![]() A lot of this has to do with the writing, which does an excellent job of putting us in the shoes of Mr. Even though the final act drags, I was fully invested in Oswald's journey right up until the very end. I was captivated the whole way through and couldn't wait to see how it ended. Gamers who rush through the many rooms in order to see the end not only miss the point of this series, but they'll be completely oblivious to huge chunks of the story. You don't just press the action button to open a door, A Machine for Pigs requires the player to hold down the button and manually open the door with a mouse stroke or analog flick. The world of Amnesia is full of interactive pieces, from drawers you can open to chairs you can move. We begin to unravel the family secrets, giving us both context and an emotional attachment to our befuddled hero. Although the level designs are incredibly linear, there are enough diverging paths to give you a better understanding of who Oswald Mandus is and what happened to his estate. Much like the first game, A Machine for Pigs is more about the exploration than story beats. Oswald learns that his sons are trapped far below in the bowels of the "Machine," and he'll need to descend deeper into the connected factory and fix the damage. These elusive children send the industrialist on a first-person adventure through every inch of his estate. He wakes up to the voices of his two sons, Edwin and Enoch. It doesn't take long for Oswald to realize that he's been unconscious for months. Thankfully the illness passes and our hero can go on living his normal life. Not only does he return with a mysterious illness, but he has frequent dreams about a machine with a very dark purpose. ![]() Without giving too much of the story away, you play Oswald Mandus, a wealthy industrialist who recently returned from a disastrous trip to Central America. Sure, it tells an interesting story, but this new Amnesia isn't very scary. And while I mostly enjoyed my time running through the spooky mansion (and its many connecting parts), I came away from Frictional's newest horror game a little letdown. For two years I've been listening to people tell me how Amnesia: The Dark Descent is the scariest game of all time, so you can understand why my expectations were at an all-time high. You can't blame me for going into A Machine for Pigs expecting to be scared out of my mind.
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