Finally I've finished all three! Amazing trilogi games.
Reviews for "The Deepest Sleep"
First of all, I really did enjoy this game and this entire series. I love your ideas, and you're one of my favourite game makers on Newgrounds.
However, I really liked the second game and had been anticipating the release of this game for almost a year, but I found it to be slightly disappointing compared to the ingenious second "deeper sleep". The reason why I loved the first two games is the deep link to human mentality you made, and that is exactly how each good game or movie succeeds; by giving the player/watcher a genuine emotional experience.
But since your art style is done using many pixels, these games always thrived on the suspense they created, making the player anticipate the next jumpscare, and not the actual ghostly scares or good graphics. What this final part does is that it killed the suspense by showing the monsters early and throughout the game. The ending is also rather disappointing, as it is a rather zealous attempt to include animation. I would say many games and movies make this mistake in the later parts in an attempt to thrill and please the audience, but ultimately this always fails because it was never the good graphics or monsters that they came for. They came for the puzzles and suspense and mental link. A guy getting killed isn't scary, a guy who might be killed any minute by a flying knife is. Finally, I found the repetitive music in the book room rather annoying, and the puzzles too easy and straightforward compared to the last two games. Not being able to return to the rooms with the buzzing bugs isn't very logical to me, and makes the game too easy, while in the last two you were continuously allowed to explore most of the map to find the answers to the puzzles.
That said, I meant no offence at all, I still really enjoyed this game and think your hard work paid off. I hope to play more excellent games from you, keep up the good work!
P.S. The hanged clown was my favourite part. It links back to the second game and is truly creepy, with a backstory that needed not be explained at all for the audience to understand what happened. This kind of stuff is brilliant!
ok man i likes this but a jump scare 5 seconds in c'mon!
Another solid good game in the series! I was pleasantly surprised with some new mechanics (like the movement tracking monsters) and the return of the old ones (like flashlight, which was designed very well in my opinion). The twist ending was a really good way to close the entire series story ark, also the game itself felt a little too short - at least shorter than the previous one.
I also felt that for the game about nightmares it was still somewhat safe, the scares never got any more complicated than regular jump scares. The atmosphere was good, but something was lacking. Let me put it this way: the environment was too surreal and eclectic to resemble any kind of real space, but not surreal and crazy enough to look and operate like a horrific nightmare that it was supposed to be. Maybe the inclusion of more logic and space paradoxes (like the one with the music box) would have made the overall experience even better.
I also admired the video static effect you use frequently in your quests. It brings some dynamism into the otherwise static pixel art visual style, and also creates creepy "found footage" cinematic effect. Few times in this game I've found myself staring into the unlit sections of the screen, thinking that I've seen some previously immobile object moved. But my suspicions were never justified, wich is sad because I think this was another missed opportunity for some great horror-inducing mechanic.
Uau, que jogo incrível :O
Wow, what an incredible game.
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Direção de art: boa.
Art direction: good.
Músicas: Marcantes & Tensa.
Music: Exciting & Tense.
Puzzle: bom, e que requer um uso bem do raciocínio.
Puzzle: good, and that requires a good use of reasoning.
História: faz você ficar preso no jogo (No sentido literal).
Story: makes you stuck in the game (In the literal sense).
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Nota: 9.0 (Nove ponto zero)
Grade: 9.0 (Nine point zero)
Amazing game :D
Jogo Incrível
Eu recomendo
I recommend