sure you are right, better to have the game without achievements than not having it, anyway I already have it bought

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Of course, it's not, silly! Using four directional arrows on the keyboard to move in a videogame? That's the most preposterous thing I've ever heard. :P

But I may look into Conarium, even though when you know french and some of its bad words, this game's title sounds VERY silly. XP
Yeah, key rebindings and language selection text/voiceover independence I'd take any day of the week instead of achievments. :P

You should try the Remake of the first Resident Evil, if you haven't done so already. And maybe Resident Evil Zero, as well. They're made in the same style as the classic Resident Evil games, just with much better visuals and sound. Hardware requirements should be fairly low, too, due to the 2D backgrounds.

That it's an Indie dev, or "unknown", shouldn't be a factor -- By that logic, the latest generic Ubisoft or EA trash would be a more valuable game experience? But I agree about the ratings/ quality of the game. It seems it wasn't very successful, which could be the reason why it showed up here at all, after a few months on Steam. We usually only get the left-over scraps here on GOG. Guess I'll wait and see what other GOG users have to say about it, in the reviews section.

Having a blast with this game. The writings, voice-acting are pretty solid. Not something you expect from an indie studio. I don't know why people are writing it off.

I almost only expect good writing, story and gameplay from Indies...you just have to do your research first. Half of my Top 20 games are Indies. AAA studios are going backwards, while the innovation is in the small devs.

Thank you, Chris Darril, for listening to the fans and bringing your amazing game to GOG!

It really is one of the best horror games I've played in a while, definitely the best one to be released this year, so far. It's a pretty great Clock Tower "spiritual sequel" (while 2016's NightCry was a huge let down, sadly), and I absolutely LOVE the classic Italian horror/giallo feeling I get from the game. As a huge Italian horror film nerd, who grew up watching all the great movies of the 70s and 80s, as I play through Remothered: Tormented Fathers I can't help but feel like I'm playing through a mix of Phenomena, Profondo Rosso, Non si sevizia un paperino or even Suspiria. I guess the Italian sensibility for horror isn't lost, grazie, signor Darril.

The sound design is flawless, tension and uneasiness are at maximum from start to finish, the imagery is disturbing but fascinating at the same time, I love the plot -- and every subplot the game kept throwing at me -- (and that Psycho-like twist near the end was borderline genius, I definitely didn't see that coming), jump scares are few and extremely well-built -- cleverly subverting player's expectations and playing with camera angles and sound design, instead of just going the cheap route --, the graphics, while not being boundary-pushing or MINDBLOWING, are pretty good (Rosemary's model doesn't look that awesome, but the architecture and feel of the mansion is impressive, and the gore and "more organic" stuff are some of the best I've seen in a horror game). You can get an astonishing 8 hours of play time from this game, which is impressive for an adventure horror title released in 2018, even more so when you take into account this is just the first part of a trilogy.

I don't really get the low score the game has on GOG (as of this moment, only 3 stars). I've been reading some complaints here and there, some more valid and legitimate than others. Yes, the English VA isn't quite on par with the Legacy of Kain series. But, then again, very few games even manage to come close to that. If you take this game as an homage to the Italian horror films of yesteryear, I think the "serviceable" English VA can be seen as endearing and "unintentionally bad" (I don't think it's bad at all, but some people apparently do). The plot may seem convoluted and confusing at first, but if you spend enough time with the game, it actually becomes VERY interesting. It's a slow burn, like the movies it draws inspiration from, but it's worth your while if you stick with it. Some people didn't find Felton scary or menacing, and that's fine. I didn't mind him, I've definitely seen less scary antagonists in horror movies and games, but this is extremely subjective, since it all boils down to a matter of personal opinion. Still, if you had stuck with the game for a bit longer, you'd quickly found out Felton is the least of your problems, in the game (or is he? :P ), and he's soon replaced by a way more menacing-looking enemy, very reminiscent of Silent Hill 2's Red Pyramid (for all of you crying BUT, MAN, SPOILERS!!!, I don't care -- this is all easily found on the official site for the game, they're not exactly making it a secret). Others are mad because the game doesn't answer every question by the end. Well, boo-hoo. It's part one of three, some questions were obviously going to be left unanswered. Not to mention that in the same Italian horror movies I keep mentioning, not everything is clearly explained for the viewers. But I guess people have grown used to be treated like morons by cinema, and having the movie self explain every minute thing to them.

So far, this is my personal best horror game of 2018. If you love Clock Tower and 70s/80s Italian horror movies, you can't go wrong with Remothered: Tormented Fathers. It's a labour of love, and it shows. Most definitely one of the best horror games on GOG, and one that feels refreshing because at least it isn't relying on being a "LOVECRAFTIAN" title (THANK GOD!). I really hope Chris Darril gets enough money from the sales of this game to fund the development of the other two parts that are planned. Even if he doesn't, though, he already made an amazing game.

Apologies for the WALLOFTEXT, it's just that I did love this game, and I think it has been getting some unfair reviews.

Thanks for the review, and the additional thoughts you've shared here. Certainly increased my interest in this particular game. I also had no idea that it's part of a planned trilogy -- Is the next part already in development?

As for Lovecraft themed games, I rather enjoy that kind of setting, as long as it's well done and with respect for the source material. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth and Eternal Darkness are among my all time favorite Horror games.

I don't know whether any upcoming parts of the trilogy are already in development or production, sorry. I have no clue if Darril's studio has some kind of external funding, government or otherwise (considering the political state of Italy at this time, I would say that if they have some external funding, it most definitely is not government funding), or if they have to rely solely on sales of Tormented Fathers. I believe Chris Darril has the complete story all worked out, but that's the extent of my knowledge about development of the rest of the chapters.

When it comes to lovecraftian games and games set in the Cthulhu Mythos universe, I completely agree with what you said; I like them, I like them a lot, I just think it's a cheap and lazy tactic to sell horror games for a couple of years, now, it's easy to just make a bland, regular horror game with nothing to set it apart and then put in some eldritch horrors, some Great Old Ones, some tentacles, some fish people, and call it "lovecraftian". Eternal Darkness and Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth are probably my two favourite lovecraftian games, and, in my opinion, no other game even came close to any of those two, despite how much some devs have tried. My issue isn't with lovecraftian games, it's the over-saturation, it's the lazy tactic just to sell games, it's insisting on calling lovecraftian games "niche" when they're clearly the vast majority of horror or horror-themed titles, these days. That's what annoys me. That even Darkest Dungeon has to have a lovecraftian expansion. And when a horror game like Remothered comes out, not claiming to be lovecraftian, it just feels refreshing to me, in the midst of every other horror game that "needs" to be lovecraftian.

Yeah, but it's the same with any popular topic. It just takes one major video game or movie success, and before long the market will be swamped with dozens of cheap clones. And the problem is, that many of those clones are created by people who don't really understand or care about the original source material, and only want to cash in on a current popular trend. But I guess personally the over-saturation in certain genres doesn't really bother me -- I can ignore all the half-assed cash-ins, as long as there's the occasional gem.

By the way, what is the gameplay in Remothered like? Does it have some more depth than Outlast and similar games? Does it have items you can use to defend yourself? Does it have puzzles and similar elements?

I did not play the game very long yet but that's mostly because I am obviously really bad at it. First encounter I ran could not even turn in time and I died. Will have to figure out a way to stay alive a bit longer so I could search a bit more. I really like the exploring part of the game (though I think there are a few too many defensive items lying around and far less "interesting" things - but again I am just at the first official save point so what do I know). I was amazed by the intro alone which had a great cinematic feeling... I was a bit disappointed though with the ingame facial expression esppecially since the one shown in the menu is amazing. Soundtrack, atmosphere, lightning, possibilitys to set several options is really good - also the German translation seems to be good (which is rare with indies). I just have to find out a way to get better at the game :)