BrutalRoot Reviews

  Take it for what it is: 4/5               I replayed the original to prepare for the remake and wish I’d played it at launch. It’s a strong horror game, though not quite the genre-defining masterpiece some claim. It excels in a few areas, but it also has clear shortcomings.               Visually, I’m playing in 2025–2026, so it looks dated by today’s standards. Still, for 2008/2009 the lighting and shadows did a great job selling the atmosphere. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions hold up reasonably well, but the PC version has major lighting/shadow problems. You’ll likely need mods and config tweaks to make it look and run properly on modern hardware. For the smoothest experience, play it on Xbox Series, Xbox 360, or PS3.               Story-wise, it’s solid largely because of the setti...

Take it for what it is: 4/5  I am replaying it on PC having finished it on console. It is actually a good game and is what I expected. The melee system is a little clunky at times with multiple enemies but works well with single encounters. A little tweak like a dodge indicator for multiple enemies similar to Shadow of Mordor/War, Batman Arkham series, and other similar melee combat games and the combat would be fluid. The story, settings, art direction, and atmosphere are good. The animations are the best I have ever seen and Striking Distance truly made use of their Mo-Cap studio. This is possibly the most Next-Gen game I have played by far. People also complained it was short, but I prefer shorter, story focused games than a bunch of item collecting/filler on a large map (very few of those checklist games I even completed 100%). It took me about 11.5 hours to finish and it felt fine in length to me. I do wish it had more variety though. It was good overall but more enemy type...