Afterfall: InSanity

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  1. mohamedhabib
    Nov 14, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. poor optimization ilike the fight system
    smoke and dust effects are not optimized fps drop at 9 fps if you face the dust and smoke    … Expand
  2. JaydenPickens
    Feb 20, 2019
    6
    This game is not as bad as people say it is. For the most part it was fun. It had some glitches here and there. Also there were some stupid puzzles I didn't like, but overall not a bad experience. Don't worry, this is not Fallout 4, you can get through it and don't die. Pickens approves
  3. WMCReviews
    Jun 25, 2015
    3
    This game tries so hard to be Dead Space, I've played this for a good 2-3 hours and I was highly disappointed unfortunately, I would give it a higher rating for the scares but that would be giving a false positive!
  4. ThePCGamer101
    Jun 24, 2015
    5
    The game is... meh. It's not terrible, nor is it unplayable.

    The story is not bad, the environmental backgrounds and graphics are actually pretty good and the music is very well done. The atmosphere is okay, but it is not a true horror game to what I have played, there are some scary scenes but not a game like Amnesia: The Dark Descent or OUTLAST which you will get some good scares,    The game is... meh. It's not terrible, nor is it unplayable.

    The story is not bad, the environmental backgrounds and graphics are actually pretty good and the music is very well done.

    The atmosphere is okay, but it is not a true horror game to what I have played, there are some scary scenes but not a game like Amnesia: The Dark Descent or OUTLAST which you will get some good scares, but reminds me like I am playing Alan Wake or Eternal Darkness with their psychological horror.

    But, there are some flaws, the sound effects are terrible, they sound like they were taken from a cheap sound website or from a cheap B-Movie, the voice acting is not bad, the main character's voice is awful, it's like the voice actor who voiced the main character was not bothered or was bored when recording, as it sounds pretty boring. The other actors voices are not bad, but still not up to good quality standards.

    The combat is awful, it looks like everyone has problems like the exorcist having spasms and I have encountered some glitches and bugs, like doors won't open and I have to reload to the last checkpoint, and sometimes the game freezes momentarily which bugs me, but overall the game is not terrible and is quite a good game if you are bored from other games and feel like playing a game that has a mediocre gameplay and story.

    Afterfall Insanity: Extended Edition includes the DLC with it. The DLC honestly is a waste, why on earth would you call it DLC if there is only two modes, Dirty Arena (in which you use melee weapons, and as you progress you use guns) and Second Strike (in which you use guns), which the gameplay just consists of wave after wave of enemies, then when you reach the fifth wave you get the boss. What a waste. Now I can understand if it was in Co-Op or Multiplayer, but not on your own!

    I understand the story focuses on just one guy, but on the DLC, the player and his friends or other players could of played as the main character, Karolina, the colonel, anyone of the characters mentioned, but nope, just you all by yourself, hitting and shooting your way through five waves over and over again, boring. What a waste on a good idea for DLC. Don't try the DLC, unless you are interested in what the DLC holds (like me), then by all means, try it... just don't expect anything good out of it! And if this is what DLC should be, then thank god I don't waste my money of this type of "downloadable content"

    Now to the recommendation, for its full price, I would not recommend it, BUT if it is either in a sale, price drop, giveaway, gift or even given to you as a free game like I got it (IndieGala's Giveaway - 25th May 2014) then I would recommend it.    … Expand
  5. Atsuri
    May 25, 2015
    7
    I see a lot of very negative reviews, mostly undeserved. People, this is/was a budget product and should be considered as such. Comparing it to major projects (or even franchises) like Fallout or Dead Space) is like comparing shiny, gamma-irradiated apples to greenish oranges.

    I myself got it at a clearance sale for 1 euro and honestly, it's more than money's worth. The sound is    I see a lot of very negative reviews, mostly undeserved. People, this is/was a budget product and should be considered as such. Comparing it to major projects (or even franchises) like Fallout or Dead Space) is like comparing shiny, gamma-irradiated apples to greenish oranges.

    I myself got it at a clearance sale for 1 euro and honestly, it's more than money's worth.

    The sound is frequently off, voice out of sync in respect to character animations and the combat system quite laughable. However, I did appreciate the graphics, suspense, very good touch on mental mambo-jumbos and slightly scary atmosphere. I did not expect shiny apples for 1 euro, though I still got myself an eatable orange :).    … Expand
  6. sese123
    May 4, 2015
    10
    Very good game I like it very much.

    Graphics

    Sometimes the environments are striking, and the use of lighting impressed me on more than a few occasions
  7. runner
    Apr 17, 2015
    5
    I would start by saying that this game actually DOES worth those 5 bucks and even some more. Judging Afterfall:Insanity by it's production value, I'd say it's a 20 bucks game. Unfortunately this game is a big mess, and while I did enjoy it (somewhat) in a forced and bizzare way, I wouldn't recommend it, and I don't think many would enjoy this game. (Although. again. it *does* worth theI would start by saying that this game actually DOES worth those 5 bucks and even some more. Judging Afterfall:Insanity by it's production value, I'd say it's a 20 bucks game. Unfortunately this game is a big mess, and while I did enjoy it (somewhat) in a forced and bizzare way, I wouldn't recommend it, and I don't think many would enjoy this game. (Although. again. it *does* worth the current 5$ price tag)

    So, basically this is the action-survival-horror post-apocaliptic kind of thing.
    Which can be rather good bad also a pain in the ♥♥♥.
    The story of Afterfall, or at least the idea of it, is interesting and could be something pretty good actually. The main character is a psychiatrist which is supposed to investigate a serious disease which causing the people around mental and physical changes. I won't spoil anything else about the story and the game's futuristic setting but I would say that they're basically great and have a lot of potential.

    Too bad the execution is so bad... because that story doesn't go too far and doesn't develop that well.
    Is there a good climax at least...? I wouldn't say so.
    Also the script was pretty poor, and the characters' voice-overs even poorer.
    What could be a pretty darn good video-game story ended up being a nuisance.

    A good gameplay can always save the situation, of course, because who gives a damn about story when there's a good game to be played, right?
    Well, the gameplay is also a tragedy, unfortunately, and is filled with mostly running around and with boring, not too fun, not too challanging, not rewarding at all- melee combat.
    There's a very low amount of weapons to choose from, and it all gets rather repetitive very quickly.
    Towards the end of the game it all got too annoying for me and I simply used a trainer just to finish this game and see how it ends.

    The game's graphics were actually fine, BUT, about half of the game happens withing undergound shelters which are designed in a boring and repetitive way. And when you get out, IF you'll get to this point in the game, somehow it doesn't get too impressive, too.

    The music and sounds are well done, but I felt it only when listening to the game's soundtrack outside of the game (being the video-game&soundtracks geek that I am) and I somehow felt that the soundtrack isn't integrated so well into the game, and gets way too repetitive and banal.

    As I said at the beginning I did enjoy this game somehow, to some extent.
    It made me curious enough to go and try the sequel (Reconquest) which I download at this very moment.
    I still wouldn't recommend this game so much.
    Perhaps you should try it if you, too, like mysels, have some mysterious affections to certain bizzare andor mediocre games.
    And.. well, it's just 5 dollars.    … Expand
  8. Watersson
    Jun 30, 2014
    1
    I played this game just because it was free. Now I know that the start of the game was one of the biggest mistakes in my life. Why this game is so hopeless? Because: 1 brainless Al 2 Graphics dates from the PS2 3 Music ... One of the worst soundtracks in gaming history. 4.Playability does not exist. I do not need to exchange more minuses. If the game was not free would get zero.
  9. Jakkar
    May 10, 2014
    2
    I was unable to push past around two hours with this game, despite a promising beginning with excellent art direction, seemingly depicting a survival shelter designed during the fashionable sixties or seventies, reminiscent of old TV series like Space 1999, or Blake 7.

    Unfortunately the English voice-acting is agonisingly poor, and in places illegible without subtitles due to poor    I was unable to push past around two hours with this game, despite a promising beginning with excellent art direction, seemingly depicting a survival shelter designed during the fashionable sixties or seventies, reminiscent of old TV series like Space 1999, or Blake 7.

    Unfortunately the English voice-acting is agonisingly poor, and in places illegible without subtitles due to poor quality recordings combined with overbearing background music.

    Visuals are adequate, even pretty in places, including that rarity in action-horror - dark rooms are actually dark! Animations, particularly facial animations are extremely stilted and out of date, however.

    The combat is the heart of the game, given that even two hours in there seems to be rather a lot of it, and this is what murders the experience for me - fights are simple exchanges of 'block' 'strike', 'block' 'strike' repeated until the enemy turns into a sluggish ragdoll with a snarl or a groan. Repeat ad nauseum. Firearms combat appears to do nothing to alter AI, and merely drills off enemy HP until they either slump, or experience a gory limb removal.

    Default movement is a very slow, floating jog, giving the protagonist a manner both camp/effete and slightly creepy. You can slow this down further with a walk button, held constantly rather than toggled, but the walk is a sort of sleepy, unconcerned saunter more suited to a summer evening than a living nightmare. Beyond that is yet another reiteration of the Gears of War sprint, blurring and shaking as you hurl yourself like a charging bull into walls, using the local geometry to steer. Lacking any real physics implementation, you'll simply slide off the richly detailed but utterly static environmental clutter, and your stamina for combat and running will inexplicably recharge within half a second, almost rendering it irrelevant.

    What can be said... Some opportunist took a promising indie game and turned it into a low-budget Polish Dead Space with poor localisation and crude features - and I'm talking about the updated version with 'significantly enhanced combat' here - I can't imagine how bad the original must have been.

    A tragic waste, an overwhelmingly boring, formulaic copy-cat of a game, that fails to copy the best parts of its predecessors while slavishly mimicking the use of picked up notes (all irrelevant and boring), clunky third person melee combat and bland shooting. Cargo cult game design at its finest.

    Play something else, but hope these developers get to use their skills on a better directed project one-day.    … Expand
  10. IanOst
    Nov 11, 2013
    0
    This game is unplayable because of dull story-line, horrible animations, and low quality textures. Maneuvering is near impossible, and the game in total is truly unrealistic. I do not recommend this game to anyone.
  11. Max_Killington
    Sep 22, 2013
    8
    I enjoyed this game. Cinematic crafted setting and environment immersive. Do not expect a high Replay value as this game has a linear cinematic direction to it.

    The post-apocalyptic environment did not get portrayed as shallow playground for vagabonds (the game actually parodies this with the post nuke holocaust simulator level)- the direction and set design portray an Earth transfored    I enjoyed this game. Cinematic crafted setting and environment immersive. Do not expect a high Replay value as this game has a linear cinematic direction to it.

    The post-apocalyptic environment did not get portrayed as shallow playground for vagabonds (the game actually parodies this with the post nuke holocaust simulator level)- the direction and set design portray an Earth transfored into an utterly bizarre and hostile planet.

    The game's fighting mechanics were a bit repetitive but I don't expect white-knuckle strategy from AI opponents (regardless of the game) anymore. By playing the game on the "hard" setting the player does not have enough ammo to fight every encounter. the trick to winning "Hard" mode were making the fight-or-flight decisions which I found challenging.

    The game was enjoyable overall. At $19 for 8 hours of immersive cinematic game play you can't go wrong.    … Expand
  12. sam0kramer
    Sep 11, 2013
    7
    If i want to compare this too a game I would call it a low budget Dead Space.
    It isn't really a horror game but the atmosphere keeps suprsing me.
    The ending was just brilliant such a twist it's sad to hear like 75% off the people here didn't came that far. The problem is this games is pretty slow in the story at the beginning and that's why lot of people stop playing after 30 minutes,    If i want to compare this too a game I would call it a low budget Dead Space.
    It isn't really a horror game but the atmosphere keeps suprsing me.
    The ending was just brilliant such a twist it's sad to hear like 75% off the people here didn't came that far.
    The problem is this games is pretty slow in the story at the beginning and that's why lot of people stop playing after 30 minutes, while I actually loved it especially after u get out of the bunker!
    The DLC... Yeah way to hard almost nobody can get past the 1st round I tried 30 minutes without succes.
    I based this on the steam achievements so please make it easyer or just delete it gosh...    … Expand
  13. perochialjoe
    Aug 29, 2013
    0
    Doesn't even run. Many people have had this issue and it has gone un-fixed for almost a full year now. Avoid this game as there is a strong chance that you won't even be able to launch it.
  14. starsh3ro
    Aug 9, 2013
    7
    well, i got it for 2€ and started playing when i was bored.
    i didnt expect much after i saw the metascore and the bad reviews.
    to be honest, the graphics look average, even if the game is using the unreal 3 engine, the sounds are often out of sync and the animations are very bad... BUT after playing it a few hours, i have to say its much better than you might think. considering    well, i got it for 2€ and started playing when i was bored.
    i didnt expect much after i saw the metascore and the bad reviews.

    to be honest, the graphics look average, even if the game is using the unreal 3 engine, the sounds are often out of sync and the animations are very bad...

    BUT after playing it a few hours, i have to say its much better than you might think.

    considering that its regulary sold for only 9,49€ on steam (im saying "only" because ive played much worse, for a lot more money *cough* metro last light *cough*)
    and an indie title, from a small studio-

    the level design is interesting, it feels like a mixture of doom 3 and halflife.
    the controls are harder than at other games, but that makes it a challenge, i like it.
    it has some riddles to solve, quicktime moments, is somewhat creepy...

    all together i would say that the developers made the best of their limited ressources and created a solid budget game.

    for sure worth the price! (ps: there is also a FREE arena dlc)    … Expand
  15. beerlord
    Aug 2, 2013
    10
    Giving this a 10, because this is the kind of game I want to see made. Is the fighting good? no, that really needed be worked on and less repetitive. The graphics are decent and there were actually a few creepy points in the game which is hard to find these days.

    Mainly I want more games that have an interesting and creepy story line that is not cut and dry, most of what I don't like    Giving this a 10, because this is the kind of game I want to see made. Is the fighting good? no, that really needed be worked on and less repetitive. The graphics are decent and there were actually a few creepy points in the game which is hard to find these days.

    Mainly I want more games that have an interesting and creepy story line that is not cut and dry, most of what I don't like about this game could have been solved with a few more developers and a better budget. Turn the difficulty down and play through in a couple of sessions and you will get a good story experience for cheep.    … Expand
  16. M6Kill
    Jul 26, 2013
    0
    This game is bad, poor animations, bad gameplay, HORRIBLE voice acting, dated graphics, don't play this game or you will regret that, i'm telling you!
  17. Andrew_Paterson
    Mar 3, 2013
    3
    This is not an awful game and I suspect lurking in it somewhere is a good game waiting for a little more developer attention. However I cannot bring myself to like it because everything is just *off*. If you dig through these reviews there are already plenty of people (legitimately) complaining about the story, the combat, the general blandness so I won't rehash those points. What reallyThis is not an awful game and I suspect lurking in it somewhere is a good game waiting for a little more developer attention. However I cannot bring myself to like it because everything is just *off*. If you dig through these reviews there are already plenty of people (legitimately) complaining about the story, the combat, the general blandness so I won't rehash those points. What really irritates me is that the game won't leave my desktop alone. Every time I exit Afterfall I have to resize all my windows and move my icons back because the game won't allow to play it in my monitors native resolution. Guys it's 2013; this should not be a problem anymore. And for this I give it a 3 instead of a 5… Expand
  18. ForiPepe
    Dec 13, 2012
    10
    I have really liked the story, and the mood of the game. It is a great first person shooter - horror story. The music, the sounds and the graphics perfect for the game. It is a long time I have played such a good game.
  19. Spanked_Ur_Mom
    Dec 9, 2012
    7
    The game is definitely low budget but it comes at a low price so I do not see how so many people are complaining. I have spent more money on many games that are not as good as this. The game does start slow and the controls can be a bit clunky. The hacking and puzzles are rather lame as was the boss fights. That being said, once I got a few chapters into the game, things did get betterThe game is definitely low budget but it comes at a low price so I do not see how so many people are complaining. I have spent more money on many games that are not as good as this. The game does start slow and the controls can be a bit clunky. The hacking and puzzles are rather lame as was the boss fights. That being said, once I got a few chapters into the game, things did get better and it kept my interest. The plot and the atmosphere of the game are good. The graphics are not great but they are pretty decent. Just to give you a reference, the graphics are slightly below those of the more recent Call of Duty games. It seems like the graphics got better and more detailed farther into the game. The game was not too short. I would have preferred having more shooting and less beating things over the head with a stick For an initial retail price of $20, it is a good buy. If you got the game for $1 in the pre-order special, you really lucked out.… Expand
  20. leondaniel21
    Oct 3, 2012
    8
    Un buen juego pero tiene fallas como juego de terror pero aun asi tiene muchas cosas positivas, gráficamente es bastante bueno, el sonido no es de mucho agrado pero es pasable, por ser un juego de bajo presupuesto y ser de una desarrolladora indie, es normal que tenga sus defectos pero en realidad me divertí mucho con afterfall..
  21. ProMil
    Jul 30, 2012
    10
    After installation of the latest patch which gives Enhanced Edition to this game I think this game have a chance to be successful product! :) Check it out!
  22. George2020
    Mar 14, 2012
    7
    The game is great. Really scary, good, adequate to atmosphere graphic, interesting plot and sound effects. Good piece of survival horror with good plot and enjoyable.
  23. Shotgun
    Dec 22, 2011
    8
    Afterfall: InSanity is a good game, but it can't be judged by the same standarts as Call of Duty or Fallout simply because unlikely those games AFI was developed by enthusiasts on a much lower budget. Afterfall: Insanity is a good addition to any action gamerâ
  24. vertigoat
    Dec 13, 2011
    10
    Finally a post apocalypse game with some real depth to the story! Ignore all those people giving it a 0 they probably got scared & didnt get past the first 10 mins of the game, the ideas & themes portrayed in this game are certainly more adult than the average mindless FPS (ie: some listening & thinking required, fear of cannibalism helps too!)

    The sound effects and music help to create    Finally a post apocalypse game with some real depth to the story! Ignore all those people giving it a 0 they probably got scared & didnt get past the first 10 mins of the game, the ideas & themes portrayed in this game are certainly more adult than the average mindless FPS (ie: some listening & thinking required, fear of cannibalism helps too!)

    The sound effects and music help to create a deep atmosphere which adds to the suspense & occasional shock horror. I couldnt put it down until I finished it. My only small moan would be that it ends too soon, the final areas unique gameplay with the shadows & light were fantastic.

    Yes it has similar view perspective to Deadspace, yes it has a post apocalypse theme so people will instantly draw parallels between this and Fallout, but to me it actually had more in common with Condemned: Criminal Origins than anything else (because of the melee combat and sudden from the shadows leaps a crazy person armed with a pipe type gameplay).    … Expand
  25. Tizzle
    Dec 9, 2011
    2
    Ok.Ok.Ok. I gave this game a new chance. But`s even more terrible than before. It just doesn`t work. You can see the developers tried an therefore i don`t give it a total zero. Please hire someone who knows things about dramatization (theater or film) Someone who knows how to tell a storyline. Sound and voice are just...........o man......so bad. I`ve tried to like this game (I did) ButOk.Ok.Ok. I gave this game a new chance. But`s even more terrible than before. It just doesn`t work. You can see the developers tried an therefore i don`t give it a total zero. Please hire someone who knows things about dramatization (theater or film) Someone who knows how to tell a storyline. Sound and voice are just...........o man......so bad. I`ve tried to like this game (I did) But the only way to like it is to go back to a commodore64 for the next decade and then play this game.… Expand
  26. Sasha555
    Dec 8, 2011
    9
    Afterfall: InSanity has problems in places, but you can't compare it to Dead Space or Fallout. The game is pretty good as for Indie developer and 100% worth money. Pros: original story, great graphics and music: cons: fails to scare, bad voice acting.
  27. potato66
    Dec 7, 2011
    2
    Worst game ever! my money aren't worth of it! Story isn't so bad but animations and AI are like from '99. I lost 7h of my life time. I'm waiting for a patch meybe it will repair something...
  28. kolaborr
    Dec 2, 2011
    1
    Very bad game I found this game to be pretty disappointing; as I only played about 30 minutes of it and then gave up. The story was uninteresting and bland, the voicing pretty embarrassing and the combat lousy. I really wanted to like this game, but don't go into it expecting anything. BTW I love the Dead Space franchise so don't expect the same game or you WILL be disappointed.
  29. eldorados
    Dec 2, 2011
    10
    I wasn't convinced about buying this game first, but my love to post-apo made me get it. And I didn't waste my money. The graphic look awesome (details are really impressive), music emphasizes the atmosphere of the universe and locations are cool (not so unique, some of them refers to Dead Space). Gameplay is quite ok, but the story is... amazing! The last level **** me up like InceptionI wasn't convinced about buying this game first, but my love to post-apo made me get it. And I didn't waste my money. The graphic look awesome (details are really impressive), music emphasizes the atmosphere of the universe and locations are cool (not so unique, some of them refers to Dead Space). Gameplay is quite ok, but the story is... amazing! The last level **** me up like Inception did. The only really poor thing is animation, they should definitely work on it. Hope to see next game in this universe.… Expand
  30. metaman12
    Dec 1, 2011
    9
    graphics is great, the story and gameplay is really sweet in apo-style ! this is a good game for apo-fans. but yeah the cutscenes are horrible. the first segment wasn't that fun for me however after a bit of playing you are going outdoors and this is it ! the story is really keeping you in...
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 20
  3. Negative: 7 out of 20
  1. 4P.de
    May 11, 2012
    57
    The mission design is average at best and suffers from repetition. The puzzles are irrelevant and so is the action – mainly thanks to the ridiculous AI.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Mar 8, 2012
    40
    Survival horror inspired by classics like Fallout or Stalker can not hide its fan-based roots. With the second-grade visuals, sounds, level design and story it ended way beyond our expectations. [Feb 2012]
  3. PC Master (Greece)
    Mar 1, 2012
    61
    Despite the moody atmosphere that is elaborately built and the smart puzzles, knowing that you always have another mediocre battle around the next corner turns the game into a chore with no real incentive. [February 2012]
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