Reviews 2 Go just finished their review of the Switch's first Survival Horror game. Here are their final thoughts:
"In conclusion, Vaccine is a very difficult survival horror take on the random-generated-dungeon genre. On the downside, the difficulty is perhaps a bit too high with the random element not giving you weapons most of the time, the battery life is far less than it ought to be, but if you’re looking for Classic RE on the Switch, this will definitely give you that feel."
MonsterVine: "Let’s take a look at five survival horror games that tried to do something special but, for one reason or another, completely missed the mark."
Give me hope. Give me fear. Don't give me another walking simulator...
WTMG's Leo Faria: "Sadly, we live in a day and age in which not many horror games are released, and among those the good are few and far between. Sure, we have some good exceptions such as Resident Evil VII, The Evil Within 2, and Detention, but we’re also getting a ton of games completely plagued with lots and lots of frustrating horror game clichés."
Ugh, too many walking sim jump scare games lately. Hence why I really didn't enjoy Until Dawn. Not only was it bad jump scares, but the butterfly effect thing was pointless. All that changes is who runs out the front door at the end.
Or who dies and how they die much before that... In other words, the system working properly.
How about turning them into action shooters with tons of ammo at your disposal and your character an unstoppable bullet magnet...
"Vaccine fails to be competent as a rogue-lite as well. Nothing carries over upon death. The randomized manor never really changes significantly. The rooms, weapons and enemies you’ll find remain the same on each run. Each failed run feels like a waste of time. Luckily, most end well before the game’s allotted 30 minute time limit thanks to the unfair difficulty. But even with the short runs there’s not a lot to make you want to come back."
