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Crow Country
Released On: May 9, 2024
84
7.9
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
84
88% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
4% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
84
88% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
4% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The mystery of Crow Country was far richer than I had anticipated: the story is very completely drawn, and isn’t without a little levity and playfulness in the face of the darkness. I found the final sequences really bold – committed to the strange and unsettling all the way through, it certainly sticks the landing. Crow Country is far more than a pastiche of the giants of the PS1 era – it is a real triumph in and of itself.
It’s a must-play for fans of survival horror, whether you’re put off by the ‘90s games or itching for that old-school experience all these years later.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 User Ratings
7.9
78% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
11% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
11% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 User Ratings
7.9
78% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
11% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
11% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
One of the most unique games I have played in a while.
The graphics are unique and evoque a certain nostalgia situated somewhere between the snes and ps1.
Gameplay is intentionally close to the first resident evil games with lots of charming riddles. Enemies are easy to deal with, unless you go the masochistic route and choose to use tank controls.
The story unfolds bit by bit through dialogue, letters, notes and the **** plot kept me interested throughout with a satisfying ending (although bitter-sweet).
Incredible game, especially for a small development team!
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Not only is it equal parts scary and visually engaging, but this game is seriously FUN. I found myself enjoying this game more than I did more recent resident evil's. The graphics are the closest I have seen a game come to accurately emulating PSX level visuals. The sound design and music are equally engaging and suspenseful, and the puzzles are the perfect level of intellectual without making you have to resort to a guide to figure out the next thing you have to do.
Do yourself a favor, pick this game up. 10/10
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It's definitely worth a visit.
Considered on its own, with no space for nostalgia or positive past experiences, Crow Country isn’t a great game. The presentation is limited, and the gameplay never tries to do anything new. The puzzle design is good and the story, while starting off slowly, does have some great moments and one big strong twist. This sounds like a game that dedicated survival horror fans would like but not love. Fortunately, there are plenty of gamers who idealize the first few installments of Resident Evil or Silent Hill. Crow Country is designed to make them smile and give them a cool new narrative with classic mechanics that they will enjoy every second of.
Crow Country is a tribute to retro survival horror games, inviting players to embark on a nostalgic adventure that will keep players asking questions and investigating everything the atmosphere has to offer. SFB Games did a wonderful job emulating what had made the classic survival horror games truly special. The puzzles aren’t amazing or innovative, but they're still solid and provide enough information for anyone to solve on their own. Crow Country is relatively easy, but the developer does have a roadmap planning the inclusion of a Hard mode to hopefully add a significant challenge to it. While it is somewhat flawed, Crow Country is a solid and compelling experience for those who enjoy the genre, and it was a blast exploring and learning about the world SFB Games has created.
A no-fat riff on the early days of survival horror that knows just what to streamline and what to keep pleasingly obtuse.
The game succeeds far more as a puzzle object than as a horror freak-out.
(MY SCORE : 8 /10) This game with the Survival-Horror genre with a retro concept can bring gamers nostalgic for the PS1 era! This game is quite exciting and quite challenging, especially with limited items and is rich in puzzles that have minimal clues and require us to explore to solve them! It's just that the PS1-style seems to be really applied, including in the combat mechanism, which feels stiff and a bit difficult to focus on the direction of the shot! Set in 1990, we become Agent Mara Forest, who investigates Crow Country, an amusement park that was abandoned and closed due to the mysterious disappearance of its owner, Edward Crow!
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Good points :
- A fine artistic direction that really works very, very well, which offers a universe that is as colorful as it is disturbed. Creepy as hell, we take real pleasure in exploring each area of the game, and discovering enemy designs that I sincerely find good for the vast majority in their "monstrous" aspect.
- Easy to learn, gameplay that works well in its style.
- Varied puzzles.
- A storyline that follows well, with a good conclusion, a good narrative rhythm.
- The OSTs are amazing. I was transported throughout the game by the music which fits perfectly with the universe and sometimes plunges into this feeling of sincere unease, then poetry on the other. This is really a detail that is very important to me and here it is completely handled brilliantly.
Negative points :
- While my first run lasts 8 hours (which corresponds to the pace of old-style games like the first Resident Evil for example), I really feel like I've only experienced half of it. I had a feeling of "Damn, is it over yet?" arriving at the end (which, however, is perfectly coherent!).
- The game is TOO easy ! A “survival”...? I haven't died in even the slightest fight, the enemies are extremely slow which means that we can avoid them all very easily in addition to having resources very regularly... The "bosses" are so fragile that I didn't even understand that they were "boss"! What a pity...
- And so precisely: the horror style. So, yes, the universe is incredible and I love all the creepy work done. It's very successful, but I would say that the game is more "disturbing" than scary. I almost didn't feel any high stress, except for maybe 2 passages because the atmosphere was frankly heavy and successful. But without ever going beyond...
CONCLUSION :
Crow Country strangely reminds me of another game I finished recently, "My Friendly Neighborhood". We find two totally ‘crazy’ and ‘fun’ universes which will mix with horror, generating this feeling of uneasiness that really exists during our exploration and story discovery. However, although everything is properly made, I really lack a little something to be able to feel a certain palpitation, a great thrill.
Yes, I recommend Crow Country and sincerely I congratulate the small team behind it for being able to develop something so clean. On the other hand, the game could have lengthened even more, offered even more madness, especially with such a universe. I would have liked more really tense situations, and I would have really loved to visit even more wacky areas because the artistic direction is so successful.
Thank to the team for this great little experience.
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Summary The year is 1990. Edward Crow has disappeared. The owner of 'Crow Country' (a small theme park in the rural outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia), he has not been seen since he unexpectedly shut down his park two years ago. The silence is broken when a mysterious young woman named Mara Forest ventures into the heart of the abandoned theme park ...
Platforms:
- PlayStation 5
- PC
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox Series X
Initial Release Date: May 9, 2024
Developer:
- SFB Games
Publisher: SFB Games
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