The game is melee heavy, throwing everything at you from hammers, gigantic wrenches and brooms to beat off attackers. The combat in Afterfall is kind of a mixed bag. We really hope that this gets smoothed over with a post-release patch, because some of the controls are a little on the clunky side, especially in the area of combat, and those who use a speed-pad (like the Razer n52TE) like our custom key-bindings. Unfortunately, in our preview copy the game didn’t seem to play nice with custom key-bindings, even though the option is available through the menu. PC controls are standard fare, but there’s also 360 controller support. When we find our way out of Tokaj’s room and office we get a feel for the controls. This seems to be a general theme that Tokaj has – everybody seems to hate the guy just for doing his job – helping them. When the patient finds out, she promptly lets him know exactly what she thinks of his sessions, and his therapy. We learned more than he did, as the good doctor is getting some good shut-eye. In the intro we’re treated to one of Tokaj’s sessions with a patient. Albert Tokaj is the lead psychologist/pharmacologist for the shelter. Even though these little hiccups really aren’t anything to get your panties in a bind over, we do hope that they get ironed out with a post-release patch.ĭr. We had a couple of frame-rate issues with the title, even while running on a higher end PC while running FRAPS in the background. The place is dark, gritty and undeniably creepy.ĭespite Afterfall being from an indie developer, the game looks pretty good. Gone is the relatively smooth cohesion between shelter residents, and in is a very real Confinement Syndrome. Now before you begin to wax Fallout on us, note that Shelter Glory is completely different to Vault 101. It’s the not-so-distant future, and the last vestiges of mankind have taken to underground shelters. We begin our preview in Shelter Glory, one of the last vestiges of mankind.

And while some of it we hope gets a little bit of last-minute polish before the final release, Afterfall: Insanity is definitely a game that you should be keeping a keen eye out for. In our two-chapter preview, we experienced first-hand only a small percentage of what Afterfall has to offer and to put it bluntly, we liked a lot of what we saw.

We recently had the opportunity to go hands on with a preview copy of Nicolas Games’ Afterfall: Insanity.

It’s that knowledge that oftentimes takes a small, relatively unknown developer to the top of the charts in the horror gaming industry in no time. They might not always have all of the resources to have the most cutting-edge graphics, high-profile voice actors or the best soundtracks, but a lot of times they do know how to put out a good game. Just when it seems like the big names in horror overlook what’s really scary, you can count on independent developers to stand and deliver.

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