They stay pretty fresh, no matter how basic they feel, and I like how the game blocks access to places you don’t need to go anymore so backtracking is kept to a minimum. Most of these minigames feel like they’ve been done a million times before, like sliding block puzzles and fitting Tetris blocks into a space, but very few of them repeat and sometimes there’s also a clue the player has to follow in order to beat them. These are actually in general pretty good. These are a mix of the “use the right item in the right place” adventure gaming classic along with almost Professor Layton-style minigame puzzles. He who approaches the bridge of death must answer me these questions three!īeing an adventure game though, the main meat of the gameplay is puzzles. All clearly inspired by the nightmarish flesh-stretching surrealism of HR Giger with occasional hellscapes in the style of Hieronymus Bosch, Tormentumis never less than amazing to look at and the push to see the next piece of f***ed-up artwork is what drove me on through the game the most.

While the animation is simple the actual art is detailed, stunning, and very pretty… not to mention disturbing, freaky and gruesome. It’s the visuals that’ll attract players in the first place. Consequently it’s actually quite an addictive game. It’s a simple game, but I ended up appreciating its simplicity, not to mention the speed in which you get around means you’re always close to something to do. It’s all very, very basic and this is the worst thing about Tormentum, but once I got over the shock and disappointment I begin to see the bright side - it makes moving around the game quick and straightforward, it’s very hard to get lost, and it focuses things even more on the visuals and puzzles. Screens pan along with the mouse, but to move to another area you just click one of the arrow buttons on the side of the screen. In fact there’s barely any animation in the entire game, making the whole thing appear like a flash game that can be played in a browser. Now Tormentum is an unusual adventure game in that the main character doesn’t move. I could pick any screenshot of this game and I'd want to hang it on my wall.

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