![]() ![]() Many of the points that Mike made in his review still hold true. OK, you’re all filled in? You play as Charles Reed, a gumshoe private investigator drawn, as many others with similar haunting visions, to the prohibition-era city of Oakmont, Massachusetts. The opening splash screens indicate that “This version of the game has been developed exclusively for PlayStation 5.” Let’s just say that Frogwares and their erstwhile publisher aren’t on each other’s Christmas card lists anymore, but rather than get into it here, you won’t have much trouble finding out with a quick web search. OK, perhaps we weren’t, but this is a welcome addition to the burgeoning indie catalogue on Sony’s newest console. It’s the most robust, pure awful combat I’ve ever experienced and just feels totally unnecessary.Main PS5 / Reviews tagged cthulhu / frogwares / Massachusetts / more than a woman / stayin' alive by IanĪs luck would have it, we were clamouring for a PS5 redux of The Sinking City as previously reviewed by our man Mike in 2019. Especially if I were to say the combat might be the worst I’ve ever experienced. ![]() I perceived the story and the wicked environment and was satisfied with the end result despite the grind. It can be incredibly frustrating figuring out what to do and when you finally do you’re usually left with another mystery that will require way too much brain work. This is the big problem with The Sinking City, it didn’t build upon the issues that seemed to annoy people the first go around. Otherwise, you’d be looking at a really wonderful game. It’s such a shame it’s such a buggy mess and chore to get through. Solving puzzles and finding new locations is up to you and the system is brilliant. Where you go is up to you, there’s isn’t easy to follow map markers like in most games. You’ll be asked to do detective work all over town and this game does not hold your hand. Oakmont is very creepy with its flooded streets, dingey buildings and strange cast of characters. The world itself is very fascinating and seems to be accurately ripped from the pages of H.P. ![]()
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