Agony

Though it may not be for the faint of heart, the visuals presented are bold and creative, leaving you wanting to see more of the nightmares ideas the developers came up with. This only goes so far, as about every aspect of the actual video game includes something that is poor or mediocre at best. In this state, we can’t recommend this game to anyone, because even playing through on easy just to see the world would be too tedious and frustrating.

It would have made a great game to stroll through as there's a lot of incredible visuals to see, but trying to play through it in the state it's in is torturous. Unfortunately, I can't recommend this game as the payout of eye candy isn't worth the time you have to put in slogging through hell behind the eyes of a depressingly slow husk of a dead man.

Agony is an ambitious game; it sought to give gamers an experience that they had never had before, which it does somewhat deliver, and I have to credit its developers for even the attempt. But this final product just doesn’t feel finished; this is more like an Early Access game – full of promise and great ideas but just lacking in content, polish and attention to detail. If your soul hungers to visit the underworld, then, by all means, check out Agony; otherwise, save your prayers for something better.

Agony is the best video game representation of Hell ever created, but it's the only thing the game has got going for itself. With its lack of gameplay direction, poorly explained mechanics and bad pacing, playing Agony can be a hellish experience, and not for the reasons the development team intended.

The sigil puzzles could have been better. Perhaps they could have taken a page from “Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice.” Some NPC’s will give you information and sometimes you will hear a tortured soul repeating a phrase, only to engage them in conversation and hear the same text. A bit disappointing as some of what they initially say is creepy and interesting

Agony has decent ideas, but it fails to explore them in any meaningful way. There are moments where I can see Madmind’s vision. But, both the mechanics and the world development bring everything down. Hell has some gorgeous vistas, however. If you can put up with the agonizing (heh) gameplay, it’s worth playing through once to witness them. Just be sure you no one walks in on you while doing so.