Stifled

 PlayStation 4
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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9

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  1. SuperkenGaming
    Nov 1, 2017
    5
    Stifled
    Blind Rage
    Stifled is a first person thriller game that can be played with or without vr all about sound… So you have to play using a mic... which does get a bit annoying... But makes for a decent immersion mechanic You play as a man that wakes up, goes down stairs, follows his wife into the kitchen and watch as she vanishes… You spend the rest of the game chasing after    Stifled
    Blind Rage
    Stifled is a first person thriller game that can be played with or without vr all about sound…
    So you have to play using a mic... which does get a bit annoying...
    But makes for a decent immersion mechanic
    You play as a man that wakes up, goes down stairs, follows his wife into the kitchen and watch as she vanishes…
    You spend the rest of the game chasing after her... trying to find her..
    This is one of those games where the fun is in piecing together the story so I won’t go too deep into it…
    But what happens is you essentially live through twisted memories you have with your wife…
    There are brief exploration sections between each of this games chapters… the entire game taking about 3 hrs. to complete.. But in between these exploration sections is a horror stealth section...
    Everything is dark and the only way to see it to make noise…
    Like you’re a bat…
    You can also pick up object in game to throw to echo around you to see… but mostly you’ll be using them to distract... as these sections are all filled with enemies to deal with…
    There are 3 enemy types and you deal with each separately…
    They aren’t too much of a nuisance to deal with except for the middle chapter of this game where you’re dealing with these 2 twins…
    This is easily one of the most unbearable sections I’ve ever had to suffer through in a game…
    as these enemies are practically invisible
    you can only see them if you make noise.. And making noise guess what...
    attracts them to you...
    Making this an insanely frustrating and challenging puzzle like section of throwing rocks to distract them, standing still to let them pass, and inch closer towards your goal... only for them to come back and attack you forcing you to have to go through every section all over again as in this particular chapter, checkpoints are terrible…
    This chapter hurts what otherwise is a really intriguing horror stealth game
    If I wasn’t reviewing the game I probably would’ve quit there..
    Stifled isn’t this ultra-unique experience...
    There are games that do it better like perception, but stifled offers a rage inducing challenge around an intriguing story of.. Well... I’m not going to spoil it...
    I give Stifled…
    a 5.5/10    … Expand

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63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. IGN Italia
    Mar 7, 2018
    70
    A good psychological thriller. Not a masterpiece, but one of best indie game for PlayStation VR.
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  2. Gameblog.fr
    Jan 5, 2018
    60
    Stifled offers an original approach to the survival and stealth genre, with sound used as a way to progress and being chased. The efficient VR experience sadly falls flat as it gets redundant and the mechanics quickly run out of steam.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 15, 2017
    70
    A short, spooky soundscape with bags of atmosphere and sterling sound design, marred mainly by a lacklustre story and corny voice acting. [Christmas 2017, p.97]
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