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- PM Studios Inc.
- PM Studios Inc.
- PM Studios Inc.
- PM Studios Inc.
Ikai
Released On: Mar 29, 2022
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Ikai pays tribute to Japanese folklore and delivers a faithful representation of feudal era. Nevertheless, is seems like a game that comes out from a couple of generations ago.
Even about 3.5 hours in (admittedly, a pretty short length), the ending felt rushed, confusing, and underwhelming. Maybe others will be able to puzzle out some of the finer details in the plot, but there were far too many details left unspoken for and strange plot holes that left me somewhat upset and disappointed. I wanted to love Ikai, and there were some parts of it that I was really fond of, but by the end, I felt cheated. It’s not necessarily a bad game, but I wouldn’t put it up there with any of my top favorites in recent years.
Ikai had a great first half with great pacing and providing enough mystery and heart-racing moments but fizzled out by the end.
An independent horror from feudal Japan offers a view of exotic folklore full of bizarre ghosts. But it doesn't contain anything we haven't encountered many times before in other games.
Ikai is a travel in medieval Japan that tries to emulate the horror of Amnesia. It is the celebration of a passion, more than an interesting point of view on the world it would like to represent.
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Summary kai 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 inc...
Platforms:
- PC
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 5
- Nintendo Switch
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Initial Release Date: Mar 29, 2022
Developer:
- Endflame
Publisher: PM Studios Inc.
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