Remothered: Tormented Fathers - PS4

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Release Date: 7-25-2018
Critic Score (1-100): 66
Genre(s): Adventure, Detective / mystery, Horror, Survival horror, 3rd-person (Other), Direct control, Quick Time Events (QTEs)
Media Type(s): Physical

Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame.

The story is rich of unpredictable plot-twists, but it is touching at the same time. Psychology plays a huge role within the game: heroes and enemies are atypical and the line between good and evil is blurred. The development of the game is similar to that of a film narration, where the player perfectly identifies himself with the character. The soundtrack, composed by Nobuko Toda (Final Fantasy, Halo, Metal Gear Solid) and Luca Balboni, enhances the terrifying atmosphere of the game.

Rosemary Reed, a fascinating 35-year- old woman, reaches Richard Felton’s house, in order to investigate on the disappearance of a girl called Celeste. The woman is greeted by Gloria, the nurse who takes care of the old man, who is affected by a mysterious disease. When Richard understands Rosemary’s true intentions, the dread begins.

Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the first title of the long-awaited 3rd person game trilogy. A web of lies where murders and obsessions come to life. A revolutionary experience created for survival horror fans.

• Many ways to survive - The endless combinations of game dynamics make the experience available to every gamer: stealth, action, strategic, hide&run. Deceive your stalker and block him in another area of the house. Attack your enemy and make your items more powerful. Carefully study the behaviour of your stalker and his path. Don’t get too close to your enemy, act like an unperceivable shadow, hiding yourself from his sight. Or just mix these dynamics together.
• Psychological plot - Characters in the story are everyday people that turn themselves into scary monsters.
• Movie-like cutscenes - Thanks to his impressive direction, Chris Darril puts into play a story rich of complex life-like characters.
• Audio clues - Use the soundtrack and the 3D audio sound effects to understand when your stalkers are getting closer.
• No health bars - Your body is the only way to understand how you are doing.
• Realistic puzzles - Environments and characters have been conceived to be realistic and credible.
• Top-notch soundtrack - Nobuko Toda (Final Fantasy, Halo, Metal Gear Solid) and Luca Balboni wrote the music for the game.
• Real-time loading - Explore the mansion without worrying about empty moments or boring loading times.

Rosemary Reed visits Richard Felton's estate under pretense in order to find out more about the disappearance of a girl called Celeste. The argument between Rosemary and Richard soon escalates and she is kicked out. Waiting for an opportunity to sneak back inside, she is determined to snoop around and get some answers. But what she gets is far more than she bargained for as she enters the world of nightmares and unfathomable horror. The story starts and ends with older Rosemary talking about the events that have transpired at the time of her visit to Felton's estate.

Tormented Fathers is the first chapter of the Remothered story and is a horror survival on par with games like Clock Tower 3 or Demento where player is ill-equipped to face head-on any opponent in the game. There are no boss battles, and while enemies change over time, way of dealing with them remains the same throughout the game. Rosemary can carry up to three throwable objects or ropes and one defensive weapon at the same time. Throwable objects are any kind of objects that can be found in various places throughout the mansion. They can either be used to distract or to stun the enemy for a few seconds, giving the player enough time to run away and hide. Ropes can be used to tie or untie the door thus appearing the door as locked from the other side. And defensive weapons, mostly knives, can be used to get away from the enemy's grip when grabbed from behind. Using a defensive weapon removes it in the process, although weapons can be upgraded so they can be used twice.

While the core story is covered via cut-scenes, the background can be understood in more depth by finding various collectibles which remain in Rosemary's inventory for more detailed overview. The game includes certain quick-time events when fighting enemies, and failing at any of them means certain death. The estate is very dark and to more easily explore the estate Rosemary carries a pocket flashlight which just about lights what's directly in front of her, but also makes her that more visible to the enemies hunting her. Hiding places are a way to definitely avoid confronting someone, unless they saw you enter the hiding place, but while in hiding spot (i.e. in the closet or under the bed) with the enemy standing in front, the pointer appears which need to be kept inside the designated circle in order to remain hidden.

While the game uses shoulder camera by default, the player can walk in any direction and controlling the camera needs to be done separately as the camera won't remain locked to character's back if Rosemary is walking left, right, or toward the player. The shoulder camera can be switched between left and right side, however, to provide better angle and view which comes useful when looking behind the corner. The game uses auto-save feature only at specific points in the story, and otherwise requires the player to stand in front of a mirror with the pendulum clock in order to save the game progress, and there are only a handful throughout the entire estate. Clearing the game unlocks extras accessible via main menu, most notably making-of character and setting artwork.

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