Amnesia: The Dark Descent

By now, you've probably heard folks talking about the pants-wettingly terrifying game, Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Myself, I've never been one to get swept up in the hype for a game, as so few actually live up to expectations. But my god, is Amnesia the exception. It has its flaws, but if someone tells you it's scary, they're not telling you the half of it.

So, you start the game and instantly you're plunged directly into the main character's shoes. And right there is my first commendation for this game. In most first-person adventures, I never really feel like I'm actually my character. It always feels like I'm controlling someone else, rather than physically being in the situation myself, which is what the first-person perspective shoots for. In Amnesia, despite the main character being British (which I am not), and instantly being named Daniel (which is not my name), somehow, something was inexplicably different. I really felt like it was ME waking up in that bleak stone room, and ...