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Summary: Good Atmosphere/music
Review: After having just played the very interesting demo, I must say this game is going to be very good if it is like this. While I had my doubts the Nocturne engine is perfect for giving a dark and moody setting that this game needs, along with the frighteningly scary sound effects and graphics. Although originally the Nocturne engine required high specs like the person below said, they are modifying the engine for this game to make it less demanding. Overall it should be an interesting experience, and you can't beat the price. Download the demo and see what I mean.
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Summary: A Must Have for Horror Video Game Fans
Review: After reading several reviews for this game (both here and in other publications), I was prepared for disappointment. What a surprise it was then to find that this game is intelligent, beautifully designed (yes, even with the much maligned Nocturne engine), and legitimately scary. The game, like the movie, generates fear not from direct confrontation (though there is a great deal of that), but from anticipation. The game, with it's vulnerable main character, skewed camera angles and unsettling sound effects, sets the player up for quite a few good frights and a constant feeling of dread. The developers at Terminal Reality have created a superb game with wonderful atmosphere and a great storyline. The only major fault with the game is the awkward controls. I have found though, that if you take a couple minutes to customize the keys to your own comfort, this problem can be overcome. This is the best horror game I have played since Resident Evil 2.
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Summary: Rustin Parr reaches new heights of creepiest for the genre
Review: At first glance, Rustin Parr looks like it should be passed off as a joke. The intro to the game is odd and far from what you would expect from a blair witch title. Get past the intro and the game picks up drastically. To be honest, the game suffers a lot from it's oblvious beginnings. In fact, it seems some of the game (namely the beginning) was developed before acquiring it's "Blair Witch" license. You start off in a secret underground government headquarters known as "Spookhouse" as FBI agent Doc Holiday. Doc Holiday is a an attractive young detective who is being guided and directed by a military leader and some-sort of kirate sensei. First impressions are not on the side of this one. Why is there a sensei when Doc Holiday does not in anyway use any form of martial arts in the game. This just adds to the out of place and irrevelance factors that infect the game's initial impression. The game pushes you into a room of confusion and frustration. This inevitability makes you want to instantly put the game down and walk away. Goofy controls, choppy animations, and meaningless chatter amongst characters puts you in a dreadful disposition. Horror takes a new meaning. The intro was designed to give you a feel for the controls of the game but seems far distant in it's relation to the rest of it. Choppy animation plagues the beginning and settles it's way all the way through. Buggy and just careless. Some tweaking with keyboard configuration and mouse sensitivity are necessary in order to master the controls. And some monitor adjustments with brightness and contrasts are also required in order to get the proper "fix". Get past the intro and you are on you way into a very satisfying title. Burkittsville, the town in which Rustin Parr resides, is where all the fun begins and really where the game should have started. Your assignment is to investigate the murders of 6 children who were all mutiliatted by a really small town hermit Rustin Parr in his basement (sound familiar?). The small town of Burkittsville, Maryland seems to be the perfect scene for this horror-inflicted blair witch project. Minor frustrations remain but the enticing creepiness and story leave you drawn to the game's gravitional pull. And you won't be able to put it down until it leaves you hanging for Volume II.
Gameplay lacks much in controls and action. Combat with the dead is more of an annoyance than actual fun. Combat is more of a chore routine to progress to the real awards: Revealing storyline and entriguing puzzles. And that's exactly what makes up for the clumsy controls and weak combat, the intense progression of storyline and the appropriate level of challenging puzzles.
Also, the environments will leave you sweating at the edge of your seat. It's the scariest, creepiest game I ever played resembling authentic north-eastern Fall landscape. The subtle crackle of the woods with dynamic lighting and shadows are enough to mess with your head. Add in the cries of children in the distance and you have one terrifying title that emulates it's theatrical counterpart. When you lose your way in these woods, you really feel lost and desperate to get back. Despite clumsy controls and combat, the daemons, zombies, ghosts, and creatures in this game all add to the intensity with their haunting animations, creepiness, growls, and sneakiness. The town itself is enough make your heart thump faster against your chest with it's small town eccentric attitude and feel. And characters of the town are very dynamic which adds to the overall story and dimensional texture. Getting caught up in the hauntings of Rustin Parr is what makes this game. So turn out the lights and enjoy this thrill ride.
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Summary: Scary but didn't need action scenes.
Review: Blair Witch: Rustin Parr is an excellent scarefest. As soon as I started looking for clues in the dark, my hair started to stand on it ends! The sounds and the shadows make this a must see.However, it seems like it was designed as a sequel to Nocturne. You have to go through "zombie" killing training and there is a "dream" sequence where you must kill zombies. This ruined the story for me. Blair Witch is effective when it is about what you can't see. If they would have left the "killing" and the graphic violence out, this would have been an effective adventure game, on the lines of Kings Quest. I give this came a B-.
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Summary: Truly Scary
Review: Despite the critics, the gameplay of Blair Witch is certainly improved over Nocturne. The game is truly scary. The graphics and the sounds add an eerie element that is awesome. After playing the demo, I think it will be the best horror game to date. Download it and see for yourself. This is a must buy.
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Summary: This game is Far better than the movie
Review: First let me say that I did not like the Blair Witch movie. I thought it was a waste of my money to the extreme. If I want to watch 3 kids yell at each other for an hour I have siblings. If I did not get this as a gift I would not have bought it. However I am in love with this game. I can not remember being so scared playing a game in a long time. It is moody, scarey, and makes me want to turn on all the lights. If you like serious horor get this game.
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Summary: 6 STARS-Blair Witch Episode 1: Rustin Parr 1941
Review: First of all I'd like to say that this is by far the best adventure game since Resident Evil. If you like playing games like Resident Evil 1 or 2, You will love this game. There were points in the game were I was at the edge of my seat for almost an hour straight. When you play this game, MAKE SURE YOU TURN OFF ALL THE LIGHTS AND MAKE SURE ITS NIGHT TIME!!! Oh! And turn up the sound. Ive never been scared while playing a game before. NEVER!!!!!......well...until I played this game that is. Scarier than the movie. DAMN! Oh, did I mention it's very fun too. The only thing I didnt care for is the cheesey tutorial.
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Summary: Blair Witch Episode 1: Rustin Parr is a gem
Review: For [the price], one could expect the quality in a game like that of Deer Hunter - a game your dog could play drunk on NyQuill. BW: Rustin Parr however is a real treat that encapsulates the Blair Witch theme. Terminal Reality's Rustin Parr is actually based on their Nocturne engine, a diamond in the rough adventure game which came out many months ago. The first edition in this three part series from Godless Goofs, I mean God Games. Coupled with an excellent storyline and TR's excellent Nocturne interface, the game play is easy after you figure out how to effectively use the interface. Timelined in the early fourties, you play Doc Holiday, a character from Nocturne, to investigate the murders of Parr. There are lots of scary moments, hair-raising sounds, which gives you a true sense thas this was a well thought out adventure. Mind you, you will have to spend a lot of time running through the forest, but there are lots of clues to pick up along the way to keep the game interesting. ...I would however like to see a good forum for this game like other companies are now doing for their products. I want to talk about this game with other players.
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Summary: BAD BAD BAD Camera view and CHOPPY Frames
Review: Frankly I am SHOCKED that this game received so many great reviews! The game seems to have a good story line and the graphics seem decent, but your control on your character movement is pitiful!!! Everytime your character walks a few feet, the frame changes....your character may have had the camera view behind her (which I prefer), and then when you move to a new frame, the camera may be in front of you. So often you're looking at your character as a mirror image and your cursor to control your character is reversed...then next frame, you could find your charter side ways! It's insane! I suppose you could program the controls for all mouse-clicking instead of using curor keys to move your character, but I hate mouse-click movement games...my finger gets tired! :-) My frustration was so great, that I never completed the first mission. As far as "puzzle" games go, I've enjoyed "Dracula - The Last Sanctuary," and "The Longest Journey." Unfortunately, they have a lot of frame changes and point and click as well, but at least the camera consistantly follows my character!
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Summary: It is funny to read some of these idiot reviews
Review: Funny, those who say it is like the movie are wrong. It deals with the history not kids in the woods. The person saying that it is a Nocturne mod and that the Stranger is the main character is wrong. Doc Holiday is the character. The person siting 1GB of storage and 100MB of RAM is wrong - that was for Nocturne. Blair Witch has lower system requirements. The only right thing to say is that the game is scary, interesting, and has a great storyline. The heck with the buy Quake, etc. comments. If you like a good story, and lots of eye candy, this is a great game for just $19.95.
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