I WAS planning on make this a 3 part impressions blog entry, but since I finished the game yesterday, part 2 will be the last one.

So yeah, I finished saw in 3 days, and in less than 7 hours. Some would say it's a bad thing, but I'm glad it was a short game, since I was getting tired of it towards the end. The game is divided into 7 chapters and in each one detective Tapp needs to save someone he had wronged or had wronged him in the past. Basically the whole game revolves around solving puzzle after puzzle, trying not to get killed in between, and then solving one longer, more complicated puzzle to save this person. It is a weird formula, but it works.

In case you were wondering, puzzles do tend to repeat themselves quite a lot, but it never feels dull or over used, since they keep getting harder and harder. For example, one of the more common puzzles is to successfully complete a wiring circuit by re-routing power to a light bulb through pieces of wire. When you have one power source and two bulbs, it is pretty easy, but when having 2 power sources and over 10 bulbs, things are a bit more complicated. Add a ticking down clock and a man screaming in agony in the background and you got yourself a sticky situation.

In my playthrough I've discovered that combat is a lot easier than I initially thought. The various weapons Tapp can utilize are completely useless (with the exception of the gun) and using his fists is a lot quicker and deadlier. The main reason for that is that weapons are slow, while the fists are fast. Landing a punch on an enemy causes him to stumble a bit, granting an opening for another punch. SO tapping the punch button over and over is the best way to win a battle, even against the toughest of enemies.

All in all, Saw is a nice game, with solid atmosphere that would not shame a classic survival horror game. I will be writing a review, so for any more information about the game, check back soon. The reason this impressions blog is a bit short is because nothing much had changed since I started to game. Maybe someone with an interest in the movie series will appreciate the plot a bit more, but I can only look at it from a gameplay point of view. Anyways, if you're going to play this game, do so knowing this is a weekend game that will not last you very long or will offer much of a challenge. For you who won't be playing this game, go check out the ending video I posted HERE.