“While the environmental storytelling is solid, the writing and voice acting lack polish.” It’s meaty enough to be satisfying, and brief enough not to overstay its welcome. A morphing world like this could have become gimmicky, but this is where the game’s relatively brief running time helps. So you turn around and walk the other way, and suddenly the way forward is revealed. You quickly realize it’s a telephone ring being played backwards.
In the distance, you can hear a telephone ringing, but something sounds… off about it. For instance, in one sequence you’re trapped in a hallway that seems to loop forever. Though light on “puzzles,” so to speak, some Layers of Fear’s most effective moments use the changing of the physical space in creative ways. There seems to be nothing else to do in the room, so you turn around and exit the way you came in, only to find yourself in a completely different location. You’ll enter a room, find a painting, and suddenly the lights dim and the painting begins to melt off the wall. The manner in which the world reconstructs itself behind your back is amazing, leading to many “how did they do that” moments. That experience can be summed up as disorienting but in the best possible way. This isn’t a problem specific to the Switch version, however it was definitely present in the original. It’s like trying to push through mud every time you turn around. The limp itself I don’t mind – I actually like the personality it injects into the game – but turning and looking are slow. Your character walks around the mansion with a limp, due to a prosthetic leg, and this seems to be the culprit behind the game’s sluggish movement. Fortunately, you can use the right joystick and ignore the motion controls entirely. I gave it a go, but even opening a door felt like it required way more movement than it should. This allows you to open doors and turn cranks with motion controls. As you load the game, you’re encouraged to play with detached Joy-Cons. Speaking of straightforward, much like with Super Mario Odyssey, Layers of Fear: Legacy is very upfront about how it wants you to play it. “It’s meaty enough to be satisfying, and brief enough not to overstay its welcome.”
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