I wanted to know why I was targeted by such carnal eroticism.
I wanted to know more about my character’s own relationships.
How angels fit into the picture.
And why lots of the demons seem quite chill, really.
Exploration is fine, it’s just the combat is often too frequent and too frequently irritating.
I came to dread the action more than the atmosphere, in the end.
They know you’re lonely and theyreallylike that about you.
It’s your first warning sign that something’s not right.
Later, you’re visited by a plump crow who shuffles you through a bizarre library.
Sometimes it’s top-down, sometimes it’s far away, sometimes it follows you like an aerial drone.
It’s a second warning sign that something’s not right.
Lucy doesn’t say too much and seems a bit suspect.
And then you’ve got the dependable Robyn, who seems very on board with the occult.
They’re all well written and touch on believable romantic issues.
For instance, Clarissa pines for Darrel’s downfall and asks you to help her out.
It just so happens that Oakley is having his restaurant inspected by cleanliness officials - bingo.
All of it feels natural to find and initiate, with plenty of humour thrown in, too.
To do that, you’ll need to hunt down the Duchess' victims and collect their third eyes.
The let down lies in actually fighting the demons, which makes me sad, because theideais good.
Basically, you’ve got three weapons: an axe, a pistol, and a shotgun.
But all of them function in an identical way.
The disappointment comes in how fiddly combat is.
Sometimes these little grubs will skitter so close to you that their revealed heart is impossible to hit.
To be totally frank, I came to resent most fights.
Then again, I imagine some of you will have more patience than me and be fine with them.
The emotions fuelling the Duchess.
The reason demons exist.
The explanation for how an angel and a demon might strive for love but never attain it.
And how Michelle learned to grow past her complacency and comfort, all represented by that bastard crow demon.
