Review: Dollhouse (PlayStation 4)

Dollhouse is a frightening film noir horror story sure to send shivers down your spine. Survive a horrifying trip into the mind of detective Marie. Piece your past together, but watch your back, as something gravely dangerous is hunting you down.

Pros:

• Black and white graphic style.
• 6.32gb download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• Graphics quality- Cinematic or action.
• Sensitivity and invert axis options.
• Two modes-campaign or multiplayer.
• Puze horror gameplay.
• Photo mode.
• OK voice work.
• Opening tutorial section with ongoing prompts and tips.
• Voyeur mode-turns off enemy threats so no chance of dying.
• Items show up as colors like blue yellow or green.
• Death-you drops everything but can go back to your corpse and recover it all.
• Game-you uncovers/fund clues and keys and explores an ever-expanding Labyrinth. Solve puzzles and use your camera flash to ward off an unknown threat.
• Secrets and collectibles.
• Tense atmosphere.
• Stamina system which is used for running.
• Torch-game is dark so a torch is paramount but does have a charge bar.
• 4 narratives (difficulty)-Mystery (easy), Biography (normal), documentary (hard), family(extreme).
• Interesting idea.
• Horror aspects and feeling of dread and isolation.

Cons:

• Only one control layout.
• Narrations are tied to difficulty.
• Really small text/subtitles.
• Small icons are hard to make out.
• You can die in the tutorial.
• Your torch has a short use time and is constantly recharging.
• Clunky controls.
• No map or guidance.
• Slow pace.
• Never quite sure what’s happening.
• Few issues with interactions and picking up items not being recognized.