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And then there’s the fact that in some tapes there are enemies that simply can’t be killed by the usual means. On harder difficulties it can even become a necessity, due to the scarcity of ammo. There’s actually a surprising amount of combat to be found throughout the running time of In Sound Mind, although you can try to stealth your way past most encounters if you wish. And since it’s sharp, it can be used to not only cut through obstacles such as tape, but can also be used to bash breakable boards and even inflict damage on your enemies. In the rest of the game, it’s useful for the fact that it weirdly makes messages hidden in the environment visible, as well as other useful objects. In the first of your patients’ tapes, it comes in handy for fending off an apparition that doesn’t like looking at itself in the mirror. Hold it up and you can see what’s behind you. Many puzzles require you to make use of a simple but surprisingly useful tool – a shard from a broken mirror. You’ll be able to just look up the solution to the problem that’s facing you. Though of course, by the time you’re reading this the game will be out and all of its secrets spilled onto the worldwide web. The aggravating thing is, the answer is often staring at you right in the face, but without the usual tooltips or little nods pointing you in the right direction, considerable time can be spent running around in circles before you figure it out. But on the other, In Sound Mind can sometimes leave you a little too in the cold for comfort. On the one hand it makes a refreshing change to have the noggin tested. Simply getting out of the basement is a task, and from there In Sound Mind doesn’t let up. Like horror games of yonder, puzzles lay at the heart of In Sound Mind. Play a cassette back in your office, and you’ll find that it effectively transports you to a new environment, each closely linked to a tragedy experienced by the patient named on it. You’ll gain access to them one by one, and in each lies a tape cassette. When you gain access to the first floor of the building you’ll also discover more doors, all emanating a bright white light, that lead to the homes of a number of your patients. Yet inexplicably, across the hallway there’s a door that also leads to your house. On the second floor you’ll find your office, where you normally meet with your patients and discuss their problems. But you’ll soon find out that the building itself is anything but ordinary. The question is, how did you end up there, and why? To get answers, your first task is getting the elevator up and running so you can further explore and maybe find a way out. It soon transpires that you’re in the basement of a large building. Playing as a therapist, your ordeal begins as you come to your senses in a dark room.

Though there are some clear influences here, such as Condemned and Alan Wake.

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There's a demo on PC I believe.so that could be a good place to start.In Sound Mind is one of the most inventive games I’ve ever played.ĭeveloped by We Create Stuff, creator of the Nightmare House 2 mod for Half-Life 2 that’s been scaring people for over 10 years, In Sound Mind plunges players into a survival horror experience like no other. But this is something I really feel more people should be playing and talking about. The game is honestly excellent and is only let down slightly by some performance issues (I played on PS5) so maybe wait for some patches. Each case even has a hidden record that's been written and recorded by the band 'The Living Tombstone' that basically acts as a kind of theme tune for that patient and they're all really good. Voice acting and music is seriously on-point too. The horror elements don't really rely on cheap scares or gore and instead prefers to have a constant building tension and atmosphere (this aspect and the noire-esque narration and locations reminds me a lot of Alan Wake) and in general it's just a very intriguing premise and story. And the combat is competent if not exactly amazing.

There's a lot of long-form environmental puzzle solving that isn't brain surgery but makes you feel pretty smart. And each has their own unique trauma that you find out about as you play. each patient is relatively unique in their gameplay and location. There's a hub location and 4 cases (tapes) that take a couple hours or so each. You play as a therapist haunted by agent rainbow (the guy on the cover) and made to face the cases that you failed as a therapist and give them closure. But if you enjoy games like Alan Wake or old style puzzle focused survival horror games, I totally recommend it. I know some of the reviews havn't been great, mostly due to performance reasons.and I totally agree it needs a few patches to really polish itself up. I've just completed the game and i feel like it's flying way under the radar.

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