![]() Games like Outlast and even other games by Layers of Fear developer BlooberTeam like The Blair Witch and >observer_. Now to be fair, this is pretty much standard fare in regards to these first-person horror walker games. It’s a fairly predictable formula at this point and it seems like certain elements like solving puzzles are a lot more toned down when compared to the first game. So expect lots of walking through seemingly unnerving areas, solving a “”puzzle”” or two, and then being chased by a spooky monster for a couple of minutes. Although just like the original Layers, lots of inspiration was taken from the “gameplay” of P.T. The gameplay is of course your pretty average post- Amnesia: The Dark Descent style of first-person walker horror. To keep this review spoiler-free I won’t get into the plot much but the bare essentials are that you’re a Hollywood actor who’s been called onto a steamliner cruise ship to play the lead role in a new movie. It’s bizarre they even left the option in this version of the game.Īnd with that, we come to the most important topic of this review, the game itself. The framerate fluctuates way too often and causes even simple tasks like turning to feel and handle extremely awkwardly. ![]() Generally, the same keeps up with the 30FPS target pretty well although I would advise not advise ever switching to the “No Limit” mode. These same options are in the other console versions of the game. In regards to performance, the game is locked to 30FPS by default but with an option in the settings menu to uncap the framerate to “No Limit”. In short, Layers 2 on Switch is still very much so an extremely good-looking game and I think if you hadn’t played or seen the game before you wouldn’t really recognize any of the visual changes. Although it was still nice to see the wooden floor on the outsides of the ship were still fairly shiny. The biggest change visually seems to be with reflections with most of the shiny windows and mirrors that adorn the walls of the game’s various environments now have a fairly ugly muddy texture covering them. At first glance, it seemed like the lighting took a bit of a hit although not so much that the game’s look is ruined. Of course, there are some more obvious downgrades like lower-resolution textures and shadows. But on initially booting up the game for the Switch I was immediately impressed how the game actually managed to look, while not identical, extremely close to the presentation found on much more powerful hardware. So much so that I was beginning to worry that it could potentially be one of those “impossible port” types of games. How does Layers 2 on Switch stand up visually? On other platforms like the Xbox One X, Layers of Fear 2 is an incredibly gorgeous-looking game. I guess let’s start with that second point. ![]() ![]() So with the Switch version, I was not only interested in playing the game again to see if it holds up but also manage to compare and contrast the overall quality between two very different pieces of hardware. This new Switch release is not the first time I’ve played Layers of Fear 2 as I had in fact played the game on the Xbox One X about 6 months after the game had initially released and honestly enjoyed it quite a bit. As there’s a quite common thread with horror game sequels often times being a huge step up in quality over their original games. However, the prospect of a sequel or follow-up certainly had me intrigued. The end result is a game that often times finds itself a lot more unintentionally hilarious than actually scary. It’s a game that was clearly made to capitalize on the then recently canceled Silent Hills and its critically-praised playable teaser P.T. Personally, I didn’t care much for the first game. Layers of Fear 2 is a first-person psychological-horror game that is, as the name implies, a sequel to the original Layers of Fear from 2016. So here we are both two years not only after this port was announced but as well as two years after the game itself launched on other platforms. Strangely enough, the Switch version of Layers of Fear 2 was announced alongside the other platforms that the game had launched on over two years ago. Review: Layers of Fear 2 (Switch) – An Unthinkable Ship
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