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Topic	Snake Ranks Anything Horror Related Vol. 4 RANKINGS
Snake5555555555 10/05/19 7:23:52 PM #66:	88. The Confraternity of Toast (11.5 points) Nominated by: Ihatethiscpu (4/5 remaining) https://dema-studios.itch.io/the-confraternity-of-toast Importance: 3 Fear: 4.5 Snake: 4 A game of neat ideas ultimately spelled out too obviously and hidden behind extremely clunky and tedious gameplay. It starts out promising. I love the satirical take on all of these modern first-person horror games that take place in the woods or late at night with one central location, but it still has that ominous dark tone you would expect from a horror game and it does take it seriously despite there being literal slices of toast with goofy smiley faces lit erred everywhere. There's a lot of neat easter eggs to find throughout the opening area too. Eventually though, you have a meeting with the toast king, and can decide if you want to join the confraternity or not ~~(you don't actually have a choice).~~ This is where the game starts to fall apart for me though. Everything is very in your face, with the idyllic town and plainly spelled out rules on the wall not really leaving much to the imagination. The message is clear from the get-go: you're a drone, and will conform whether you want to or not. There's nothing intrinsically wrong with a game spelling out its message like this, but at the same time I love a horror game that forces me to peel back the layers to discover what's truly going on. The glossy look of the toast people is a facade meant to give off the appearance of a deeper meaning than it has. It evolving into a surrealist's nightmare also has this same effect, along with an ending that hits you over the head with a hammer before dropping a ton of bricks and elephant on you. It hurts me to be this critical about this, because despite my criticism I can still sense a lot of love put into this. This isn't a hack job, and the absurdist aspects do ensure at least one playthrough isn't a totally wasted affair. What drove me up the wall in particular was that horrible first-person parkour section, which almost made me quit right then and there. It's definitely purposeful but sometimes even gameplay and narrative coming together can be tedious even for someone such as myself who loves that stuff. Despite my low ranking, I still think you should give it a shot. It's short and you may like it more than I did! It even has a sequel if you're so inclined to play that! --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://i.imgtc.ws/2Q88rI4.gif - https://i.gifer.com/E07R.gif <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:928385231] in Snake Rank... [t:78055346]...</cite> <quote>88. The Confraternity of Toast (11.5 points) Nominated by: Ihatethiscpu (4/5 remaining) https://dema-studios.itch.io/the-confraternity-of-toast Importance: 3 Fear: 4.5 Snake: 4 A game of neat ideas ultimately spelled out too obviously and hidden behind extremely clunky and tedious gameplay. It starts out promising. I love the satirical take on all of these modern first-person horror games that take place in the woods or late at night with one central location, but it still has that ominous dark tone you would expect from a horror game and it does take it seriously despite there being literal slices of toast with goofy smiley faces lit erred everywhere. There's a lot of neat easter eggs to find throughout the opening area too. Eventually though, you have a meeting with the toast king, and can decide if you want to join the confraternity or not (you don't actually have a choice). This is where the game starts to fall apart for me though. Everything is very in your face, with the idyllic town and plainly spelled out rules on the wall not really leaving much to the imagination. The message is clear from the get-go: you're a drone, and will conform whether you want to or not. There's nothing intrinsically wrong with a game spelling out its message like this, but at the same time I love a horror game that forces me to peel back the layers to discover what's truly going on. The glossy look of the toast people is a facade meant to give off the appearance of a deeper meaning than it has. It evolving into a surrealist's nightmare also has this same effect, along with an ending that hits you over the head with a hammer before dropping a ton of bricks and elephant on you. It hurts me to be this critical about this, because despite my criticism I can still sense a lot of love put into this. This isn't a hack job, and the absurdist aspects do ensure at least one playthrough isn't a totally wasted affair. What drove me up the wall in particular was that horrible first-person parkour section, which almost made me quit right then and there. It's definitely purposeful but sometimes even gameplay and narrative coming together can be tedious even for someone such as myself who loves that stuff. Despite my low ranking, I still think you should give it a shot. It's short and you may like it more than I did! It even has a sequel if you're so inclined to play that! --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://i.imgtc.ws/2Q88rI4.gif - https://i.gifer.com/E07R.gif</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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