The atmosphere, premise, and voice acting are stellar, but are ultimately brought down by pacing that doesn’t quite feel all too thought out. I spent the entire game feeling like I was working toward something great—only to still feel like I was “working my way up” by the time I got to the end.
Saint Kotar
Red Martyr Entertainment · Oct 28, 2021
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Follow the frightening tale of Benedek Dohnany and Nikolay Kalyakin, make decisions and affect the storylines as you try to find the truth behind a macabre series of murders and strange phenomena, allegedly related to devil worship and witchcraft.
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- 7.4Saint Kotar is a fantastic mystery game with excellent atmosphere. Its story combines elements of both folk and cosmic horror that will give players a unique horror experience.
- 4.0It’s clear that Saint Kotar has tried to draw inspiration from the likes of Broken Sword. From the way its exploration works to its dark themes and eerie environments, it really wants to be a point and click game worthy of cult status. That’s highly unlikely to ever happen, though.
- With its lack of puzzles, unapologetically bleak atmosphere and ungraceful presentation, Saint Kotar, will not be for everyone, but embrace it for what it is and you may just find it endearingly janky every step of the way.
- Saint Kotar tells a compelling story that should satisfy horror fans, and there are moments that are genuinely unsettling. Unfortunately, that’s not enough to save Saint Kotar from its shortcomings. The makings of a really great game are present, but it gets in its own way too much. Frustratingly, Saint Kotar’s biggest offender and what holds it back is its own clumsiness, in its execution, characters, performances, and telegraphed final twist.
- 5.0Saint Kotar has some originality with its faith-testing plot, but ultimately will only really appeal to die-hard fans of the genre.
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