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The devs had a creative idea with but its execution made Tormenture intolerable.

For those who have not, One Last Breath keeps things vibrantly engulfing throughout its outstanding and varied levels, although the main themes and character could have used more individuality. However, it does not really do anything innovative or out-of-the-box with the puzzle-platform genre, resulting in the core message and the game not being as effective as they could have been.

At the end of the day, this is a small, weird, experimental, arthouse PlayStation exclusive title that came out in the same week as the much bigger horror title of Alone in the Dark. It isn’t likely to break through into the mainstream and will probably fly under the radar of most, as its target audience is clearly arthouse horror nerds much like myself. I reckon if this was a full priced game, then I would be far harsher on it, but for an asking price of $14.99 I’d say that Shines Over: The Damned is worth taking a punt on.

It’s not to say the game is without any charm, because I enjoyed my time playing The Crown of Wu if for no other reason than the introduction to a tale and world I knew nothing of, but it could have benefitted from a few more months development time for sure.