Past Cure Review

Past Cure Review (Live Video)

Past Cure is a cinematic, story driven experience where the player follows the struggle of a broken man searching for the missing pieces of his mind. With intense cutscenes and intriguing story items throughout the levels, the players can unravel a story that will keep them guessing til the end.

Dreams vs. Reality
Ians mind is torn between the gritty real world and the nightmarish horror of his dreams. Past Cure contrasts between the cold, brutal combat orientated levels of the real world, to the more puzzle solving and survival gameplay in the abstract dreamworlds.

Action vs. Stealth
Be bold and engage your enemies with time bending gun battles and brutal jaw crunching combos. Or pick the stealthy approach where evasion tactics and slick stealth takedowns allow you to outsmart your enemies in silence. Choose the right approach to each situation as there are pros and cons to each playing style.

We got a hold of a copy of Phantom 8 Studios new game Past Cure and gave it a test drive. A for this review we went ahead and did something different for us, we went live with it and we are sharing the video with you all, so you can see firsthand the game and everything we are going to refer to in this review.

The game starts you out in a dream state of fighting, or shooting white manikin lookin things. And it’s a fun few minutes because of the action, but it feels a little too long. You wake up from the dream and walk around your house and learn a little more of the story. You do some target practice and go back to sleep. When you are sleeping you go to a dream like place and you learn how to then control Ian’s astral projection to solve puzzles and further the game. When using these abilities you learn you can short out electronics and even take over another persons mind.

Once you have mastered the astral projection, it’s on. Ian goes on a mission. This is where you get to finally get in the game. We felt as though it was way, way too long to get this point of where you get to actually play the game and get it moving forward. The game can be played in stealth or straight run-at-them style, although some parts of the game require stealth or you to use the astral projection to disable security cameras. So as you go along your first mission you sneak around the parking garage and make your way into a lobby of the hotel (as shown in our video). This is the first mission and this is where you basically get the hang of the gameplay and style.

We think some of the first half of the game is too long and boring that would make it hard to keep some players interested and may just turn it off. But if you can hang in there the game does pick up and move along better. The graphics are fine, nothing to brag about, but at the same time nothing to hate on ether. The controls do feel a bit sluggish and needs to be tuned. The actual story of the game is very interesting and is a great new idea. Hopefully the series can evolve and get fine tuned.

Game 2 Gamer’s Final Score : 3.5 / 5

Replay Value : Low

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