Analysis of The Mortuary Assistant

Today we analyze the terrifying adventure of the DarkStone Digital studio, The Mortuary Assistant, where we will work in a morgue in which we are not alone…

In recent times, first-person horror games, combined with Jump Scares, have become very popular. This is partly due to the content offered by various Youtubers and Streamers who have popularized this type of genre. Subsequently, and with the success of titles like Outlast or PT, the market has become saturated with this type of video game. Digital black stone, Set in the middle of 2024, this gives us an adventure that draws heavily on those games, but brings a lot of interesting ideas to the genre.. If you want to know everything about this title, the Xbox Community is the right place. Let’s get started.

Very heavy demons

The story of The Mortuary Assistant puts us in control of Rebecca Owens, who has just graduated in forensic medicine and begins working as an intern in a morgue located in a Connecticut town in the late 80s. Our protagonist is very. happy to start work, a happiness that will not last long, when her boss calls her late at night to take care of some corpses. What seemed like a simple night of work will become your biggest nightmare, as we will be hunted by demonic and paranormal entities, putting our lives in danger.. We won’t deny that the story is a bit cliché if we are already fans of horror films and video games, but it adds some original things, which will keep you glued to the controls for the 3/4 hours that the title lasts.

Between simulation and terror

One of the things I found most original about The Mortuary Assistant is the mix of genres it offers. The title brilliantly mixes medical simulation, autopsy, embalming… with pure and simple terror. The study, thanks to the inclusion of random events, managed to keep us constantly in tension.. We can examine a dead body and suddenly the lights go out or strange sounds are heard coming from the next room. Like these, there are many situations that will make your pulse race.

Despite this original proposal, it is spoiled by the somewhat imprecise and heavy controls that the video game has. For example, the camera has somewhat irregular movements, its sensitivity sometimes seems very low and sometimes very high. This makes opening some drawers and taking objects a real ordeal. The inventory is also very poorly planned. To carry out an embalming, for example, we will need various utensils or objects, which will be added to the inventory. Navigation is very imprecise and does not work well at all. The Mortuary Assistant was released on PC two years ago, so the studio was unable to properly adapt the controls to consoles.. It should be noted that there are no combats in this video game, although simple puzzles will be presented to give more variety to the title.

Are you afraid of the dark?

The mortuary assistant is not a visual panacea. In the X series, the title is seen correctly, without much fanfare. It is true that we are not facing a triple A, but the work of the DarkStone Digital studio would have been even more terrifying if this aspect had been worked more. For example, The textures are very flat and simple and the facial expressions of the various characters and enemies are somewhat unfortunate.. Despite this, the game runs very well, with some very sporadic fps drops. During my entire playthrough, I didn’t encounter any type of bug either. A bit positive for the American study.

Where a lot of work has been done is in the sound section. This is essential to make the player feel tense and uncomfortable. I highly recommend playing the title with a headset or headphones as the experience is much more immersive.. The voice actors also do a great job and don’t clash at all. Note that the voices are in perfect English, but the title is subtitled in Spanish. The melodies simply serve their purpose, accompanying the action by bringing drama and tension.

Conclusions

The Mortuary Assistant is a perfect title for horror lovers. A short title that goes straight to the point. It’s been a long time since I felt this discomfort, tension and fear with a video game. The mix of medical simulation and pure terror is a success and quite original, for players already tired of the same game structure of walking simulators. Despite this, the title is not perfect at all. Its controls and camera will make you despair on several occasions. Its graphics could also have been improved and could have given much more. But despite these problems, The Mortuary Assistant is a more than enjoyable and recommendable video game, which will make you spend a few terrifying nights.