with better graphics, thinking that'll make a new game, that and the realism factor of these games. Why haven't the games companies thought of something more "suitable" on the realism of these games? Why make it look like a stroll in the enemies-infested streets, when we know that in reality it wasn't?

Wasn't time for us to really fell the horror, the pain, the insanity and the senselessness of war?

1916 - Der Unbekannte Krieg is a WW1 theme based horror FPS game, in which you use a German soldier who's taken cover in the trenches, his only escape being a ladder, located on the other side of the trenches.

Sounds simple, doesn't it? Well, no.

The trenches are a maze and you can get lost quickly. Besides, you're not alone in there, as you're being constantly chased by enemies. Not enemy soldiers, but Mechanic Dinosaurs. No, it's not a joke, and yes, it doesn't make absolute sense, but war never maked any sense, so why the enemies must? The Dinosaurs being a metaphor of Death around every corner.

For those who played MoH and/or CoD, you can forget about winning this game by shooting the Dinosaurs. This is a survival horror experience, not some "shoot 'em up" war game. You're not fighting for your country using some well-top-form soldier, You're batling for your life, fatigued both phisically and mentally. Your perception is distorted and your hands are shaking with fear in this lonely, hopeless atmosphere the WW1 was.

A real masterpiece of a WW1 based game, a must-play for those who like horror games, since it captures war as it was; Senseless. I wish more games like this were made.

Forget what you know about horror games and FPS games, because Cry of Fear is unlike ANYTHING you haver EVER played. A game filled with horror, nightmares and a depressive story that is not far from reality itself.

Although the game uses a quite old engine (GoldSrc), the visuals made with it are outstanding, pushing the engine to its limits. I could complain about them, but it would be stupid of me to do that, for the visuals are just a small part of the magnificent work put in this game. The voice acting is nice, not too much to say about that, every actor voiced its character according to the emotions needed.

The weapons in this game are made to keep a realistic survival horror feeling, and you will not be able to carry every item you find, for the inventory is very limited (6 slots). The music is also a nice implement in this game as well and they suit the game's atmosphere.

The best part of the game itself its the story, dealing with the depression and insanity the main character suffers from. Some of the choices in the game influence the ending and thus, the fate of the main charracter and those around him.

A truly horror masterpiece, surpassing the team's previous work (Afraid of Monsters: DC) and many other horror games.

This game has a simple, yet effective formula, meant to scare even the bravest man in the world. This game is great (nor excellent neither epic. Just great. And not even close to "Best Scary Game Evah!"), but it's so overrated and already boring to play it doesn't make sense to play this anymore. After you get the last page, you lose your motivation to play Slender again.

Yes, the graphics are a little bad, but who cares anyways. Still, it made me jump many times and the atmosphere absorbs the player instantly.

For an experiment, it worked quite well.

First of all, yeah, there were plenty of Slender games by the time this was released, but this game is different for the following reasons:

1. It proved that even a basic idea such as collecting pages while being chased by Slenderman could've been made with a more professional quality and a little (but still important) background story.

2. They improved many aspects that the original one lacked or didn't had (the main being adding the savegame feature and the unlockables and photos) and created a different and scarier Slenderman (which actually MOVES towards you instead of standing there like an idiot).

3. Being able to actually READ the notes to understand the story, so you can understand what chases you (the menu were you read the notes doesn't stop the game, so be careful when reading the notes).

4. A new story instead of the typical Slender and adding some jumpscares and enemies only visible with the U-Vision.

Still, the games has some flaws, such as Slenderman standing still sometimes and the player can run towards him and pass through his side unharmed. But if you can ignore these little flaws, you'll enjoy this game from beginning to end.

And the best of all... IT'S FREE! Get it now!!