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The Occultist ofrece una narrativa profunda con mecánicas de investigación originales. Una joya del terror español que sorprende gratamente.

The Occultist es una experiencia de terror que destaca por su ambientación y su intención narrativa, pero que se queda a medio camino en lo jugable. Interesante y con personalidad, aunque sin terminar de explotar todo su potencial.

The Occultist es una propuesta muy notable que, sin llegar a arriesgar demasiado dentro del género, sí que aporta ideas y conceptos frescos. La mecánica del péndulo es sobresaliente, la factura audiovisual digna de un aplauso y el diseño y variedad de localizaciones de primer nivel.

Eso sí, solo te lo puedo recomendar si te gusta el terror tipo walking simulator y no te importa tomártelo con calma y explorar a conciencia. Si esperas un mínimo de acción, aquí no es, pero si disfrutas de una buena ambientación, pocos sustos pero bien tirados, puzles de relativa complejidad y una buena historia: ni te lo pienses, corre a por él.

If you are searching for a horror game focused on exploration and puzzles, The Occultist is certainly a title worthy of your attention.

The Occultist is a great investigate horror game featuring a compelling narrative and well designed puzzles. With some excellent writing and voice acting, I was hooked in to play through its modest runtime in two sittings. With a debut game like this, I'm excited to see what will come next from Daloar.

The Occultist es un intento valiente que se queda a mitad de camino por no saber transmitir el terror y un loop de juego que confía poco en nuestra inteligencia. Son unas muy buenas cinco horas de misterio, gracias a una ambientación brutal, pero que les van a dejar un gustito a oportunidad perdida. Si son fanáticos de lo paranormal y les gusta resolver misterios sin que les pidan demasiados reflejos, Godstone los espera. Pero vayan sabiendo que a Alan Rebels le hace falta un buen curso de actuación… o por lo menos que alguien le pegue un susto de verdad. 

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The game does a good job of creating a dark and mystical atmosphere. The story is good enough to keep you wanting to continue uncovering the secrets of Goldstone Island. However, the game doesn't really make you feel scared or have to fight for survival.

he Occultist is a rich adventure with a mystical story that has its own unique identity.

Where The Occultist really pulls you in is its engaging story. Sure, the “dark cult” angle is a familiar territory, but the title still manages to feel fresh – largely thanks to intriguing NPCs. Gameplay-wise, it’s not trailblazing, but thankfully it avoids turning into just another walking simulator. The title features some simple yet interesting puzzles and mechanics. On the downside, clear budget limitations and performance hiccups show through. Still, all things considered, the game turns out to be captivating and enjoyable enough.

The Occultist gets enough of its world right to be an interesting game but it drops the ball on its gameplay.

There isn't a scary part of The Occultist that will make you jump or reach for the light switch. It's more of a slow, thoughtful experience that focuses on mood and tales. It's a game that wants you to think more than do, and you can explore its universe and learn its secrets at your own pace.

It’s disappointing that, after nearly four years of development, DALOAR Studios can only show off awards cobbled together from earlier demos on its website, while wasting both the talent of a great actor and a promising project in the name of marketing. Like it or not, in a narrative-driven game, visuals cannot make up for the absence of a compelling story. Let’s hope the performance issues will be addressed.

While I can respect the effort the developer put into this game, The Occultist simply isn't very good. Its puzzles are fairly basic, the enemies are more of a nuisance than a threat, the setting is too reliant on genre tropes, and to top it off, both bossfights bugged out upon death and made it impossible to progress (remember to backup your saves, just to be sure). Doug Cockle offers a good performance, though.

Walking simulator cutre con historia previsible y poco que aportar. No cumple las expectativas generadas por su premisa de terror.

The Occultist has a strong premise, interesting narrative, and engrossing atmosphere, but unfortunately it fails to capitalise on this with some pretty tedious gameplay, a lack of scares, a boring protagonist and out-of-place voice acting.

Unfortunately, The Occultist feels like a game that’s brimming with ideas but lacks a clear focus.

The Occultist es una experiencia de terror recomendada para amantes del género. Se suma a la lista de juegos españoles que merecen ser jugados.

The Occultist es una obra de arte. Un juego imprescindible para los amantes del terror que ofrece una experiencia memorable y escalofriante.

The Occultist es un juego recomendado que se suma a los títulos españoles que merecen atención. Una experiencia de terror que no dejará indiferente.