除邪(CHUXIE)
- July 28, 2024
- LCGaming
"除邪 " is a first-person shooter game that uses Unreal Engine 5 for its super realistic graphics and spatial sound reverberation effects. As a paranormal investigator, players must navigate a dark and unsettling realm, facing terrifying creatures and solving riddles to escape. The game follows the protagonist's mission to investigate and eliminate evil supernatural phenomena.
Reviews
- The game offers a great atmosphere with lots of jump scares, making it a thrilling experience for horror fans.
- Graphics and sound design are impressive, enhancing the overall immersion and tension throughout the gameplay.
- The blend of humor and horror, along with the unique body-cam perspective, provides a fun and engaging experience.
- The game suffers from predictability in jump scares and repetitive gameplay, which can diminish the overall scare factor.
- Numerous bugs and glitches can hinder progress, leading to frustrating experiences for players.
- The aiming mechanics and character movement feel clunky, making combat less enjoyable and more challenging than intended.
- humor35 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is widely praised for its effective blend with horror elements, creating moments that are both scary and laugh-out-loud funny. Players appreciate the game's ability to evoke laughter through quirky animations, unexpected bugs, and entertaining mechanics, making it enjoyable for all ages. Overall, the humor enhances the gameplay experience, often leaving players laughing rather than frightened.
“Absolutely one of the most fun horror games I've played in a long time. The chase mechanics and pacing are perfect, and this game had me dying from laughter at times. It's a very funny game.”
“It perfectly blended terror and humor at just the right moments.”
“This game is family-friendly, fit for all ages (especially kids), with funny characters and dancing. 10/10.”
- story20 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally perceived as shallow and lacking depth, with many players noting it primarily serves as a backdrop for the horror experience rather than a focal point. While some appreciate the clever puzzles that complement the narrative, others find the overall storytelling to be disjointed and unsatisfactory. Despite these criticisms, many players still enjoy the gameplay and the thrill of the horror elements, suggesting that the story is not the main draw of the game.
“But it’s not just about jump scares—the puzzles are clever and fit the story perfectly.”
“Extremely underrated horror masterpiece, GOTY contender, Panpan's story made me cry.”
“The story was the strangest thing ever.”
“The story aspect is all over the place and is overall a dumpster fire; I don't regret refunding this game.”
“There is not a storyline, also no controls guidance for anytime you drop out your gun.”
“Keep expectations of actual gameplay/story a little lower.”
- graphics20 mentions
- 90 % positive mentions
- 5 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are widely praised for their stunning visuals and impressive realism, contributing to a captivating horror experience. Many players appreciate the body cam style and the frightening design of the demons, although some have reported occasional glitches that can disrupt gameplay. Overall, the graphics are considered a strong point, enhancing both the atmosphere and enjoyment of the game.
“The graphics are absolutely stunning for one.”
“Graphics are extremely good; also, a really good horror game for the money.”
“Visuals are super impressive.”
“Graphically, it is acceptable, but I would recommend configuring the settings to limit your FPS to avoid overheating and excessive CPU usage.”
- gameplay18 mentions
- 56 % positive mentions
- 28 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally praised for its fun mechanics, solid scares, and effective pacing, making it one of the most enjoyable horror experiences for many players. While some users suggest that the aiming mechanics and level design could benefit from a higher budget and more serious execution, the overall consensus is that the game offers great value for its price, with engaging chase sequences and a well-crafted atmosphere.
“Absolutely one of the most fun horror games I've played in a long time. The chase mechanics and pacing are perfect, and this game had me dying from laughter at times. It's a very funny game.”
“Well worth the cheap price and has some very well done scares and good gameplay. I had tons of fun in this game; I can't complain.”
“Good game, the gameplay is solid and the scares work.”
“I'd like to see the aiming mechanics and level design be incorporated into a bigger, higher budget game that takes itself more seriously.”
“Please add more updates for gameplay.”
“Keep expectations of actual gameplay/story a little lower.”
- atmosphere15 mentions
- 87 % positive mentions
- 13 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is widely praised for its eerie and tense environment, particularly in the hospital setting, which enhances the horror experience with effective jump scares and well-designed enemies. While some players noted minor bugs, they generally found the atmosphere to be a standout feature that makes the game highly recommendable for horror enthusiasts.
“The atmosphere is unmatched—every corner of that hospital is dripping with tension.”
“Thoroughly enjoyed chuxie, the atmosphere was really eerie and the monsters quite terrifying. The game itself was a great experience, and I would definitely recommend this to any horror lovers.”
“Jump scares are good and the atmosphere is brilliant.”
- stability6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with numerous game-breaking glitches and bugs that hinder the overall experience. Players have reported being stuck in menus and encountering frequent technical problems, detracting from its potential as an engaging horror title.
“This has potential to be such a cool horror game, but due to the game-breaking glitches, this game sucks.”
“The game is super buggy.”
“I opened a note and got stuck in a pause screen I couldn't get out of.”
- music4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music and sound effects in the game are criticized for being predictable, as they signal impending jumpscares through eerie tunes and screams, detracting from the overall suspense. Reviewers suggest that removing or altering these audio cues could enhance the game's unpredictability and improve their ratings.
“The jumpscares are very predictable; the game also tells you when you're about to have one by the light flashing and eerie music and screams.”
“Unless they remove the music, screams, and light flashing and make it really unpredictable, I would rate this game higher.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is generally well-optimized compared to many other indie horror titles, leading to a fun experience, especially for speedrunning. However, some users still report performance issues that detract from the overall experience.
“It's optimized way better than most indie horror games, and I've been having fun speedrunning it.”
- monetization4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of the game is criticized for feeling like a cash grab, leading users to recommend avoiding it in favor of better alternatives. Additionally, players express frustration over the lack of customizable controls, which detracts from the overall experience.
“Save yourself the frustration and skip this one—there are way better games out there that don’t feel like a cash grab.”
- character development2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviewers highlight the exceptional level and character design, noting it as a standout feature that offers a unique and immersive experience.
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, particularly after initial encounters become predictable and lose their impact. This leads to a sense of monotony as the excitement of facing enemies diminishes over time.
“After the third jump scare (which, by the way, became utterly predictable and stale), the enemies turned from mildly interesting to downright tedious and repetitive.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Reviewers express that the game's replayability feels artificially inflated, as certain upgrades require gold that players may not possess, which some consider a cheap tactic to encourage repeated playthroughs.
“The game relies on a cheap mechanic to add replay value, as you eventually find an upgrade that only costs gold you don't have.”
“The replayability feels forced, with upgrades that require resources you can't easily obtain, making it frustrating rather than engaging.”
“I found the replay value lacking; it seems like the developers just added grindy elements to stretch the gameplay.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised as an extremely underrated horror masterpiece and a contender for Game of the Year, with players highlighting the emotional impact of Panpan's story, which has moved many to tears.
“Extremely underrated horror masterpiece, GOTY contender; Panpan's story made me cry.”