Review by Ragendar - Amnesia The Untold mod for Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Alright, I'm going to touch points in order of story, level design, sound, progression, conflict, and conclusion.

The story, though a bit choppy at times, was a good one. I was very focused in solving the mystery. There were times however when I was unable to follow the sequence of events. Another point, the voiceacting was superb 90% of the time, and I was thoroughly impressed with the dialogue and flashbacks.

Level design was exceptional. Everything was well detailed, and there were few slip ups or out-of-place furnishments. The only area that was slightly choppy was the sewer. It looked like a cross between a sewer/dungeon/morgue. Still acceptable however.

Sounds were placed fairly well, but what really bought my thumbs up to sound for this mod were the choices in music. You had Beethoven in the theater, and then an extremely cool custom song in 'that one map which I cannot sufficiently explain without spoiling it.' I still listen to the song outside of the game, and it does truly go well with the area.

Progression was very straightforward. I never got stuck, puzzles were few and far between, and were fairly simple. I applaud the use of notes to solve the sewer puzzle and 'that other puzzle which I cannot talk about.'

Monster spawns were poorly placed at times. The player should never see a monster spawn unless it is made to poof. This reduces the immersion, for instance when I saw one spawn basically right in front of me, I proceeded to put my hands in my lap and let him have me.

The conclusion... Was an interesting choice, as the choice is all yours. There are three possibilities, however do NOT rely on August to tell you correctly which conclusion is which. Analyze the endings for yourself and choose the way you would use each ending, not the way August tells you to. It was a satisfactory ending, though it wasn't mind-blowing.

I enjoyed playing this mod, now you play it yourself.