Ikai

metacritic.com:

Ikai is a first-person psychological horror game drawing inspiration from Japanese folklore. Live the horror by the hand of its defining yokais and submerge into the superstitions of the past driven by a unique story and exploration. Ikai embodies the spirit of the classical psychologicalIkai is a first-person psychological horror game drawing inspiration from Japanese folklore.

Live the horror by the hand of its defining yokais and submerge into the superstitions of the past driven by a unique story and exploration. Ikai embodies the spirit of the classical psychological horror genre with a defenceless main character incapable of attacking the evil creatures. However, it explores a new sense of horror by making the player face the threats directly neither fleeing nor attacking.

Every mechanic of the game is meant to raise this relatable feeling of helplessness and create a tense atmosphere. The slow, precise and natural movements as a way of interaction resemble real life’s to foster immersion in the uncanny world of Ikai. Good- The setting is fairly interesting.

The audio design is excellent. The atmosphere is very unsettling Bad- The actual game structureGood- The setting is fairly interesting. The audio design is excellent.

The atmosphere is very unsettling Bad- The actual game structure is mundane and annoying. The movement and controls are so clunky. The puzzles are so uneven in difficulty it is just not fun.

The plot is poorly paced. The visual and technical issues are so so bad here with glitches and pop in for a next gen game is unacceptable. Sub-par localization, writing and voice acting.