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The White Chamber (PC) Review

By Diortem - January 23, 2010 - 03:01 UTC

“Do you know where you are? Do you have any regrets? Are you ready?” These three questions are all the warning you get from this game about the horrific things you will witness once you leave the first room. Sit down, get comfy, and be ready for your skin to crawl….

The White Chamber is a point and click horror adventure, in which you play the part of an unnamed young woman, who literally just woke up in a coffin in a dark room. She has no idea how she got there, and you do not even know her name. After a short puzzle about the only other thing in the room, you begin your adventure to figure out where you are, what happened, and how you can get away from a nightmare taking inspirations from both Silent Hill and Event Horizon. This rather simple story-line is very well executed with plenty to do along the way, making for a very enjoyable game, if not one you will find relatively easy and exceedingly short to complete. (I think I did it in under 2 hours.)

When you first look at this game, one word will scream at you: anime. The game looks nice at a native 1024×728, but the main character and the world she inhabits have a blatant anime-feel to them. Do not let this fool you. It will only lull you into a false sense of security until you see your first WTF moment, which will likely make you jump out of your seat, proving the game to have looks that suit it’s needs and atmosphere  quite nicely.

The sound effects and music only amplify this. For most of the game, the music is non-existent, leaving you to the ambiance of the computers and machines around you, piping up only when it can drive the tension through the roof, literally baiting you into the next step like an 8 year old meeting a dare. And just as often as not, you will find good reason to dread the conclusion it draws you to.

Control-wise, it is rather simple, however. You left click somewhere to move there, and right click things to use/see them (the game will open a small menu with the two icons when you do this). You also have an inventory which will appear when you move the mouse to the top of the screen, but leave it off the screen until, making for a rather minimal interface that works to enhance the eerie-ness of this title. However, like FPS, there is really little a game of this kind can do to innovate controls on the PC.

Overall, this is one creepy game. It will make you nervous. It will make you uncomfortable, and it will keep you coming back till you see the conclusion. If you are a fan of horror titles that actually ARE scary, pick this up….  Do not hesitate. Open a new browser and follow a link below: Studio Trophis made this game as free-ware, so you have nothing to lose trying this out.

Downloads:

Studio Trophis’ site: Latest version (1.7 as I write this) is here, but hosted by FileFront

FilePlanet: Version 1.3, for those who would rather use Fileplanet over FileFront.

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