Tormented Souls is a real nod back to the old survival horror days (Resident Evil / Silent Hill / Alone in the Dark). It uses the same camera as RE: Code Veronica in that it's a mixture between fixed point camera angles and a moving/panning camera to match your movement. The voice acting is a little cheesy but again, i think that's a nod back to Res Evil 1. Graphics are perfectly fine.Tormented Souls is a real nod back to the old survival horror days (Resident Evil / Silent Hill / Alone in the Dark). It uses the same camera as RE: Code Veronica in that it's a mixture between fixed point camera angles and a moving/panning camera to match your movement. The voice acting is a little cheesy but again, i think that's a nod back to Res Evil 1. Graphics are perfectly fine.
The gameplay is proper old school. You save by finding tape. You then have to find a recorder. Similar to the ink ribbon/type writer system on Res Evil. The tapes are in short supply though so you have to be mindful of when you save. Whilst i have had to (annoyingly) replay an hour of gameplay again due to dying, this really adds to the tension as you need to make the decision whether to save, or try to go a bit deeper in before saving. You can use the left thumb stick to move (normal/modern) or use the D pad for tank controls (my preference). Puzzles were plentiful and whilst i'd say they were harder than the early RE games, they weren't too taxing. Item management is back. However, whilst it works very similar to the early RE games, items are split into groups for easy management and also there is no limit on how much you can carry.
Once enemies are dead, they stay dead. Their bodies even stay in the place you killed them which is a neat little touch. This makes exploring easier and allows you to make "safe routes" between key areas.
The darkness kills you. So if there is no external light source, you need to use your lighter to survive. This does become problematic when there are enemies as you can't equip the lighter and a weapon at the same time.
Physical version comes with a map of the Hospital and Mansion too which was a nice touch. i loved this game but i did grow up on the old survival horror games back when they were hard. This won't be a walk in the park for those who like to have a regular auto save and hint system. And if you misjudge saving/not saving, you could have an hour of gameplay to replay. But that's what survival horror is all about.… Expand
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