AeonGaidenRaiden
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Recently I was itching to play something retro from my childhood but also something that I barely remember how the story went and I saw Sanitarium on sale for like $4 so I went with that. I was wondering how it would play on a modern hardware, especially on Steam Deck with modern controls but I was pleasantly surprised that it worked out of the box without the need of any community layouts and such. It is an old game, can be a bit clunky to control at times but it didnt deter my enjoyment. I was a kid when I first played this, probably 12 years old when it came out and remember back then we didnt really have forums to rely on tips or walkthroughs so I remembered I struggled with this back then. It does have something to do with age and experience because the game so far actually made perfect sense with a hiccup here and there but only for one puzzle I had to look up the solution. So far im at level 8 of 12 I believe.
The story is an absolute blast to play through, game is a mind fuck and I love it! Im not going to spoil anything here for those that havent played yet but do yourself a favor and get this, if anything when its on sale again or get it as a key code from one of those websites for cheap. The storytelling is so well done. Starting off you have no clue what happened. As the story progresses, you slowly get snippets of what actually happened to you as you go through this madness of levels. Mostly, you play as yourself but you will be in control of your sister Sarah and a cyclops and these levels get reeeeealy weird. The setting is grim and gory, voice acting is top notch for all characters. Even though its an old game, its not one of those point and click games where puzzles dont make sense, usually its easy to figure out what to do next. Im not even sure if there is anything out there like Sanitarium, if you guys got any suggestions, throw them in here. I heard Dark Seed could be something similar and that is one I havent played before. The only thing that does show its a game of its time is the fact that you will have to pixel peep to figure what you can interact with and collect. The items themselves are pretty easy to spot but here and there I didnt even notice right away there was a doorway or a place I could interact with. The inventory is pretty simple, you just click on your character and it opens up the selection and its never more than 3-4 items at your disposal so you dont have to try and guess 10 things at certain spots until one of them is the correct combination. As I said, game mostly makes perfect sense and I guess a little smarter nowadays than when I was 12, helps too
If anyone hasnt played this, do yourself a favor and get this game if you want a bizzare, heavy story driven P&C.
Games like Bad Mojo, Harvester, Gabriel Knight can be a pain to play but this was really smooth sailing in both logic and gameplay.
The story is an absolute blast to play through, game is a mind fuck and I love it! Im not going to spoil anything here for those that havent played yet but do yourself a favor and get this, if anything when its on sale again or get it as a key code from one of those websites for cheap. The storytelling is so well done. Starting off you have no clue what happened. As the story progresses, you slowly get snippets of what actually happened to you as you go through this madness of levels. Mostly, you play as yourself but you will be in control of your sister Sarah and a cyclops and these levels get reeeeealy weird. The setting is grim and gory, voice acting is top notch for all characters. Even though its an old game, its not one of those point and click games where puzzles dont make sense, usually its easy to figure out what to do next. Im not even sure if there is anything out there like Sanitarium, if you guys got any suggestions, throw them in here. I heard Dark Seed could be something similar and that is one I havent played before. The only thing that does show its a game of its time is the fact that you will have to pixel peep to figure what you can interact with and collect. The items themselves are pretty easy to spot but here and there I didnt even notice right away there was a doorway or a place I could interact with. The inventory is pretty simple, you just click on your character and it opens up the selection and its never more than 3-4 items at your disposal so you dont have to try and guess 10 things at certain spots until one of them is the correct combination. As I said, game mostly makes perfect sense and I guess a little smarter nowadays than when I was 12, helps too
If anyone hasnt played this, do yourself a favor and get this game if you want a bizzare, heavy story driven P&C.Games like Bad Mojo, Harvester, Gabriel Knight can be a pain to play but this was really smooth sailing in both logic and gameplay.
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