Perception

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 24
  3. Negative: 6 out of 24
  1. IGN
    May 25, 2017
    48
    Perception is as much a disappointment for the clever and inherently frightening idea it wastes as it is for the mistakes it makes. At its heart, there’s the promise of playing something genuinely new, from a perspective that could help teach and thrill simultaneously. It’s unfortunate that, like its echolocation mechanic, the more I saw of Perception, the more there was to worry about.
  2. Games Master UK
    Jul 13, 2017
    45
    We applaud the idea, but despair at the delivery. Not enough bump in the night, too much bump into stuff. [Aug 2017, p.81]
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  3. Digital Chumps
    Jun 19, 2017
    45
    Perception's attractive thesis—a blind woman should be capable of investigating the menacing house from her nightmares—creates space for an original protagonist inside of an extraordinary circumstance. A premise isn't a promise, however, as Perception quickly abandons novelty in favor of rote objectives, aimless antagonism, and a narrative set adrift in a sea of platitudes.
  5. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Jun 16, 2017
    45
    Perception is a game of wasted opportunities and poor execution. It presents a unique mechanic only for it turn stale as it lingers without any evolution, it introduces a character that the player has empathy for only to make her unrealistic and unlikable, and its inconsistent design decisions turn a promising adventure into a frustrating one.
  6. BaziCenter
    Jul 17, 2017
    40
    Perception is a prime example of a wasted innovative ideas. Developers of Perception did almost everything wrong and the final product is a broken and shallow game.
  7. PlayStation Country
    Jun 19, 2017
    40
    The whole idea of playing as a blind person could be interesting but navigating the house just feels frustrating given that you’ll spend a vast portion of your time looking at a silent black screen. With a weak story and unsuccessful horror elements Perception is probably best left in the dark.

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User Score
6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 27
  3. Negative: 9 out of 27
  1. Hatefarm
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    Absolute trash. Game was very poorly designed. Scary at first but if you for some reason if you don't follow the exact direction they want youAbsolute trash. Game was very poorly designed. Scary at first but if you for some reason if you don't follow the exact direction they want you to follow. WHILE YOU ARE BLIND, then the game decides to not work and refuses to continue. Absolutely dreadful. Don't waste your time or money.… Full Review »
  2. inmh
    Mar 12, 2019
    7
    I enjoyed it. It was creepy, had an excellent source of tension with the character being blind (you can't see what's in the distance, afterI enjoyed it. It was creepy, had an excellent source of tension with the character being blind (you can't see what's in the distance, after all, and have to rely on phone apps to fill in the gaps).

    That being said, I think I got this for like... $20? And as short as it was and relatively simplistic as it was (the story was OK, not fabulous) that's not something I feel was worth $20.

    Also, though everywhere I went insisted a patch had fixed the issues back in October 2017, I was still unable to get the "Snoop" trophy: A relative simple trophy acquired by listening to all the messages on Cassie's phone. Which I did.

    Three times.

    In two different playthroughs.    … Full Review »
  3. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 8, 2017
    7
    Perception
    less is more
    Perception is a 3 hour long first person horror game where you play as a blind woman named Cassie who visits a    Perception
    less is more
    Perception is a 3 hour long first person horror game where you play as a blind woman named Cassie who visits a mansion she keeps seeing in her nightmares...
    She goes to collect the 4 items she sees…
    Since you are blind you see using echolocation…
    At first this seems like just a cool experimental game...
    And you assume you’re going to just keep echoing to explore the rooms…
    But quickly you learn this isn’t the case…
    You’ll do a lot of back tracking here... as this is a go to a certain point and collect a certain item kind of game until you get to the credits…
    You can hold down a button to see a doorway or item located in the house and then you have to figure out how to get there…
    And slowly this gets more challenging…
    For starters...
    You can’t just spam the echo button…
    Because while you use your ears to see...
    The house uses its ears to see too…
    Too much noise will attract an enemy moth monster…
    For the majority of this is the only threat...
    the screen will start turning red and you have to find a hiding spot fast…
    This makes exploring this dark mansion even more terrifying…
    The game understands that less is more when it comes to horror..
    It doesn’t flood you with enemies to deal with…
    You only have to deal with one...
    And it comes when there’s too much noise happening…
    This leaves you feeling vulnerable at every moment of the game…
    The challenge also comes in the form the house changing…
    This house has been home to many families... and you have to solve the mystery of all of them…
    Each chapter takes place in the same house... But the house always looks different and offers a different challenge depending on the time period and who lived there...
    All the way back to the 1600s…
    This changes the gameplay up a bit to keep the game interesting as it is insanely repetitive...
    Again it is just figuring out how to get to the right room in the house over and over for 3 hours and listening to dialog and the echoes of this house…
    And I never truly felt like I was exploring the house as practically every door is locked expect for the one you need to go through,
    This is a gift and a cruse because you won’t be wasting your time in rooms you don’t need to go through…
    but a curse because you can just go through a simple route to the right room.. you have to go through a bit of a maze as if being blind wasn’t hard enough…
    Though perception is a bit repetitive, it still offers a terrifying and unique experience worth picking up for horror fans…
    I give perception
    a 7/10    … Full Review »
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