{"id":12671,"date":"2019-09-06T00:49:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T07:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/blair-witch-review-captures-the-essence-of-the-films-relatively-well\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T17:34:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T01:34:25","slug":"blair-witch-review-captures-the-essence-of-the-films-relatively-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/blair-witch-review-captures-the-essence-of-the-films-relatively-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Blair Witch Review \u2013 Captures the Essence of the Films Relatively Well"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blair Witch\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBloober Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

1999\u2019s Blair Witch Project<\/em> was somewhat of an anomalous movie in a couple of ways. Not only was it one of the rare American horror films which incorporated subtlety (as opposed to showing you the antagonists up front), it also kick-started the whole found footage\/shaky cam craze that legions of filmmakers would copy for years to come.<\/p>\n

I thought it was great\u2014it scared you by utilizing your imagination rather than being too overt. In other words, what you couldn\u2019t see was scarier than what you could. For instance, during the second act of the film, one of the campers in the woods goes missing. His companions find some of his bloody teeth and hair, but not much else. Later, they hear what sounds like him moaning from somewhere off in the woods; begging for help. That\u2019s just plain creepy.<\/p>\n

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When I\u2019d heard about Bloober Team\u2019s new horror take on the Blair Witch legend, I was pretty stoked. After all, these are the same game developers who made the psychological horror masterpiece, Layers of Fear.<\/p>\n

The game returns to the Black Hills forest of Burkittsville, Maryland, just like the film. However, the game takes place a couple of years after the events of the film. You play as Ellis, a former soldier and cop who is searching for a missing boy. Unfortunately, Ellis suffers from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) so you\u2019ll witness some pretty trippy dream-like sequences ala Layers of Fear,<\/em> throughout the game.<\/p>\n

The game starts out perfectly. The forest is hauntingly beautiful by day. Autumnal leaves crackle underfoot and the trees themselves are both large and stoic as their thick branches tower overhead. Birds chirp as they glide through the air and winding creeks babble in the background. One thing that the devs got right about Blair Witch<\/em> is the atmosphere.<\/p>\n

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Eventually, the dimmer switch is hit and everything becomes cloaked in darkness. The once stoic trees now seem sinister and closed in, and the feeling of vastness becomes much more claustrophobic and intrusive. You\u2019ll definitely feel the tension rise.<\/p>\n

However, as soon as you think you\u2019ve struck horror gold, things start to detract from this brilliant setup. Invisible walls are oh-not-so-subtle ways of prodding your forward through the game\u2019s rather linear path and you\u2019ll find yourself constantly looking for clues behind every rock and shrub.<\/p>\n

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Ellis has a couple of ways of contacting other characters within the game\u2019s world; his cellphone and a three channel walkie-talkie. In an interesting gaming mechanic twist, who you make and answer calls from affects how your particular game plays out.<\/p>\n

Other contributing factors that impact the game\u2019s conclusion are how you treat your trusty canine side-kick, Bullet, as well as what you do when you come across scattered twig-things (the ones made famous in the film) that you\u2019ll encounter throughout the game.<\/p>\n

Bullet is relatively well-trained and will (for the most part) obey your commands. He\u2019ll search areas for items that may be important and then return to whatever position you ordered him from. If you\u2019re the cold-hearted type you might reprimand him for not carrying out your orders perfectly enough. But if you\u2019re an animal lover like me, you\u2019ll praise the pooch as he barks happily on.<\/p>\n

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Towards the end of this rather short horror experience (it can be completed in about 3.5 hours), all of the paranormal activities begin to pick up in frequency. There are a few jump scares here and there, but Blair Witch\u2019s<\/em> real scares are the ones you peek around a gloomy-looking tree or enter through a creaky door; in other words, fear of the unknown.<\/p>\n

SCORE: 73%<\/p>\n

Blair Witch <\/em>has some pretty nice looking graphics that make its horror-based gameplay truly shine. However, you want to have a pretty beefy gaming PC or gaming laptop in order to play it at a decent framerate. So, you may just want to invest in a decent gaming rig:<\/p>\n

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