Torn

 PlayStation 4
  • Publisher: Aspyr
  • Release Date: Aug 28, 2018
  • Also On: PC
User Score
4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 6 out of 14

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  1. 9Nails
    Jun 3, 2019
    6
    Torn has fantastic voice acting and beautiful art. It's a visually pleasing game with a slightly creepy atmosphere. (Very slightly, as in you broke into someone's home, but they're nice about it.) The game has a simple play mechanic of moving puzzle pieces into the matching receptacle. You'll repeat this three times in each room, while touching each object looking to complete allTorn has fantastic voice acting and beautiful art. It's a visually pleasing game with a slightly creepy atmosphere. (Very slightly, as in you broke into someone's home, but they're nice about it.) The game has a simple play mechanic of moving puzzle pieces into the matching receptacle. You'll repeat this three times in each room, while touching each object looking to complete all achievements. Although you'll unlock many new areas as you progress, the fun from game play mechanic will eventually wear out and the voice acting in each room will win over. The ending was a big surprise. Here's where I believe that game was called Torn, because the ending was missing and they took a page from another book. A more solid ending and I could have raised my score up +2, and recommended this title.

    Being critical for a moment: there are some areas which could use a bit more polish, such as how to deal with the "key" mechanic introduced towards the end. Also doors are slightly bothersome in this game and like to swing back into your face. A new play mechanic would make the second half of the game more interesting. Finally the player blink/teleportation movement distance could be greater.

    In summary, I do hope that this game evolves and produces a follow up. It's interesting enough to warrant a look and it is a long game which revealed a story nicely through progression. But the reward at the end wasn't there.    … Expand

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Oct 27, 2018
    70
    The real issue is there’s no sense of tension. You’re trapped in an abandoned mansion hidden in the woods, surrounded by ‘dark science’, at the beck and call of a mysterious imprisoned being, yet at no point do you feel threatened. Torn? More like slightly frayed. [Issue#155, p.78]
  2. Metro GameCentral
    Sep 30, 2018
    60
    A walking simulator set in a colourful, rather than spooky, mansion with rewarding puzzles, a cheerful atmosphere, and a locomotion system from the seventh circle of Hell.
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  3. PlaySense
    Sep 24, 2018
    75
    Torn is a captivating puzzler which really finds a home in Virtual Reality due to pretty environments, great audio and excellent voice-acting. The game stutters from time to time and audio sometimes gets cut off towards the end. And although the puzzles themselves are pretty basic in design, the overall experience is a very positive one.
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