I have a real problem with the controls in this game. The flashlight is unbearable, the reach to pick up things is abysmal, and the control scheme is annoying. My first task was to pick up trash, I'd have to take my finger off the keyboard to hit C to squat and then I could hit F before hitting C to stand back up again because the paper ball on the floor
was too low for my character to grab, I'd then turn around, wait for the flashlight, move to the trashcan and throw the trash in with this
clunky camera movement. After that ordeal was done, I moved on to do the other 7 pieces of trash *also on the floor,* so I'd turn around, wait for the flashlight, move to the trash, repeat the squat process, turn to the trash, wait for the camera, and go to put it in again. This took me about 3 minutes because I had to wrestle these aggravating controls. This was the first task of the game and I had to fight for that win. I might also add that the boiler and generator broke, but I couldn't interact with the valve or the panel for them, so a bit after the trash, the power went out and I was left to do the rest of the tasks in the dark. I saw the crosshair expand so I know the panel and valve do something, but I was barred from doing this on my first run of the *tutorial* The thing that pissed me off the most is that the quick time events are a pain in the ass. The instructions were press the buttons quickly, so I did, never mind that the bar drained just about as fast as I replenished it and would take out the 1/4 of the bar if I missed. Now that I've written this and chilled out, I realize that I'm mostly pissed that I had to wrestle the controls for 30 mins only for the QTE to kill me and reset the night. I hit the keys, got the bar about 2/3 full, but two misses and it was the whole night over.
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