Really that is the whole goal of the game. The main point of the game is to collect six pieces of an identification card, hidden in six different (and unlabeled on the map) buildings in order to enter yet another building and fight the boss. Unfortunately this happens only for a few minutes, so once it is done, it’s over. It is not fully explained as to how you got this ability but if you try not to think about it too much I didn’t mind this new twist. At one point you get blinded and need to use a sonar style gameplay which allows you to “see” for a brief second but also gives your position away. You have a block and attack button, but most enemies will come straight for you making them a very minor inconvenience, except for those spawning enemies which really suck once they come at you in droves.

I also like B-Horror movies for this very reason. It is passable, but one character in particular is extremely overacted.Īgain, this game feels like it is trying very hard to be something better than it is and I can’t fault it for that. The dialogue audio is very dialed in, by which I mean that any dialogue is actually heard on answering machines and voice mail. You are giving a radio that you can use to let you know when enemies are nearby, but these spawning enemies give you no warning which eliminates the usefulness of this tool. This gets really frustrating when for the last third of the game you have enemies that literally spawn right in front of you in order to prevent you from walking anywhere unless you can dodge them. Now later in the game you do encounter one or two enemies outdoors, but by that point it seems like the weapons all disappeared. And once you leave the building, the weapon you dropped is gone. So I hope you enjoyed holding that sword that you didn’t use at all. The game literally make you chose to drop your weapon before entering any building. Unfortunately even though you are well armed, enemies are few and far between outdoors, and once you try to enter any building you are forced to drop your weapon and go in bare handed. Most of these are just lying in the middle of the road which brings up the question of why so many residents laid down their swords before leaving? Also why are there so many swords? Just walking down the road I came across seven crowbars, three cricket bats, a scythe and three long swords. The funny thing about this game is that there are weapons everywhere. That is until you realize just how empty it is. While the layout isn’t straight forward, it does make exploration somewhat interesting.

The actual town of Hanwell is actually pretty large and well done. Think the original Resident Evil, and Silent Hill games, but made as a high school computer science class assignment. Welcome to Hanwell is like a poorly written grade-school love letter to better survival horror games it tries to emulate. Are there worse ways to spend $3? Sure, but there are also a lot of better ways as well. I picked this one up when it went on sale at the eShop for around $3. So hopefully this will help you if you stumbled across this review and wonder if this game is worth your time and money. If you are reading this, then like me you went to Steam to read a review of this game since there is so little info about it out there. If you bought this for Steam and wonder how it is on the Nintendo Switch, here are my thoughts. Jump in, turn out the lights and discover the terrifying world of Hanwell.Welcome to Hanwell, Nintendo Switch Review. Each location holds its own backstory, leading to your arrival. From residential homes, old English pubs, parks, stores, supermarkets and government buildings, all the way to the infamous HCPP research center. There is an entire city to explore, featuring different environments each more distinct than the last. What you do with them is up to you, be resourceful and pick up whatever you can find in order to fight them. They occasionally get into the once protected buildings. Unexplained noises, something in the corner of your eye or laying just beyond the shadows create an atmosphere that will keep you constantly on edge. There is something deeply unsettling about Hanwell. Strung together by the remnants of Hanwell. Explore a dense open world of terror, every building a unique location with its own story to tell. Hanwell, once a safe haven from the horrors of the world, now a cesspit of anomalous scum.

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