Tormented Souls

 Xbox Series X
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 6 out of 26

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  1. MacheteDontText
    Nov 1, 2021
    7
    The whole evoking nostalgia thing is detrimental to this game. The fixed camera can be annoying, in some cases your character woud clearly see an enemy, but "you" dont see it, so the game doesnt act like its there, it just breaks immersion for me. The real **** is the resource based saving though, i never liked it, what the fking point in an adventure game?? There are no skill based actionThe whole evoking nostalgia thing is detrimental to this game. The fixed camera can be annoying, in some cases your character woud clearly see an enemy, but "you" dont see it, so the game doesnt act like its there, it just breaks immersion for me. The real **** is the resource based saving though, i never liked it, what the fking point in an adventure game?? There are no skill based action mechanics, its not hard or fulfilling to play a part again, its just a chore...Right now my game crashed and I d have to play a good part over again, i think I rather go watch a playtrough...

    On the bright side good atmosphere and some decent puzzles (nothing like silent hill), but its very much worth it for the price. WIth an over the shoulder camera and normal saving it d be a 9 for me.    … Expand

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. SomosXbox
    Jan 10, 2022
    75
    Tormented Souls takes us back to classic survival horror. However its playable issues prevent it of becoming an enjoyable and perfect horror experience.
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  2. TheXboxHub
    Oct 10, 2021
    70
    Tormented Souls will be loved by fans of the old-school survival horrors. It's almost a homage to them, delivering a fun narrative with some great puzzles along the way. It's whether or not you can handle the fixed camera, limited saves, and clunky combat that will decide how long you can stick with it all for.
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  3. GAMES.CH
    Sep 20, 2021
    85
    It’s hard to hold any of Tormented Souls’s flaws against the game since so many of them are by design. It’s very strict adherence to the classics of survival horror means you have a game that can easily frustrate, but also captivates with its struggle for survival like very few horror titles do these days. The story is cheese and the difficulty can feel arbitrary when we have to replay entire chapters of the game after dying to a hidden trap, just because the game refuses to include checkpoints. This is, however, a game that survival-horror fans have wanted for many years and it shows that fixed camera angles and limited saves can make for an incredibly intense horror experience even today.
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