The Chant is a modern day classic.
Evoking memories of Alan Wake, Oxenfree and a smudge of Resident Evil.
The Chant offers a great overall experience and is without a doubt double AA horror that punches well above it's budget.

At the start I felt the combat was a bit weird but after a few hours it really clicked with me and I had so much fun smacking away at cultists and the horrors from the beyond without much difficulty, which introduces one of my biggest issues.
The game isn't very difficult, even on the hardest difficulty I never had much trouble and it made the resource management a lot less tense knowing I would never run out or even get close to it with how easily I could dispatch enemies.

I was very quickly drawn in by the story and characters and I really enjoyed the acting, but I think the story should have had more of a slow burn at the start. Being part of a cult is such a unique setting for a game and it's a shame it so quickly get's into the horror and I wish we could have had more time spent learning about the cult and getting to know the other characters.
Some of the characters also have too little screen time which is a huge shame since there are so few of them.

When I beat the game I had some issues with the way it ended and though the game could have done a better end game and the story really fell flat in some areas.
However with the free dlc The Gloom Below, pretty much every issue I had with the original game is fixed and gives an incredible ending to neatly tie the whole game together.

Overall as a whole package I had an absolute blast and enjoyed this game immensely and it really brought back memories of playing Alan Wake back on the 360.
In some areas the budget shows and at full price you are getting a fairly short game, so take that as you will.

But I will sing The Chant's praises to people for a long time and I can't wait to see what the developers have cooking up next!

The Chant is a modern day classic. Evoking memories of Alan Wake, Oxenfree and a smudge of Resident Evil. The Chant offers a great overall experience and is without a doubt double AA horror that punches well above it's budget. At the start I felt the combat was a bit weird but after a few hours it really clicked with me and I had so much fun smacking away at cultists and the horrors from the beyond without much difficulty, which introduces one of my biggest issues. The game isn't very difficult, even on the hardest difficulty I never had much trouble and it made the resource management a lot less tense knowing I would never run out or even get close to it with how easily I could dispatch enemies. I was very quickly drawn in by the story and characters and I really enjoyed the acting, but I think the story should have had more of a slow burn at the start. Being part of a cult is such a unique setting for a game and it's a shame it so quickly get's into the horror and I wish we could have had more time spent learning about the cult and getting to know the other characters. Some of the characters also have too little screen time which is a huge shame since there are so few of them. When I beat the game I had some issues with the way it ended and though the game could have done a better end game and the story really fell flat in some areas. However with the free dlc The Gloom Below, pretty much every issue I had with the original game is fixed and gives an incredible ending to neatly tie the whole game together. Overall as a whole package I had an absolute blast and enjoyed this game immensely and it really brought back memories of playing Alan Wake back on the 360. In some areas the budget shows and at full price you are getting a fairly short game, so take that as you will. But I will sing The Chant's praises to people for a long time and I can't wait to see what the developers have cooking up next!