A FREAKY lovely game. Torque shows off his darkside in this gritty First/ Third person horror game.
Torque is in jail. Blackmailed by the evil Baltimore and his gang. He has a haunted past and has a dead family. In jail, his horrors come back in a prison outbreak...
Torque is in prison, he is a violent man that needs to make choices. You will make these for him. He can either make good choices, like helping the police against a rising evil, or by killing and murdering. Either way, the game continues in a haunted world. You will see stalkers, gorgers and many other monsters. This time round though, you have your own demons. You can transform into a monster. You can rampage and kill, destroy and banish.
The game is set in a very claustrophobic, condensed setting, and you normally dont know what to expect next. Even in his apartment, the scene is spooky and distressing. In this game, your survival skills will depend on your shooting and path- finding skills, as one can get lost quickly.
You are only allowed to carry two weapons, not including molotovs etc. These weapons also lack in ammo, so use them wisely. I've found that keeping a dagger or bat is also handy when I run out of ammo.
The monsters are creative and original. They represent the way they died, so if you see a monster on fire... well, that means he died by fire. You will encounter many of these monsters and many others later on. Some monsters have blades, thus indicating they were knife weilding gangsters.
I still remember a line on the loading screen: "The Reverend was out of food... but instead of watching his people die, he fed them with the only meat he had. He wa s sure he could live with the desicion." : later on you see a flashback of what really happened.... its spooky but very intresting, and for once i actually bothered to read the manuals and notes you can collect in the game.
You will get flashbacks, headaches and illusions while you kill monsters and fight evil/good. Health is sometimes a issue, but luckily there are many health bottles around to keep you sustained.
You will use your torch often, but remember to find batteries, as sometimes the lights go out unexpectadly. It is also a very interactive game and you can do just about anything, like rattle bars or tune into security cameras.
The Suffering Ties that Bind is a good game, but lacks substance. The graphics aren't great, and the gameplay can be very annoying at times, it is not addictive but the game grows on you in a way.
Overall, this game is fun for people who are into a spooky, but fun action game. The spook only lasts for a few minutes as later you are taking your revenge on demons and monsters :)
Verdict: This game is fun, spooky and exciting. I love how its presented and i love how it keeps me on the edge of my seat, but not too much that i would want to put my controller down and just run away. If you like shooters and are into horror. GET this game :) It is creative and original, i love it!