(DO NOT VIEW ON DESURA. USE MODDB) The Attic is an Amnesia custom story.

PuerNomine says

7/10 - Agree (2) Disagree

Probably the third best one I've played after La Caza and Abduction (I've played about twelve). A lot of fun.

A lot of the levels are really well-designed, especially the house and the town. I liked the emphasis on scares - I was on the edge of my seat throughout much of the game. The portrait in Derrick's bedroom is a nice touch too. Many of the atmospheres are really effective and evocative too, like the fog and the rain in the forrest. The voice acting of Derrick's mother was excellent (bad voice acting is a problem in other mods). I thought the ending (very mild SPOILER) was neat too in that it kept things scary and creepy yet also satisfying and thought-provoking.

The biggest problem was that the story, though interesting at first, isn't strong enough to pull through the long duration of the mod. After a while you're running around through sewers, a basement, a bunch of collapsed columns, and a castle and it's hard to even remember why. Also a little too much oil and too many tinderboxes - the effect was to keep you focused on evading the monsters, which was great, but the basic role of darkness in the game was undermined because you always had a ton of sources of light.

Still, this was very good, and I'm saying that as someone who dislikes most of the mods I've played.
7/10