Abstract: During Perception we play as Cassie, a blind woman who has been host to a plague of nightmares involving a haunted estate with a rich, dark history. To help the players who have no experience with blindness Cassie uses a form of echolocation to build a ro...
Perception is a game full of different ideas on how to change the horror genre both in the narrative and from the game's mechanic but lacks the ability to properly flesh them out. There are some good moments throughout the game which will give you some sc...
Abstract: On paper, Perception has all the makings of the sleeper hit of the summer. It's a horror game with a clever, original concept—possibly a game-changer in a genre that sorely needs one. The crew of the indie developer that put the game together has collecti...
As far as narrative-driven exploration-based horror games go, Perception isn't the worst out there, but it also can't really stand alongside games like those in the Amnesia series or Gone Home. It still warrants a playthrough if you're looking for a game...
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Published: 2017-05-31, Author: Miguel , review by: gamespot.com
Heartfelt story of soulsearching, Exposition through item interaction adds color to the setting's history
Positive challenges of limited vision are subverted by waypoints, Navigating is an often noisy, obnoxious experience, Pointless antagonist, Cliched horror imagery
