From the pain of both psychological and physical scars to the fear and anger displayed by the patients. Mental health issues that many of us may have experienced. In Sound Mind covers a vast host of emotions and mental health issues. The game is great at never overusing each concept with the tools or weapons, and enemies are challenging at the start, but never impossible progress in-game and player development of skills allow for growth and reduction of feeling fear when seeing enemies. The torch used to see in the dark is used to defend against certain enemies, and these are just a few tools used throughout the game. Items used in the game, such as the glass shard, can be used to attack but are also used to see things that the naked eye cannot see this includes text on the wall, hidden items, spectres, and much more. I found myself using the pistol for battling most enemies. Weapons range from a blade of glass to a pistol, flare gun, and a shotgun, and all have their purposes. Extremely tight control schemes with a range of unique weapons and tools made for brilliant gameplay.
I played most of the game with a mouse and keyboard, but I did plug in a PS5 and Xbox controller to compare and found all the results were phenomenal. A fantastic original soundtrack.Īlthough the gameplay is not unique, it is very well constructed. Special mention to the soundtrack and the vinyl. Each of the stages has a unique world and colour scheme to match. Once you access the patients' minds through the recorded session, you must solve various puzzles and tasks to defeat the boss. Playing the recordings gives access to the recorded sessions, and these sessions are manifested as a level with the patient being the "end boss". These homes also allow the player to discover the patient's tape to be collected and taken back to Desmond's office to play. These items are usually text-heavy, such as diary entries, poems, doctor's notes, or objects that can be interacted with. Each room takes the player into the patient's home, discovering various items that build the world. In Sound Mind uses a centralised hub manifested as a hotel, and the accessible rooms relate to each patient. Playing the tape reveals more of the tale, expanding Desmond's character and setting the bar for what the player can expect further into the game. After collecting the cassette tapes, the player guides Desmond to his office to discover two noteworthy things: a beautiful cat and a tape player. Exploring Desmond's house, we find a few clues about who he is and a cassette tape.
Making our way to the end of the hall, we discover two available rooms, one Desmond's office and the other, accessing Desmond's home. A sharp change in the feel of the game is developing. After solving various puzzles and mechanical problems, the player can fix the lift and move to the hotel's second level.Ī shadowy figure appears and disappears at random, and each time they appear, the player might be startled in real life as the apparition has a strange appearance. Further exploration allows the players to craft a gun. A colourful liquid is randomly found on the ground or leaking from barrels and storage containers getting close to it causes Desmond pain, and the edges of his vision begin to blur. His only weapon against the darkness is a torch. Desmond needs to find his path from this place, finding random notes from an unknown source through the corridors. In Sound Mind begins with Desmond waking up in the basement of a hotel, it is dark, scary, and ominous sounds creep in the dark.
Desmond's interest is piqued because he begins to show similar problems he must solve what happened to his patients and ultimately try to save himself from a similar fate. The game follows Desmond Wales, a psychologist exploring why his recent patients have begun to display highly debilitating mental health issues preceding their deaths. In Sound Mind is an astonishing sci-fi adventure into the horrors of the human psyche.
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