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5

Painful Shadows

Mod review

The idea behind this mod is interesting, the problem is that the execution just wasn't great. Much of the gameplay is stealth based, with you sneaking around past guards to steal various items. The problem is that the guards are just the suits of armor from Amnesia, with slight modifications. This means that they can't move, and never really act like real people, so I never felt like there was any challenge to the sneaking.

Another problem is that there are invisible walls all over the place in this map, and many times I can't really see why. They just make the mod a little bit more difficult to play, and for the wrong reasons. There's other minor problems, such as a lamp that you cannot use, a complete lack of enemies (even though monsters are not mentioned), and some voice acting that occasionally gets drowned out by the game's music.

Still, in spite of this it does have some very good qualities. As I said, it does have a rather original concept behind it, and the atmosphere during some of the creepier parts is excellent. The problem is that there's just very little challenge to the game, along with some other nagging issues.

8

No Escape - Amnesia Custom Story

Mod review
4

Rotting Prison

Mod review

Not very good. Most of this mod is just walking from one end of a room to another to go to the next door, with an occasional search for a key. There's maybe one or two monsters, neither of which do much to provide scares. If you run out of lantern oil by the end then the game just becomes tedious due to the complete lack of light in the final part. This wouldn't be the problem if the darkness provided some challenge other than walking to the other end of an empty room. This mod isn't terrible, but it really isn't worth your time.