The Medium is a horror game with innovative puzzles

The Citizen – Translated by: Mina Allah Ashraf

After Microsoft’s game The Medium was released on Thursday, it topped Google search indexes as it is expected to be one of the most exciting video games for 2021 and the first Xbox Series X-exclusive electronic game.

It was first revealed last year and appears to be one of the most promising offerings in the Xbox series, as it is based on elements of psychological horror backed up by more advanced hardware that sets it apart among the most popular games.

The Medium atmosphere is mysterious:

According to Mercury News, the gaming review site, the Advertising for the game suggests that its atmosphere is close to the game Evil Inside, but after its launch, players made sure it was different than expected.

The Medium was akin to Dark Pictures Anthology, a narrative game with an air of mystery in which players find themselves controlling Marian, the main character, who deals with the death of her adoptive father, the last son of the family. disappearing, feeling disconnected from powers. The superhero she’s dealt with all her life.

A place of secrets:

Then Marian receives a mysterious phone call telling her to go to the resort town of Niwa to get answers about her abilities, and upon her arrival she finds out that the place is a dilapidated ship dating from Poland’s communist past, c ‘is a place full of secrets, and the player must reveal them using Marian’s powers.

Supernatural abilities of the main character in The Medium game:

Marianne has the power to find hidden objects in the room and sense the emotions associated with them, and her powers can allow her to listen to moments from the past, so if a player picks up a phone, they can overhear conversations at from 15 years old. .

And his most important strength is that he can enter and interact with the spirit world, and here the events of the game begin to unfold between two different worlds, where Marian can see the spirits and communicate with them in the real world, and the place is very terrifying, especially with the presence of many evil spirits.

Along with psychological excitement and mystery, players find themselves in the midst of unusual puzzles that demand the use of their wits.

In the story, players will learn about the origin of this Communist-era ship, the mysterious events that took place there, as well as human tragedies, which will plunge them into exciting clashes.

4 flaws in Microsoft’s game:

1- Professional players have reported issues in the game such as times like chase scenes are not well designed and need to be played multiple times before players find out where they want to run.

2- Stealth scenarios are often exasperating. Because monsters like Mao, they’re invisible if they’re found in the real world, and it can be difficult to spot them in a generally dark game.

3- The game contains strange flares and visual errors that prevent players from getting the experience.

4- Some players felt that the end was uncertain and disappointing.