The Blackout Club Review (PlayStation 4)

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For our The Blackout Club Review (PlayStation 4), where we play a first-person co-op horror game centered around a group of teenage friends investigating a monstrous secret beneath the skin of their small town. 1-4 players explore procedurally-generated missions against a fearsome enemy you can only see with your eyes closed.

The Blackout Club Review (PlayStation 4) Pros:

  • Decent graphics.
  • 18.36GB download size
  • 13 trophies.
  • Works on Playstation 5.
  • Video settings – motion blur, photo-sensitive mode, threat indicators, and a field of view slider.
  • Controller settings – Invert axis and sensitivity slider.
  • Enhanced horror system – enable voice and breathing recording to add paranormal stimuli phobia to the game.
  • The prologue is an optional opening chapter that acts as a tutorial.
  • First-person view.
  • Interactive button prompts.
  • Eerie soundtrack.
  • Close your eyes in order to see hidden objects and text.
  • Jump scare elements.
  • Has a Strangers Things meets Goonies-type vibe.
  • You can lean to peek around corners.
  • Heavily stealth-based.
  • Full 3D semi-open game world.
  • Two ways are available to interact with ladders – fixed, and/or view relative.
  • A fascinating world full of secrets.
  • Character creator – two body types, face, hair color, skin color, and eye color.
  • Online leaderboards for sacrificed exp and one for stalkers caught.
  • The main clubhouse is used as a hub where you choose your hero weapon, and read up on the many items, leaderboards, and missions.
  • Buy and equip power decks that change how you can play the game. They work like classes.
  • Customise appearance with purchasable gear – styles and color, tops, bottoms, footwear, accessories, gestures, and world.
  • Network settings – public or friends only.
  • Tense atmosphere.
  • Has some good gameplay ideas.
  • Comes alive in co-op and is the optimal way to play it.

The Blackout Club Review (PlayStation 4) Cons:

  • The ritual system is tied to the enhanced horror system.
  • No Platinum trophy and only 13 trophies.
  • Cannot rebind controls.
  • Subtitles lag behind the spoken words.
  • You only have one real location to play over and over.
  • Couldn’t find any way to play the game solo with no PlayStation Plus.
  • Hasnt had any meaningful updates for a while.
  • The story kind of takes a backseat and the build-up in the prologue is all but gone.

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  • 7/10
    Graphics - 7/10
  • 7/10
    Sound - 7/10
  • 6/10
    Accessibility - 6/10
  • 6/10
    Length - 6/10
  • 6/10
    Fun Factor - 6/10
6.4/10

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!