I’m curious what sort of shortcomings you saw? I’m no expert of the genre, but foe me I thought it was just very samey in gameplay, while still bringing some interesting twist to the table with the masks. And as you said, that art direction is incredible. Still, it felt very much like Eden Ring in Italia. Not necessarily a bad thing, I suppose. I’m still tempted to get it.
It’s one of the more memorable ones for some reason. And like all the best horror stories, there is no gore at all. Just that horrible DRR DRR DRR DRR sound…