I was so frustrated towards the end and was happy when the game was over. Then there are the poorly implemented puzzles. So why combine different weapons or throwing objects? I had planned to play the game on the highest difficulty setting, but at some point I had to give up because it was simply impossible to win certain boss fights because the weapons break after a while and you can't craft weapons due to poor loot. You're basically just hitting around with sticks, which come in different versions. The story is simply rattled off without ups and downs and there are no emotional or exciting moments that could have saved the **** combat system is nothing special. The main character Jess is also the most boring protagonist I have ever played.

If Siobhan Williams aka Laura Kearney from The Quarry wasn't in this game, I would have been completely unaware of The **** characters in this game are incredibly shallow and it's almost impossible to bond with them. The Chant is probably the dumbest game I've played this year. I finished the game so it's not like it was a total steaming pile, I'm just slightly annoyed I once again wasted $55 on a mediocre game I finished in one night. and the only parts that aren't too easy are just frustratingly simple but tedious. People saying the story is it's highlight? what story!? you already know the whole story after the opening scene! there is no interesting character archs, no subverting expectations, no big emotional or spectacular moments. The combat it simple melee fighting, except you fight with. it's 2022 and your game looks like **** the setting just a bunch of super twisty paths connecting buildings. the creatures look like ripoffs from other games, with some neon colors added (ooh, how modern. Playing on ps5, the faces and hair look like ps3 graphics. This game is the perfect example of this. An obvious mistake that a lot of creative but lazy people (myself included) make is thinking 'good enough' when they're only halfway to something great. I feel stupid buying this for full price.

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