Martha is Dead

 PlayStation 4
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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15

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  1. misslety
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    An excellent game. I've been missing a REAL horror game. The amount of detail is out of this world. Congrats to the developers, better than the most big developers we see. We should give an applause for them! Congrats
  2. gnamotommy
    Apr 30, 2022
    9
    Immersive and passionate story. Game not free from defect, althought this doesn't affect game experience. Great game!!!!
  3. redbutnotdead
    Aug 29, 2022
    2
    I can't believe they did a such an awful work in ps4 version. While story is actualy good they ruined it in terms of graphics. Game has many flaws. Graphics are realy bad, gameplay is hectic, extreme frame drops, it even crashed 2 times while playing. Even damn bike is a pain to handle. I saw it in a friend's pc and it was way better. I don't know why they released it in such a badI can't believe they did a such an awful work in ps4 version. While story is actualy good they ruined it in terms of graphics. Game has many flaws. Graphics are realy bad, gameplay is hectic, extreme frame drops, it even crashed 2 times while playing. Even damn bike is a pain to handle. I saw it in a friend's pc and it was way better. I don't know why they released it in such a bad condition as well as why people gave it good rating while it's so bad. There were many times i thought i was playing a beta version of the game. Avoid this version at all costs or just buy it if you feel risky.… Expand
  4. Dake_wo_miteru
    Jun 6, 2022
    10
    I would call it a very weird and even a bad game. It left me disappointed and frustrated. But aftera month or so I can call it a brilliant piece of art about mental illness, just like Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice. It looks very good, it has interesting characters and story. Half of the time I really enjoyed it. But... There were weird and illogical plot twists. There were plot lines thatI would call it a very weird and even a bad game. It left me disappointed and frustrated. But aftera month or so I can call it a brilliant piece of art about mental illness, just like Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice. It looks very good, it has interesting characters and story. Half of the time I really enjoyed it. But... There were weird and illogical plot twists. There were plot lines that meant nothing for it's story. Game had some disgusting violent scenes, but when some real violence happened and I would except you see it, it was off screen... There was a mini-game that was absolutely boring, meaningless and long. It was the worst part for me. And the ending... Khm... It was visually absolutely stunning, but it left me fully frustrated. As I said, it was sometimes a good experience, but as a whole - disappointing. But I keep thinking about it. And as my disappointment is loosing it's sharpness, I begin to understand all those "bad" decisions. They make total sense and are done to illustrate mental illness. Next part of my review will be full of spoilers as I want to explain some elements of the game and why they aren't bad as I thought at first. SPOILERS

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    First of all, violence. There are disgusting scenes, but most of them are happening in protagonist's mind only. And real violence that I would except to see is hidden. That's how our brain works, it tries to hide really painful and traumatic experience from us. Especially when person is I'll, he (she) can fully wipe it. Then, dollhouse mini-game. It was just awful. Boring, very long, without any sense. But. I realize now it was the only way for protagonist to "understand" what happened, to put it in order. She doesn't know what really happened, just like us. She is in the same position as we as players. Dollhouse, magical plot lines are made to show how her brain works, how hard is to put on order pretty simple things she saw by herself. How it's hard to catch up with reality. And the ending that gives literally zero answers and makes us to decide what happened is brilliant. It left me frustrated. Just like heroine was. She doesn't know what happened and she has to choose any option and to believe on it just to make her world more safe, structured. Once again, it's a weird and a bad game. But it gave me the feelings that protagonist was feeling, and it deserves some respect. I really want to thank devteam for that.    … Expand
  5. natan0hJ
    Apr 8, 2022
    9
    Jogo maravilhoso! Meus parabéns aos devs, que sirva de lição à indústria AAA... Pena que a Sony censurou algumas coisas :(
  6. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  1. Areajugones
    Mar 9, 2022
    77
    Martha is Dead is a midway game. A title that you can enjoy if you are a lover of the genre, but you play it knowing that something is missing, knowing that it could have been something else. If you are looking to be scared, you may find more tension than something scary.
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  2. Cultured Vultures
    Feb 24, 2022
    65
    Shock connoisseurs may enjoy Martha Is Dead’s body horror and gore, but there is a lot of muck to wade through in the game's short playtime.
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