Reviews - chill997

I'm giving this a 10 because it felt good to play something unique for once. Also it's probably the only Amnesia custom content that I will remember favourably, alongside Obscurity and The Great Work.

I'll summarise this mod thusly: The Trapdoor is the perfect blend of comedy and horror. It is darkly comic in such a manner that makes it unsettling rather than embarrassing (on that note, the voice acting is some of the best that I've ever heard). It introduces interesting new mechanics (I won't go into detail because I don't want to give any spoilers). It has layers of intrigue. More is suggested than is explained, but enough is explained for you to piece the puzzle together and fill in the rest of the blanks in your mind.

Strongly recommended!

I applaud you for your efforts. This is some of the best level design I have seen. Each area presented different challenges and different obstacles. Good pacing between the scares... And it's nice to see someone try something new.

Every area looks and feels different, no keys hidden in stupid places, no gib's all over the floor everywhere you go, no hiding in a wardrobe for 20 minutes waiting for the grunt to go away, no embarrassing spelling mistakes on every note... In other words there isn't any of the daft recycled nonsense that we've seen in about 90% of the other mods that are out there.

Personally I only have one issue with this mod, and its a consistent problem I encounter when playing these custom stories. And that's the voice acting. It's my opinion, sure, but I stand by it: someone reading out a note for me is NEVER necessary and ALWAYS ruins the atmosphere.

Anyway, that aside, I'll conclude by saying that along with Obscurity and The Great Work this is the only story worth a solid 10. 5 of those points are owed to fantastic level design, and the other 5 are split between originality, and the amount of effort that you clearly put into this CS.