Unfortunately almost all of this work is undone when you begin to feel just how linear the title is. This is all to the game’s credit, as I found the areas I ended up in to be interesting and nearly awe inspiring at times. Narcosis uses this to make most areas feel abstract or simply a little off, just enough to make you feel uneasy. When you’re that deep in the ocean, things start to seem as if they don’t even belong on Earth anymore. This is obviously easier said than done as all the usual procedures are impossible and leave you with little option but to try and figure out your way through a nearly alien area. With everything falling apart around you, the goal is quite simple: get out. Luckily, this suit is durable enough to stay intact during the tremors, but what knows what kind of dangers it will have to protect against now. Once the initial danger has passed, our protagonist is left in desperate need of an escape plan as there’s only so long that they can survive in the large, heavy suit that’s necessary to work in such a place. This catastrophic event easily ripped apart structures and disturbed tons of other things in the process. One day, some serious tremors hit and essentially destroyed everything. Our protagonist worked with a small group of people mining deep under the ocean. Since a bit of this title deals with surreal occurrences that seem to be triggered by isolation and distress, let’s talk about what we know for sure. So what actually happened and why are you where you are? Being based at the bottom of the ocean means that even the simplest things, like running away, are now a much bigger problem. With Narcosis, you will be subjected to quite a few troubling experiences as you attempt to get out of the mess you find yourself in. I mean, when you’re stuck at the bottom of the ocean completely alone, surrounded by death and destruction… Your mind starts to run a little wild, showing things that may stress or disturb even the strongest-willed person. The main danger of this lies mostly within ourselves. No matter what anyone says, solitude will always be one of the most terrifying enemies of the human race.
Reviews // 26th Jul 2017 - 6 years ago // By Tyler Schurwan Narcosis Reviewīeing alone is scary.