The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication is a Taiwanese horror recreation that performs very equally to the common horror film in that it begins out sturdy, has a promising center, after which type of peters out close to the top. Whereas its sturdy basis in Chinese language beliefs and tradition assist it to face out from different horror video games, it might have executed with fairly a little bit of trimming earlier than it might stand out from the group.
The story of The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication is technically a continuation of the primary recreation, in addition to the The Bridge Curse collection of films. You don’t must play the primary recreation or watch the flicks to know this although. It begins with reporter Sue Lian coming into the college to research the mysterious disappearance of pupil Huang Ting-ting. The final identified footage of Huang reveals her in an elevator, along with her leaping out and in and performing erratically very like the Elisa Lam elevator video. As Sue follows the clues and interviews the navy sergeant within the college, she finds herself in a weird alternate dimension.
The scene then modifications to 3 college college students: Wealthy, A-Hai, and Doc. They wish to movie a film primarily based on a 1960 homicide case by which the the daughter of the college’s headmaster was killed by her fiancé. Additionally they discover themselves in the identical alternate dimension as Sue. Not solely do these college students must reunite and escape, however in addition they want to unravel the mysteries haunting Wen Hua College and rescue Sue as properly.
It begins out sturdy, with Wen Hua College after hours serving as an ideal backdrop for a horror film. The atmosphere is robust and unsettling, and the designs for the ballerina and feminine ghost being very memorable. Nonetheless, the story is simply too lengthy for a way a lot they really present of it. The style shift away from supernatural survival horror close to the top additionally made the sport really feel much less compelling. For reference, there are 5 chapters in whole, with you controlling a distinct character every part. Whereas the builders promote them as distinct, they’re actually not. Sue and A-Hai play nearly the identical (counting on the Anima Lantern to unravel puzzles and fend off enemies) whereas Wealthy and Doc don’t have anything besides one another.
For my part, the second chapter that includes the Mad Ballerina was too sturdy. It made the remainder of the sport really feel actually unhealthy compared. Her story itself wasn’t fascinating because it appears episodic than related to the grand image, however enjoying crimson mild inexperienced mild in opposition to murderous mannequins in an intense ballet sequence is fairly superior. It’s actually extra distinctive and difficult than the precise ultimate boss of the sport. The story might have been about half the size at solely three chapters lengthy. That will have been higher. The villain didn’t appear to have a transparent motive for doing what he did and his look was jarring, trying extra like a weird Ent than the opposite ghosts. It’s unlucky how he’s the final impression gamers get of the sport.
My greatest problem with this recreation is the AI and “fight” problem. The ultimate boss specifically has little or no object permanence and infrequently misplaced observe of me even once I wasn’t doing any loopy jukes. A-Hai and Sue even have the Anima Lantern, which prevents a deadly assault as soon as after which it wants a cooldown to cost up once more. The factor is, enemies can’t crouch on this recreation other than the ultimate boss, who can destroy the tables you conceal underneath. The Anima Lantern trivializes the sport due to the ghosts’ lack of ability to crouch and the college’s abundance of tables. You may make use of a hit-and-away tactic by which you leap out, throw your self on the ghost to stun them with the lantern’s counter, do no matter it’s worthwhile to do, after which conceal underneath a desk to let your lantern cost once more.
The potential is there for The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication. It might have been a tremendous horror recreation between its lovely graphics, fascinating use of Chinese language beliefs, and its memorable monster designs. Sadly, its overly lengthy story and poor enemy AI weigh it down. That’s to not say the sport isn’t scary, in fact. It actually took me for much longer than essential to beat it simply because I wanted to work up the nerve generally to enter sure rooms. In order for you a scare and The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication sounds up your alley, then I like to recommend enjoying till the top of the third chapter.
The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication is available on the PS5, Xbox Collection X, Nintendo Change, and Home windows PC. Home windows PC model reviewed.
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Attempt to escape along with your life in a first-person survival horror journey. Play by way of the eyes of 4 distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy… Home windows PC model reviewed. Overview copy supplied by firm for testing functions.
The atmospheric horror is bound to make shivers run down your backbone, nevertheless it fails to keep up its momentum.
- There are a number of humorous little references and little jokes all through to maintain the sport from being TOO scary. The presence of those scenes and different Easter eggs is so whimsical.
- Possibly it is as a result of I did not discover all the collectibles within the recreation however I really had a number of questions in regards to the story after it ended. It is also that I did not play the primary recreation or watch the flicks although.
- The localization is phenomenal.
