The latest psychological horror from Polish studio Bloober Team
had the unenviable task of opening for Keanu, meaning most
people had forgotten about it five minutes later. The Layers Of
Fear dev is a smart pick for this series, though if the trailer is
anything to go by – and admittedly, E3 teasers are rarely
known for their restraint – its approach seems more in keeping
with Adam Wingard’s disappointing 2016 sequel than the
brilliant original, despite a visual nod to its chilling final scene.
Set in 1996, it follows Ellis, your archetypal ex-cop with a
dark past, as he heads into the woods near Burkittsville with his
dog, Bullet, to join the search for a missing nine-year-old boy.
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He’s got a camcorder, though the action seems to be viewed
mostly through Ellis’s eyes. Still, fans of shakycam will be
delighted to see the sway as he breaks into a sprint towards a
ramshackle cabin that is clearly not a sensible place to hide
from the spindly figure pursuing him through the trees.
As we say, E3 isn’t the place to go for subtlety, but the
tricks used here seem terribly hackneyed: panicked breathing, a
torch beam waving wildly, red flashes and sudden shrieks. In
other words, expect the kind of cattle-prod scares and irritating
chase sequences that blighted Bloober’s most recent sequel.
Perhaps Layers Of Forest would be a more appropriate title.
Minimum PC System Requirements:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core i3-3220 (3.30 GHz) / AMD A8-7600 (3.1 GHz)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 265
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 16 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX® 11.0 compatible
- Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Recommended PC System Requirements:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 (3.2 GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 590
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 16 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX® 11.0 compatible
- Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Details:
Genre: Adventure, Indie
Developer:
Bloober Team
Publisher:
Bloober Team NA
Release Date: Aug 30, 2019
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