The Origin: Blind Maid

“The visuals often fail, such as when the camera swung skyward and wouldn't return, forcing me to navigate blindly.”

“I had to lower some graphics settings because streaming the game caused FPS drops, especially during intense moments like demon attacks.”

“The graphics feel outdated, which makes it hard to tolerate playing beyond 11 minutes.”

“Given the protagonist's relative weakness, the game also offers a dodge mechanic, but if you have to use it there's a decent chance you'll get hit either way, as the dodge shakes your camera like crazy and leaves you stationary for a good second—the same happens when you get hit, so both are not only disorienting but often leave you open for more punishment.”

“Whenever you crouch, your equipped gun is invisible and you cannot aim down the iron sights, so another useful mechanic is unavailable to you until you stand up, exposing yourself.”

“There are some small details that could be polished—for example, when you get into the inventory or evade an attack with the map turned on, the game turns the map off and then you need to turn it on again. If it worked independently and stayed on during those actions, the gameplay flow would be a little better.”

“There are sadly some very odd sound choices: high-pitched, undefinable noises near the lake and silly, childlike monster screams ruin the atmosphere. Combined with poor audio mixing—where voices are sometimes barely audible over the music, while struggles and gunshots are almost deafening—it makes for a very jarring experience.”

“As I mentioned above, there are sadly some very odd sound choices: high-pitched, undefinable noises near the lake and silly, childlike monster screams ruin the atmosphere. Combined with the poor audio mixing, where voices are sometimes barely audible over the music, while struggles and gunshots are almost deafening, it makes for a very jarring experience.”

“Decent story, atmosphere, and graphics.”

“One aspect where the game almost shines is the atmosphere.”

“OBM runs at a butter-smooth 60 fps at highest settings, although the rendering distance is pathetic, with assets popping in and out of existence at roughly ten meters away (even in the intro cinematic), so the performance, while positive, is hardly surprising.”

“I tried it with both controller and mouse/keyboard to see if the game just wasn't optimized for one of the two control schemes, but no - both suck.”

“There are bugs and glitches; some of the bigger ones seem to have been solved after the 'day one fixes', but issues remain such as seeing icons of pickable objects through walls without having visual contact.”

“There are many graphical glitches present and minor UI issues that occur from time to time.”

“Although the graphics were excellent at times, the game suffers from graphical glitches that impact stability.”

“Sometimes the feeling of being lost (even if we have a map) or rather, that we have to go back to an area we left quite far behind, is a bit tedious because you have to go quite far and it can take quite long. If you don't find what you are looking for, maybe you go somewhere else to look for it, and then realize you have to go back to where you were, and so on.”