Blair Witch
Blair Witch
Blair Witch, développé et publié par Bloober Team, est sorti le 30 août 2019 sur PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch et Xbox One. Inspiré par la légende cinématographique de la sorcière de Blair, ce jeu d'aventure indépendant propose une histoire inédite se déroulant en 1996, alors qu'un jeune garçon disparaît dans la forêt de Black Hills près de Burkittsville, dans le Maryland. Le joueur incarne Ellis, un ancien policier au passé troublé, accompagné de son chien Bullet, et part à la recherche de l'enfant dans des bois qui altèrent le temps, l'espace et les souvenirs. Réalisé avec le moteur Unreal Engine 4, le titre étudie les réactions du joueur face à la peur et au stress à travers une horreur psychologique où la santé mentale d'Ellis s'oppose à la malédiction de la forêt. L'histoire principale peut être parcourue en environ cinq heures, tandis qu'un parcours completiste atteint une dizaine d'heures, et le jeu est proposé au prix de 29,99 euros.
Sur le plan critique, Blair Witch a obtenu un score de 69 sur Metacritic et de 67 sur OpenCritic, avec une note agrégée de 69,39. La presse a salué la capacité du jeu à retranscrire le paranoïa et la terreur du film original, God is a Geek évoquant une expérience essentielle reproduisant la même angoisse qu'au cinéma, et GameGrin relevant la qualité avec laquelle Bloober Team capture l'esprit de la série via des mécaniques intéressantes et un récit solide. Du côté des joueurs, les avis divergent : certains sur Steam recommandent l'expérience pour son suspense, son histoire bien racontée et sa fin surprenante, voire la décrivent comme la meilleure jouée, tandis que d'autres sur Metacritic expriment leur déception en qualifiant le titre de simple simulation de marche nocturne en forêt dépourvue de véritable horreur.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Blair Witch nails the feeling of the original movie, producing the same paranoia and terror as many felt in the cinemas back in 1999. An essential experience for any horror fan. »
« In all, Bloober Team has done a great job of capturing the feel and ethos of the film series. With some unique and interesting mechanics, a solid story, and a cute pupper in a lead role, it adds up to something really quite good. A few issues stop it from being perfect, but it certainly does justice to a film that’s held dear to many. »
« Blair Witch is a harrowing walk in the woods that deserves a spot in the horror game pantheon alongside Amnesia, Silent Hill, and their like. »
« Bloober Team has managed to forge a new horror game that, although it turns out to be extremely faithful to the lore of the universe created by the first film, it manages to position itself as a product with a unique personality. Its mechanics, setting and artistic design come together to offer a title that tries to generate fear in the player showing respect to his intelligence and avoiding falling into the most overused topics of the genre. »
« Lionsgate was wise to let Bloober Team loose with its Blair Witch IP. It has treated it with respect, delivering a game that truly does justice to the source material. While its centre part lets it down somewhat, and Bullet’s pathfinding could do with a bit of improvement, it’s one of the scariest horror games ever made. And your reliance on Bullet, as well as the manipulation of found video footage, adds gameplay meat to what usually ends up being little more than a walking simulator. If you’re brave enough, you should definitely enter the woods and face the Blair Witch. »
« Despite being rough around the edges, Blair Witch is a survival horror delight that will no doubt enrapture fans of the long-running franchise. It stays faithful to what makes the mythos so enticing while pushing it into some unpredictable new directions. Certain mechanics do feel clumsy and don't always hit the mark, with controls on console feeling rather unwieldy when combined with inconsistent performance. But with Bullet by my side, I wasn't alone in the Black Hills Forest, and it's a journey I'll happily take again. »
« Despite some shortcomings, Blair Witch is an outstanding horror game with great atmosphere, puzzles, and story. »
« Landing just a handful of months after its E3 reveal, Blair Witch stands proudly as one of my favourite indie surprises of 2019. Its ever-morphing and vastly expansive setting of the Black Hills Forrest always evokes chills and I like how the ‘found footage’ trope that defined the 1999 movie was used here in inventive ways during puzzle sequences. I did, however, find myself getting lost far too frequently and the forced moments of stealth were really a test of my patience during the final elongated chapter. That said, Blair Witch is not one that should be missed horror fans, even for those unfamiliar with the movie or Bloober Team’s previous work. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
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« Olha isso aqui é um simulador de caminhada na floresta a noite para ser sincero, o jogo não tem terror nenhum, tenta te dar algum sustos com passos no mato e tals mas fora isso nada impressiona, o gráfico é ok, mas ficar girando na floresta que nem um bêbado brincando de adoleta é complicado, jogo não faz nada além de ganhar tempo para que tu fique mais tempo em um cenário só, talvez equipe do jogo estivesse com preguiça de fazer um cenário ... corre disso cara, esse jogo é horrivel »
« A great horror **** can really run into the main character with fevers and the story around this one is also more than captivating!The gameplay is unique and really good too!All in one very well aged horror game! »
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« Eines von Bloobers besseren Games. Es hat im Gameplay ein Paar Schwächen und Bullit nervt oft hart, aber ansonsten ist das ein sehr solides Horror Game mit solider Story und Atmosphäre. Die Idee mit der Kamera, die die Realität manipuliert ist cool, passt aber auch irgendwie nicht in das Franchise rein. Kann man gemischt bewerte. Ich kann das Game aber jedem Horrorfan empfehlen. »
« The atmosphere and suspense in the game are at a very high level, even higher than Hollywood. There are interesting game mechanics, doggy again. But not all mechanics work in such a way that it is pleasant to play with them, and combat and stealth do not leave the best overall impression. »
« Game at the start was good and made sense. But after that the story was unexplained and confusing. At the endgame play there was no story telling. It felt like walking simulator. Ending was bland and boring i saw there diffrent endings but all of them are the same. »
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