I closed the game down for a minute after dying so I could pass on some thoughts: For me, at least, the sound isn't very well-calibrated, which is definitely my largest criticism. Certain sound effects are strangely loud while important sound cues forced me to turn up my headphones quite a bit to hear them. The VHS tapes in particular were a problem, especially the first one found downstairs--the piano background music completely drowned out what the lady was saying, so I was missing crucial information on how to...well, not die. Which is why I'm here, looking through the comments for a clue on what to do when I hear Spooky Breathing.
However, I think I know what I did wrong, and I'm about to go back in, because in spite of the sound difficulties (as well as some pathing issues, but other people have already mentioned those) I'm really enjoying this. The shifting environment is just lovely, disorienting in all the right ways; several times I caught myself looking at some detail and thinking, "Is that new? Or did I just not notice it before?" You have a real knack for knowing when to change things a lot and when to change them juuuust a little, giving these excellent touches of subtlety to environment as well. The upstairs bathroom is another place where subtlety really shines here--when you see a trail of blood in a horror game, you're inclined to leap right to the most nightmarish imagery you can devise, but when the door opens, it's just...a brain. Sitting alone on the floor, looking very small and sad, almost mundane. This tiny stark reminder of the whole premise of the game: the house may seem like an antagonist, opposing your every move, but it's not. In the end it's just you in the center of a collapsing mind.
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