Haunted House
Haunted House est un visual novel développé et publié par Saitoki, sorti le 24 décembre 2020 sur PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux et navigateur web. Réalisé avec le moteur Ren'Py, ce titre bref propose une expérience narrative centrée sur l'exploration d'une maison hantée. La presse a salué ses combats de boss, son gameplay furtif et ses améliorations, certains critiques le présentant comme une reprise réussie d'une ancienne propriété Atari, tandis que des joueurs sur Metacritic y voient une mise à jour réussie de l'original malgré un élément frustrant non précisé.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« With superb bosses, solid stealth gameplay, and rewarding upgrades and gadgets to utilise, Haunted House is one great Halloween game. »
« A fun take on the roguelike genre, and yet another successful ressurection of an old Atari property, Haunted House is well worth picking up – even outside of Halloween. Its cartoon-like art style is charming, and – dare I say it – its sneaky stealth mechanics are surprisingly enjoyable. »
« Haunted House from developer Orbit Studio and publisher Atari is a fantastic upgrade to the original 2600 game. The rogue-lite adventure is packed full of strategy with a properly grindy backbone that will encourage you to come back for more. The game also carries some faults which are small road bumps that you will occasionally feel on your journey. It is certainly worth a go, especially if you’re a fan of the original. »
« Haunted House is a very challenging roguelite game, that needs a lot of patience, not just for the gameplay mechanics, but also to stomach the bugs and start all over again if needed. It is a great upgrade over the original game, that emphasizes stealth and a tactical approach, but can feel grindy. If you are looking for a game to entertain you for Halloween or for a roguelite that will test your mettle, Haunted House is a great choice. But if you do not have the patience to try over and over again, many times not because of your fault, you will only experience frustration. »
« Haunted House is exactly what you expect from a conventional roguelite, favoring stealth over direct combat. Abusing a cartoonish artistic style, it offers good but sometimes unstable mechanics, as well as a solid but repetitive and not always rewarding progression model. »
« Overall, Haunted House is fun for a while, but it begins to lose it’s charm the further you get into it. The game is okay for a few runs, but you may begin to lose interest quickly and want to stop. It’s a decent remake for sure, though very average overall and just not as compelling or satisfying as other roguelites or even other Atari remakes available. Maybe try a demo before purchasing to see if this will appeal to you. »
« Haunted House takes a classic, and brings it into the modern age, by introducing stealthy elements to a Roguelite. It almost pulls it off too, if not for its repetitive room design and a few too many bugs which pull players out of the game a little too quickly. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Good game and a successful update to the original. Filled with Easter eggs and call backs to Atari’s great history. The only thing frustrating is the lack of progression made with each run. It made the game feel quite grind-y at times. Overall, it was a blast and I had a great time stepping into Graves Manor once again. »
