Hollowbody exhibits us that, even when we now have flying vehicles and fancy futuristic tech, there are nonetheless loads of unsettling issues awaiting us on the periphery of ‘civilization’.
Mica can get you every kind of issues on the down-low. Sadly for her and her (now lacking) accomplice, that additionally means they tackle dangerous jobs. A type of duties left Mica’s accomplice lacking within the exclusion zone, a spot crammed with disturbed beings that lies exterior the shining metal partitions of the futuristic world they stay in. Mica will get an opportunity to go in and search for her accomplice, however when her flying automobile breaks down, she’ll want to seek out some technique to escape.
This recreation undoubtedly takes inspiration from traditional horror like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, seeing you accumulating instruments and weapons as you information Mica by way of winding streets crammed with every kind of weird beasts. Having restricted instruments and plenty of enemies coming for you makes for some tense escapes as you search for your buddy and a manner out.
Whereas this all sounds actually acquainted, one thing concerning the futuristic backdrop for the setting provides it this neat twist that I don’t see in lots of horror video games. There may be such a separation between the futuristic world and this decayed one that you simply actually really feel this sense of descending right into a hellish place that feels far exterior of, but so near, your personal. Whereas we could regularly give you new expertise to make lives simpler, we’re all nonetheless greater than able to walling off struggling and ignoring it.
Hollowbody is a superb throwback to my favourite period in online game horror that additionally has some fascinating issues to say about how our expertise and modernity haven’t modified the methods wherein we regularly bury issues reasonably than repair them.
Hollowbody shall be made accessible at the moment on GOG and Steam.
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