Daymare: 1998

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 28
  3. Negative: 10 out of 28
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  1. IGN Spain
    Apr 28, 2020
    77
    Daymare: 1998 is a game that, far from reaching the level of Resident Evil remakes, still deserves a chance from fans of the survival horror genre for the efforts of differentiation and depth of its created universe. A great debut for Invader Studios.
  2. Worth Playing
    Jul 1, 2020
    75
    Daymare: 1998 is a well-honed zombie experience that lacks originality but scratches the itch of those interested in the modern zombie game. It provides an alternate take on the traditional Resident Evil story, one that deals more harshly with the real-world consequences of investigating government science. Everything has a level of varnish, from environmental details to the documents that you read. Some of this must be counterbalanced with the fact that the game is a doppelganger. The well-crafted aesthetics also resemble the Resident Evil remakes, the Evil Within franchise, and countless others. Re-creation is many times easier than synthesis, allowing more time for attention to polish.
  3. Gamers' Temple
    May 7, 2020
    75
    While not perfect, Daymare is a really good indie survival horror that all horror fans should check out.
  5. Meristation
    May 2, 2020
    75
    Built upon the basis laid by the Resident Evil Franchise, Daymare adds its own new ideas to the mix to present a game that, despite some technical issues and bugs, fully catches the essence of Capcom's franchise and delivers a solid survival horror game.

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 113 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 113
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 113
  3. Negative: 26 out of 113
  1. mrviolentj
    May 15, 2020
    2
    This is without doubt the most annoying, frustrating broken game I have played in a very long time, from a hospital thats full of trees,This is without doubt the most annoying, frustrating broken game I have played in a very long time, from a hospital thats full of trees, walls and roofs that disappear, enemies that disappear when you line up a shot, to one's that appear from nowhere and kill you.it would be fine if it was just "hard" but it's a broken mess, awful voice acting, shoddy story there's simply nothing I can recommend about this game at all.… Full Review »
  2. Covidiocracy
    May 8, 2020
    4
    Chapter 5 is entitled "Zero Sum Game" - and that is patently accurate to this game.

    Beautiful level designs and well detailed terrains. Great    Chapter 5 is entitled "Zero Sum Game" - and that is patently accurate to this game.

    Beautiful level designs and well detailed terrains. Great Easter Egg homages hidden throughout the levels. The city streets looks better than even most Resident Evil or Silent Hill games.

    Too bad the story is absurdly incoherent, the characters are entirely unlikable and baffling in motive, and the weapon ammo system is frustrating beyond belief. Whoever said video games need to be more realistic with how ammo is managed (clips, etc.) never played this game. Most of the consumable items (stamina refills, mental drops) are completely pointless and a waste of space in an unnecessarily strict item management system. The healing item mixing system is also baffling in how overly complicated it is. Dropping off items in the "storage box" requires you to have binoculars to read what items you are even choosing. Even switching weapons is a long, drawn out process which frustrayes the player and opens them to slow attackers. The main character hunts down military guys even though his wife was murdered by a monster. If you lost your loved one to a zombie in the Zombie Apocalypse, would you go on a tear of vengeance searching a city WITH AN AERIAL GAS CONTAMINANT wafting through the streets just to search for the specific monster which killed her, and then forget and start hunting down random military survivors? Why does the park service employ a government employee to singlehandedly watch for forest fires, lost aircrafts, etc. when he has a severe psychological disorder which constantly creates severe hallucinations? I wonder how many false sightings he called in because he forgot his meds (again)...

    No characters make sense, or have personalities worth noting. The hit detection is garbage. The item management system is frustrating for no reason. The story is utter rubbish. This game absolutely wasted the level and background designers' hard work and beautiful atmosphere.    … Full Review »
  3. deplorable
    May 6, 2020
    2
    Controls are terrible, let's explain it simply you have to load individual bullets into each magazine before you can use the magazines. EvenControls are terrible, let's explain it simply you have to load individual bullets into each magazine before you can use the magazines. Even then if you fast reload instead of slow you lose the magazines so must pick them back up manually.

    The inventory system is about as manageable as a brick, you have different tabs you can use in here but since the game isn't paused when you use it, you gotta decide when to use it. Two of the tabs are useless - map and collection of stuff. Never use those, the place isn't a maze and it's hardly worth the effort to bring up the map. Actually the third tab health is useless too, it tries to be metal gear solid 3 but you'll just be using the quick heal button. So you have one tab that you'll use out of four. Nicely done.

    Be glad this team didn't do resident evil 2 remake. Yes they are small, but that's no excuse to make you pay £30 for a game barely worth £10. The dialogue is terrible, the story is forgettable and the shooting is ugh. Your character is also prone to bugging out when moving or interacting with things (hit R2 to get out of this) seriously my character got stuck in a locker before he even fired a shot.

    Graphics are sub par, music forgettable and the dialogue is spoken as if they're 12 year olds doing a school play. They try to borrow so many ideas from the resident evil series, they forget what it was all about.

    Don't buy, don't rent, just forget this game exists and move on.    … Full Review »
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