

LAYERS OF FEAR 3 DOORS PC
It’s not awful, but it’s unfortunate that this game doesn’t look as good as it’s PC or flat counterparts as that boost in fidelity would only amplify the tension in the house. Unfortunately, the conversion to the PSVR is a rough one with most of the game looking dull and bland with minimal lighting effects and lower resolution textures that do hurt the visual experience. The first time I entered a room and turned around only to see the door I entered had vanished in place of a wall or hallway, I knew I was in for an unnerving treat.

Where Layers of Fear shines is the mansion and the way it lays out scares and tension. Standard ghostly scares are here and they work pretty damn good. There is an auto-save system in play that works just fine, saving often and once you beat the game, you can keep playing and to try an unlock 1 of the 3 endings available based upon the items found and events triggered during the game. Many of those discoveries come in the form of written articles found throughout the house and are pivotal in determining the games outcome. Each chapter is broken up a by a key item intrinsic to the plot and once discovered places you back in a room with a painting that slowly reveals itself with every new discovery. You’ll encounter environmental puzzles that will require to find keys or items needed to move along and more complicated ones that will need you to be a little more observant as clues to combination locks will be nearby. You can duck and run as well with the former being needed to grab items off the floor or open those lower drawers and the latter allows for a quicker run through the game, but can be too fast for the game, causing scares to happen as you are moving past them instead of ahead of you. Most of this game is just walking through the mansion, exploring every nook and cranny for items and articles that flesh out the story. On the PlayStation VR side, Moves are the only supported controllers and work well enough with a few comfort options in place to help those who get sim sickness.

Layers of Fear is a game designed around suspense and terror but is a mostly passive experience as you explore this bizarre house. The house gets creepier the more you play
