Perception
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Perception offers a decent set of horror stories, but exploring this house gets dull pretty quickly.
Perception is as much a disappointment for the clever and inherently frightening idea it wastes as it is for the mistakes it makes. At its heart, there's the promise of playing something genuinely new, from a perspective that could help teach and thrill simultaneously. It's unfortunate that, like its echolocation mechanic, the more I saw of Perception, the more there was to worry about.
Perception has some good ideas, but it is ultimately a disappointment thanks to an annoying art style, frustrating gameplay mechanics, and an underwhelming narrative.
Some very clever ideas are completely squandered by a game that is neither scary, enjoyable, or thought-provoking – although it does manage irritating and dull with great aplomb.
Although more unsettling than outright terrifying, Perception brings some novel ideas to the horror genre
Perception features some strong moments but never fully commits to its big ideas
A novel and inventive approach to first-person exploration falls short of its ambitions.
Maybe I was expecting too much from Perception, but it doesn't deliver on any of its promises.
