Recent reviews by whisqey

horrible bro. horrible lmao

Alright fellas.

Listen up. As somebody who nearly failed chemistry in 10th grade, I was apprehensive to purchase this game, especially at the steep price of 99 cents. Much to my pleasure, I had a decent time combining a horse with a bear to make a deer. To be honest, I don't even remember if that was a real recipe.

However, while I did enjoy slapping together random elements to make more random elements, I was irate to find that the abhorrent, nay, demonic TV show "The Big Bang Theory" was referenced towards the end of my play through. Thankfully, by the time this unpleasant surprise had unveiled itself to me, I was essentially done with the game. Big props to the develeoper(s) for putting the only game ruining thing towards the end. Much respect.

Overall, I had a decent time with my community playing this game, and I feel as if I've learned a decent amount! Thank you for the fun, and have a good valentines day! xoxo

- wiqy

SOS

SOS!!!

I tried to see who the developer of the game was, and much to my dismay it appears as if I am the victim of misleading marketing. Mr/Mrs Very Positive, while I do respect your creation, I cannot stand for marketing schemes such as yours. Thankfully this caught my eye, and I will be on the corner tomorrow protesting any of your future works. xoxo

- wiqy

game of the year

fire

首先，我要說我是恐怖片的忠實擁護者。我在這個遊戲上花了相當長的時間，最近又扣動了扳機，因為目前它的銷量下降了50％！是的，蒸汽出售！

我之前曾玩過遊戲Devotion，這是一款具有類似震動的台灣恐怖心理益智遊戲，所以我很興奮嘗試紙娃娃。

事情變得最糟只是時間問題。現在，如果您對我一無所知，您就會知道您的男孩討厭被騙子。許多Speedrunner都不知道在大多數遊戲中都可以找到臭名昭著的wiqy跳躍。

我沒想到的是，要使敵人的AI明智地使用這些技巧，然後逐步穿過牆壁，給我ol'Gluck Gluck 3000。

現在，我一直在給這個垃圾桶開玩笑，一個遊戲的玩笑，不，我什至不能稱其為遊戲。只是一個不連貫的MUMBO JUMBO代碼，無意識地被虛幻4引擎拋出。

我會和你說老實話，我喜歡前幾個難題，老實說，我喜歡這應該是的前幾個小時。引入敵方AI之後，事情才真正脫離軌道，我也不會說話。

我有個主意，請問您如何訓練做這個噩夢的開發人員，使其值得一玩。

我會說我想退款，但也許您可以用這8美元和49美分來付錢給您的開發團隊參加一些遊戲開發課程。

該遊戲的續集實際上是在幾天前發布的，我很高興玩它，因為預告片看起來不錯。我只想打第一個，這樣我才能理解故事並在正確的頁面上獲得良好的恐怖經歷。不幸的是，我唯一要去的頁面是itu告頁面，因為當這個遊戲存在時，我不再想生活在這個地球上。

除了模因，遊戲可能需要一些工作。在你們解決了後端遇到的麻煩之後，我期待著將來的項目。這使我想起，我的後端遇到了一些麻煩。我去洗手間

乾杯xx。

you get to play as a meatball ~ 8/10

First of all, I want to say that I am a massive horror fan, always have been, and always will be.

I thoroughly enjoyed the first 3 chapters of Song of Horror but things took a turn for the worse as I went on to play chapters 4 and 5. Chapter 4 was extremely cryptic with no direction, which don't get me wrong, is fine as long as you have some semblance of clue of what to do. The fact that chapter 4 needed to be patched, weeks after release to fix a myriad of issues speaks for itself.

Now, even with chapter 4's shortcomings, I was extremely excited and looked forward to chapter 5. After a five month wait, it was finally time to see once again what Song of Horror had to offer. Within thirty minutes of gameplay, I had encountered one of the most appalling bugs and gameplay gaffs that I have seen in my 25 years on this planet. There is a moment in the game, where you have to rearrange pieces of an old photograph, and gaze upon it to solve a riddle which leads to a sequence of numbers. You are meant to use a master key to lead you to the solution, fair enough. HOWEVER the master key simply does not exist in the game. I had to look up on the internet and stumbled upon a forum that the DEVELOPERS commented on where they had to flat out post the solution because it was un-solvable.

Now, I don't mind a bug here and there, especially from a small indie studio. That being said, a game should not be on the steam market for full release, if the only way to progress is to look up the solution and bypass the puzzle. After being mentally destroyed and dragged through the mud by this sinister glitch, I took a couple deep breaths, re-centered my self and moved on.

No more than five minutes later, I encountered yet another phenomenal piece of game development. You enter a room in the game, which holds a piano with symbol engravings on each key. Now, if you've played Song of Horror in the past you know that pressing RT has your character look at the "clue" area while solving a puzzle. This is a great mechanic used throughout many puzzle portions of games... WHEN IT WORKS. To my dismay upon pressing the RT key (no idea what it is on keyboard, if you're playing on keyboard good luck) I was presently surprised to see a dark black void in the place of where the clues should be. Unacceptable, reprehensible, and absolutely flat out revolting.

I would like to point out, that these two game breaking bugs were discovered in the short short time of about an hour. Actually, as I type this I've remembered a nice bug that I also encountered in the pre-chapter character select screen. No matter how you many times you mash the select button to choose your character, nothing happens.

Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity? Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. That's right ladies and gentleman, the main menu itself drove me to the point of mental exhaustion. I'd like to say that I have a steady head on my shoulders, but this game really put me to the test. The only Song of Horror here is the sound of the incessant crying and voice acting of the lady in my ear as I tried to solve the photograph puzzle.

As I write this, I am tempted by the box of Beanboozled Jelly Beans on my desk. As rancid as they are, I would rather shove an entire handful in my gullet, than experience the travesty that you call "Chapter 5" again.

Those who know me (ask around) know that I rarely do get upset, but by GOLLY have you guys done it this time.

AGAIN, I want to point out that I LOVED the first three chapters of the game. It would be unfair of me to only point out the bad. I understand that the developers worked hard and put their best into creating an enjoyable horror atmosphere and gaming experience. Some of the puzzles in the first three chapters were some of the best I've seen in the horror genre. Chapter four was a disappointment as I said, but I thought as I went to sleep that night that there was no way it could get worse. Boy was I in for the rudest awakening west of the Mississippi.

Now, if you really want to get in depth, the game breaking bugs weren't the only problem. The story is a convoluted mess, the amount of characters and timeline skips is simply too chaotic for the average human gamer, and for the love of everything that is holy, why do the teeth of all the character models look like they've been eating gravel for the past ten years. Now, I understand that the game takes place in a older timeline, but for crying out loud dentists have been around since the Bible. You cant't tell me that someone of Daniel's stature can't finesse a simple root canal once every five years.

Alright alright, irrelevancy aside, if they simple go back and put out a couple patches like they did after the uproar of complaints from chapter 4, I'm sure they can make chapter 5 a bit of a masterpiece.

I made the grave mistake of purchasing all five chapters of this game after playing the first. I have been hoodwinked, led astray, bamboozled, and flat out deceived by the initial bait that was chapter 1. Honestly, you guys should teach a course in theft, lying, and dishonesty because I have fallen victim to all three of the listed crimes.

AGAIN, I am not one to get upset and I am fighting tooth and nail here to keep my head on my shoulders, but right now it feels like I'm in one of those old airhead commercials, where the head gets so big and explodes.

Sincerely I thank you for reading this, and I hope the game gets patched or updated so I can enjoy Song of Horror as I did back in 2019.

Thank you, and have a blessed day.

-whisqey

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EDIT JUNE 6TH 2020:

I have gone back and finished the game after receiving a sincere and respectful response from the developers regarding my initial complaints. I have always enjoyed chapters 1-3. Now that chapter 4 is patched, I'm sure it joins the others in being just as enjoyable.

Chapter 5 had some issues, and the glaring problems with it have been swiftly addressed by the developer team. I was too quick to judge chapter 5 harshly, and maybe considering the fact that I played it the day it came out, there were a couple hiccups. If anything, I am honored and glad to have helped improve the game for any players that might pick it up down the line.

I will admit, I was lost on the story for a major portion of my play-through, however nearly all of my questions were answered in the 5th and final chapter. Well done. The puzzles at the end only got better and better. There was variety, nothing felt repetitive (besides maybe fighting off the presence, but that's no big deal).

As someone who has played every horror game under the sun, I understand the basic structure of crafting games in the genre. Song of Horror pushed the boundaries and thought outside of the box, to bring horror enthusiasts around the world a fresh take on story and game play. While there were some annoyances, I would say it's nearly impossible to craft a game with zero flaws.

Overall, I give the game a 7/10. There was frustration, there was impatience, but in the end there was redemption.

Well done lads, can't wait for the next one.

- whisqey

Amazing game until it becomes Android Isolation, but then it gets good again.

i cried

fire