And dear readers of Xbox Generation, this time we will analyze in depth Broken porcelain remothered, a game that aims to follow and surpass the previous title of the franchise but will it be successful?
Broken Porcelain is a direct sequel to the 2017 game, Remothered: Tormented Fathers, and it precisely expands the story that this promising horror title has already set for us. This is a Survival horror third person developed by Stormind games and distributed by Modus games for platforms like Xbox one, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC.
Broken Porcelain follows the story of Jennifer, a girl who doesn’t remember much of her past and wants to get away from where she is, a renovated hotel that functions as the perfect setting for this survival horror. Being a sequel to Tormented Fathers, it is highly recommended that you have played this first title, for those who couldn’t and still want to venture out, that you know that there is a rundown that explains what is happening. ‘is passed in the first title as well as a series of “collectibles” which help us to understand the whole story a little better.
Technical section
We’ll be clear from the start, Broken Porcelain won’t stand out in any of its sections and while the Technician isn’t especially the worst of them, I was expecting a lot more. The game is compliant and voila, you see, the graphics are correct and have certain details that make the setting and the characters themselves appreciate the personality, however, when we look at the animations or the same gameplay, we think Realize that something doesn’t quite add up, the characters feel stiff and I could tell the game has matching Xbox One graphics but even an Xbox 360 feel.
The sound section doesn’t have the same luck, unfortunately Broken Porcelain has an intriguing and tense soundtrack that pops up at certain points in the campaign and does a good job of helping in a survival horror to maintain a tense atmosphere.
The game is in English with Spanish subtitles, however we can notice in some voices that they do not work correctly, I explain, the voice of Jennifer our protagonist is well heard, loud and clear, but then we move on to another character and it seems that some of the voices were recorded in a more homemade way or their sound editing was not the most optimal, it doesn’t break the game because it doesn’t sound bad at all, it’s just boring.
Gameplay
As we said, unfortunately Broken Porcelain doesn’t stand out in any of its sections and its playability, as a survival horror game, could have been what, regardless of other details, would have made it stand out, but This is not the case.
Remothered is inspired by classic games in the genre such as Clock tower O resident Evil in its first deliveries.
The main elements of a survival horror are present, that is, we have an intriguing story full of terrifying mysteries to solve, we have the gameplay which is mainly based on stealth gameplay in which we have to hide , we escape and confront our stalker and Finally, we have to obtain certain resources to use them to our advantage when achieving the campaign objectives, like keys or keys to continue the story.
Before we go on fully, I’ll clarify something, the video game when it launched on October 18, 2020 was full of bugs that made the experience still unplayable, which personally and as of the publication date of this review. It’s not that common, we’ll see that some failures are still present, but I can’t say I played a completely broken title.
It all takes place in a hotel, the perfect and terrifying place for th is adventure, a more or less closed space with, as you can imagine, many rooms and doors, rooms that cannot always be accessed and this n It’s not bad, actually It’s like that, so that the game works in a linear fashion and that we don’t get too distracted from the goal.
Our protagonist, Jennifer, is a helpless girl and that’s a plus, as the dangers we face seem real and therefore we won’t be the typical invincible hero who, after finding a knife, is easily resolved. .
With a third person perspective, we will play a title with the main premise of the cat and the mouse, that is, we will help each other in the exploration to obtain items such as knives and scissors for to be able to defend ourselves from stalkers, in addition, objects that will be used to give us a little more time to escape.
Talk about the stalkers Who are these enemies supposed to be? These will be somewhat relevant characters from Broken Porcelain to whom we notice something strange happening that makes their behavior hostile and so whenever they see us they chase us until they find us. finally and finally kill us. These matches are tense and of course they will scare us, the downside is that the dynamic is repeated throughout the title without much variety in the different matches.
You see the thing is even a vicious cycle in which we have to flee from a certain place trying to avoid the enemy on duty, there will come a point in the plot in which he will eventually find us and for the same reason we will have to escape from this enemy, just after five minutes of silence, the same thing happens again; Now remember when I told you Jennifer is a helpless girl and it’s good for the game as a differentiator, well, until we realize how weak and vulnerable we are in front of our stalkers, because we will not be able to defeat them. Unless clearly the objectives and the plot itself require it.
There will be places where we can hide and wait for the enemy to tire of looking for us, and in the same way we must help each other stealthily if we are to harm them, get a sharp weapon and attack from behind to the times indicated, but again, this is a pointless confrontation, because after all, we will not kill them.
The feeling that Broken Porcelain gets while playing is tension, but not terror, and being a survival horror, I personally expected more effective alerts and events that will leave me speechless but they are not very frequent and, therefore, we shouldn’t expect a particularly scary game with Broken Porcelain. This is not a comparison since they are very different productions from the beginning, but the idea of the stalker is much more effective in other titles like Friday the 13th, Dead by Deadlight and even Resident Evil 2 or 3.
Duration
Broken Porcelain is a short experience that you can complete in a few afternoons without a problem, its duration is between four and six hours For its main campaign, what I recommend to bring this game to life is that you don’t play in long sessions, take advantage of it because whatever its failures, it is a game with a plot and a premise. interesting that you can find to taste.
Explore all you can, there is a series of photos, documents and facts that serve to better understand the plot of the saga. With more or less short sessions, you will not be overwhelmed by its repetitive formula and for this reason you will give a little more life to Broken Porcelain.
conclusion
In short, it’s a pleasant game, but not good, it is even disappointing since the first opus without being a pure wonder, if it was a game that aroused the interest of a community eager for a different survival horror and promising, and that’s precisely it, the first game was; It was a high potential experience not revealed in Broken Porcelain, which is undoubtedly a step back in a franchise that could have gone far.
It has some interesting plot details and how to present this intriguing story, but it’s nothing more than an entertaining few afternoon game that you can forget in no time.
I mentioned it before, at the time of posting this review some important bugs are no longer in the game, but there are still a few that, while not breaking the experience, are annoying and we will have to wait for better optimization work from the players. developers so that the game can be at least a more correct experience.
