The Town of Light

 Xbox One
Metascore
60

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
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  1. GameSpot
    Jun 7, 2017
    40
    It's disappointing to see The Town of Light struggle so often, because the story it presents is both harrowing and captivating at times. While there's an interesting narrative to be found in its world, the moment-to-moment gameplay and repetitive environments impose an unavoidable malaise.

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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 20
  3. Negative: 5 out of 20
  1. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 8, 2017
    6
    The town of light
    Unsettling
    The Town of Light is a psychological horror adventure game Here you play as Renee… A former patient of the    The town of light
    Unsettling
    The Town of Light is a psychological horror adventure game
    Here you play as Renee…
    A former patient of the old abandoned psych ward you visit in the 1940s…
    You revisit to learn the truth about your time here…
    You also learn about the disturbing practices of these hospitals throughout your journey…
    This is very much a walking simulator type game...
    And Renee is very much a crazy person...
    She talks to herself while you play the game…
    The first task the game gives you is to find a doll...
    And she insists the doll is cold and not feeling well…
    So you have to find a way to warm her
    this sets the tone for the kind of experience you’re going to be going on
    The Town of Light is a pretty enjoyable 2 to 3 hour long journey...
    The hospital is decently sized... not too big, not too small…
    So going back and forth to the different areas to trigger a new scene or memory, or learn more about Renee’s mental disorder isn’t too big of a hassle…
    As the game definitely sends you all over the place and back again…
    Tons of back tracking here… listening to Renee as she worried and checking out the spot she tells you to go to…
    And looking at the not so helpful map on the wall to know where you should be going…
    It isn’t back tracking for the first moments of the game, obviously as everything is new..
    This is when the game is the most intriguing, but the middle chunk of the game just feels like a chore as you’re going over the same spots in the hospital again to open a new door for a quick bit of dialog…
    Sometimes acting as the voice inside of Renee’s head making choices or explaining things to her…
    So this game does definitely have a great and creepy ending...
    Getting there almost doesn’t feel worth it... As this really is just a game of going to the right spot…
    The Town of Light does psychological horror right though…
    I was definitely creeped out while playing which made this shallow and repetitive game at least a little enjoyable to go through…
    A give The Town of Light
    a 6/10    … Full Review »
  2. GuzmanEconomist
    Feb 22, 2022
    9
    Historia: 9/10 este es su punto fuerte, la protagonista trata de recordar su pasado, buscando en el lugar donde ha vivido toda su vida, estoHistoria: 9/10 este es su punto fuerte, la protagonista trata de recordar su pasado, buscando en el lugar donde ha vivido toda su vida, esto lo hace mediante recuerdos que se desbloquean con las notas o acciones que haces.
    Jugabilidad: Es un Walking Simulator, lo veo bien para esta experiencia. el juego te hace preguntas de opción múltiple que parecen afectaran a la historia pero al final no sirven para nada.
    Gráficos: 10/10 lo jugue en la versión de Xbox One y se ve bien para lo que es, pero donde mas brilla es en pc.
    Rendimiento: el juego en Xbox One tiene caídas muy notorias de Frame, solo presento un bug que me regreso 15 min.
    a mi opinan es un 9/10 por lo que me costo 35 pesos mexicanos (1.8 dolares)    … Full Review »
  3. gusmaciel
    Sep 17, 2021
    7
    o Jogo é interessante, porém lento devido ao peso da história e a forma como conta. Mas vale a pena para conhecer está história interessante.
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