The narrative serves as a catalyst for each puzzle, rather than being an impressive element in and of itself.Īt first, I thought they would be too easy, an afterthought for the art style, but they vary wildly in difficulty, and I can’t decide if it’s because they are well-designed or just borderline impregnable, at times. Still, I wouldn’t come to Tormentum looking for Frank Herbert-level mythology here. The story itself is drab and exposition-heavy, but there are some nice touches. If Resident Evil ever released a point-and-click game, this is what the puzzles themselves would look like. There are four or five main chapters in the game, each containing several overlapping puzzles. The Giger-ness of it all is what is most appealing, so the consistently eye-popping visuals are sincerely the reason to play this game. Along the way are the sorts of creatures that might be found in ridiculous dark fantasy novels, but for some reason they work here. The main thrust of Tormentum is for players to trudge through the literally hellish world the main character inhabits.

Beyond its lingering monotony lies a game whose bizarre premise and striking visuals overwhelm a sometimes underwhelming gaming experience. Don’t let the visual aesthetic fool you, though: Tormentum, beneath its facade of hyper-weird, metal cover visuals, is a very traditional point-and-click adventure game. Even the less provocative set pieces are way interesting to enjoy. Visually, the game is consistently inventive. It’s dark fantasy with a wicked twist, so think Game of Thrones by way of Stephen King’s Dark Tower series. Set in a dystopian world-adjacent, it tells the story of an unnamed protagonist who escapes from prison, only to wander a desolate landscape in search of an exit. Giger painting for several hours and don’t want to visit a museum, then a little title called Tormentum – Dark Sorrow might just be the game for you. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to wander around in an H.R.

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