You Will Die Here Tonight Review (Steam)
For this, You Will Die Here Tonight Review, we explore top-down retro aesthetics and face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall in pulse-pounding first-person combat. Scavenge for supplies, solve puzzles and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive, but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.
You Will Die Here Tonight Review Pros:
- Decent graphics.
- 2.66GB download size.
- Full controller support.
- Graphics settings – resolution, v-sync, fullscreen, and brightness slider.
- Controls settings – Invert the Y axis and lock the cursor.
- Cutscenes are a mix of FMV and in-game sequences.
- Resident Evil vibes from the locations, story, and graphical style.
- The movement looks unique with its pixel art slow walking but it’s fully fluid and smooth.
- At doors, you can look through the keyhole to get a limited but handy look at the room.
- A really cool shooting mechanic where you go into first-person and shoot at advancing zombies. It looks and plays really well.
- When grabbed by a zombie you can shrug them off and punch them.
- Shooting zombies is satisfying as you can cut parts off them and explode headshots.
- Fantastic soundtrack with a really good impactful implementation.
- Anything Interactive will have an icon pop up.
- Assign items and weapons to quick equip slots on your d-pad.
- It does use the setting and general beats of the original Resident Evil game but it twists everything so it doesn’t feel rehashed or just deja vu, it’s really clever.
- There are a lot of puzzle elements throughout the game.
- When shooting you can move around 360 degrees and enemies can come from anywhere.
- The game loop is you have a team of 6 characters and when you die you choose who to play next, all progress in terms of unlocks and weapons carries over.
- Has a roguelike approach to it.
- Find new weapons.
- Each character plays differently from running speed to traits like being able to use the weapon bench to upgrade weapons or create health kits.
- New enemy types appear over time.
- Every new run of a character will add new random enemies and locations of them.
- When a character dies they will then be a zombie in the game, well if their body is able to be turned that is.
- The Resident Evil feel is actually a bit of every early Resident Evil game.
- The diary you find then allows you to find pages to fill it in.
- Every puzzle in the game generally has a clue or riddle to help you.
- Very playable.
- Gets quite addictive as the story unfolds.
- Each character will react to findings in unique ways.
- Multiple endings with each of the six characters having their own.
- Brilliant-looking locations/rooms.
- You can unlock shortcuts.
- Save points can be found and used.
- Boss encounters.
- A few jumps are chucked in.
- Great writing in places.
You Will Die Here Tonight Review Cons:
- You cannot rebind controls.
- No Steam achievements.
- Basic graphics settings.
- No voice work with all the characters.
- Never sure when you hit a checkpoint or respawn point.
- Doesn’t do a great job of directing you.
- It takes a while to get used to the mechanics.
- You end up having to do a lot of walking back to where you died.
- Having everyone die and getting a game over isn’t that drastic instead it’s just a screen or two.
- The combat is fine, but it gets annoying and clumsy when dealing with loads of enemies.
- Cheesey writing in places.
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You Will Die Here Tonight:
Developer: SpiralBound
Publisher: SpiralBound
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Summary
You Will Die Here Tonight is a horror-themed title with a unique blend of gameplay mechanics and a strong narrative. It boasts a mix of old and new graphics and full controller support, with a 2.66GB download size. The game settings allow for customization of graphics and controls, including resolution, v-sync, fullscreen, brightness, and the option to invert the Y-axis.
The game’s atmosphere and general tone are reminiscent of the Resident Evil series, with similar locations, story, and graphical style. The movement is described as unique, featuring pixel art slow walking that is fluid and smooth. A notable feature is the ability to look through keyholes at doors, providing a limited but useful view of the room.
Combat is a highlight, with a first-person shooting mechanic against advancing zombies. The combat is satisfying, allowing you to dismember zombies and deliver explosive headshots. However, it can become clumsy when dealing with multiple enemies.
The game employs a roguelike approach, with a team of six characters to choose from. Each character has unique traits and running speeds, and progress in terms of unlocks and weapons carries over when you switch characters. New enemy types appear over time, and each new run adds random enemies and changes their locations.
The game also features puzzle elements, with clues or riddles provided for each one. The narrative unfolds addictively, with each character reacting uniquely to findings. There are multiple endings, with each of the six characters having their own.
Despite its strengths, the game has some drawbacks. The controls cannot be rebound, and there are no Steam achievements. The game doesn’t do a great job of directing the player, and it can take a while to get used to the mechanics. The writing can be cheesy in places, and there is no real voice work for the characters.
Overall, You Will Die Here Tonight offers a truly unique blend of horror and puzzle-solving, with a strong narrative and satisfying combat, wrapped in a roguelike experience. Despite some minor drawbacks, it is very playable and can become quite addictive as the story unfolds and a must for fans of the genre and for those looking for a new challenge.