Analysis of the Staircase of Charon, good puzzles and a little terror

Charon’s Staircase is the second title from Spanish company Indigo Studios, after Seven Doors.

These days we have had the opportunity to try Charon’s staircasesomething like “The Charon’s staircase”. A title distributed by Soedesco and produced by Indigo Studios. This is Indigo’s second foray into the world of video games. Already at 2020 released its first game seven gateswhich garnered very good reviews.

With his second game, this Charon’s staircase, we expected a leap in quality with all that was learned through the study. However, the game is quite continuous in terms of chart, gameplay there concept concerning the Seven Gates. Although both games are totally independent in stories and plot, both have puzzles as their driving force.

Tyrant governments

But let’s focus on Charon’s staircase, the title tells us a very interesting story of a country ruled with an iron fist by a fascist tyrant. In the game we will be one investigator attempt to unmask the atrocities committed by the government. we will have to investigate Oak Grovesome old facilities-hospital to retrieve documents that reveal what was really going on behind its walls.

The story is very well structured, with thoughtful twists and well argued that make you want to investigate and find out more. We will find out how trial program with topics is changing. How do they evolve into increasingly heinous methods and who is affected. But I don’t want to get into spoilers so we won’t talk much more about the story.

Terror does not come as we want

As for the technical section, this is where we find a large choice. The game doesn’t look bad for a puzzle game. But if you look at it from the angle of the game terrorstart to sway. The lack of fluidity when moving, poorly worked environments and details, as well as very poor lighting darken the game. Scares or frights, due to a technical weakness, do not give to fearI am very predictable and inconsistent with the movement and the moment. A painting falling or a person running down a hallway is not enough to rise from headquarters, if all this is not accompanied by a sound section that surrounds it or threaded camera movements that give more dynamism. The result is that it seems that we are in front of a film of B-series

Puzzles keep the pulse

Regarding the puzzles Indigo Studios does not fail with this. As was the case in seven gatesThis is the highlight of the game. Charon’s staircase They have a good idea of ​​how to introduce them, what they want to do, and how to drop you the clues. The way to investigate is very natural and fluid, with a learning curve that has just enough difficulty to make you think, but without getting you stuck. Moreover, the storyteller history that’s all To display. It is very visible that the story is thought and written in Spanish and that it is not a translation adjusted without further ado.

conclusion

I believe that Indigo Studios did a good job in some sections of Charon’s staircase like the story, the narrator in Spanish, and especially with the puzzles. It should be noted that the study clearly ideas and how he wants to take the player out of this prism. However, the setting and the technical section do not accompany. It blurs the terrifying experience game or suspense, since it is not reached at any time. We are facing a study with great enthusiasm and with very good ideas that it must refine in these themes. However, we appreciate that national studios embark on such adventures and try to break into an increasingly competitive.