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Published: 2017-10-15, Author: Matt , review by: darkzero.co.uk
Abstract: Observer is a cyberpunk psychological horror game from Polish development company Bloober Team, the same team that brought you Layers of Fear.The game is set in the year 2084 and follows the story of Daniel Lazarski, played by the actor Rutger Hauer ( Bla...
Abstract: Bloober Team's Layers of Fear gave you a 19th century mansion in a state of continual, terrible reassembly, its furnishings switching places behind your back, its rooms expanding and contracting like the chambers of a heart. Observer gives you an entire a...
Published: 2017-11-24, Author: Sean , review by: Gamingnexus.com
Abstract: On paper, Observer sounds like it would be my game of the year. It's a slow boil, tech-noir cyberpunk detective game with a deep, winding plot that stars Rutger Hauer as a cop who can jack into people's brains. That Sean Colleli catnip. And to be fair, Po...
Abstract: Last year, I reviewed Layers of Fear, a psychedelic horror game from Polish developer Bloober Team. LoF puts you inside the mind of a master painter who had slowly lost his grip on his sanity. Set inside the requisite Victorian manor, LoF mostly followed...
Nails the cyberpunk look and feel, Adapts the horror ideas from Layers of Fear into a more creative framework
Quite a few technical issues, some more dire than others, Detective conceit is underutilized
And that's why, for all its faults, I'm so enamored with Observer. It's the most stunning Philip K. Dick homage I've seen a game pull off, the same sort of trawl through human nature that he would've loved. And after this, I think it's safe to say Bloober...
Brilliant take on a dystopian future that calls back to classic works in film and literature, very well done voice acting on part of Rutger Hauer, diving into the minds of various characters is a mind melting trip in a good way
Bulk of the main plot ends up feeling like a side story, voice acting inconsistencies outside of the main character is disappointing, falls short of being a horror game its advertised as