Despite some problems with shooting and enemy design, Sylvio is a strong game when it sticks to its theme of recording and unscrambling EVP, making for an eerie experience as you pull ghost voices from distorted audio.
Love horror games? The award winning Sylvio makes its console debut. Join The Gamers Lounge and see if the scares of this game are are worth it in this review.
Chalgyr's Game Room writes:
Sylvio puts an emphasis on atmosphere, creating horror more through storytelling and exploration than a true sense of danger. It is one of those titles that makes great use of sound and as such is best experienced in a dark room with an ideal audio situation (headset or surround sound). When the game is played this way, it is an interesting, creepy experience that horror fans should enjoy despite some of the game's limitations.
Karl writes for P&L: "If you’re looking for something to occupy you for a few nights (approximate playing time 10-15 hours) then I would definitely recommend taking a journey into Juliette Waters’ world and helping her on her quest to solve why the spirits aren’t passing into the afterlife."
