Nails the atmosphere
The only sound that greets you upon booting upEclipsiumis a loudly throbbing heart.
“Its fine”, I decided.
“Its just a heart!
Ive got a heart.
Its actually very useful.
Nothing to be scared of”.
Thats definitely a horror thing, that I was forced to admit.
“If my heart was on a giant obelisk, Id be proper shaken up, I reckon.”
So starts Eclipsiums very first bit of aggressive disorientation, and it basically just escalates from there.
One idle animation has you briefly flex it into the claw.
It all contributes one of the most effective and unique horror game tricks Ive seen in a hot minute.
The cabin is lit warmly in warped orange hues, and utterly depressing classical music plays.
It is now dark, the music has stopped, and all the furnishings are gone.
Youre trying to horror me up, arent you, Eclipsium?
Youre trying to rustle my shirt buttons, and its absolutely working.
As is customary, I stare at my hands for a bit until the effects fade.
This breaks the axe.
As I cross the tree, I think back to all the good times I had with the axe.
A truly wonderful four seconds, it was.
Now I am axe-less, and the woods are very threatening.
