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125. 9th Gate Malaysian Horror (9.5 points)
Nominated by: ihatethiscpu (4/5 remaining)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t9etXp4szM

Importance: 1
Fear: 4
Snake: 4.5

This very low-budget horror game comes from an area of horror we rarely if ever see in the gaming medium, and one I'm honestly not even the most well-versed. Being low budget however, concessions had to be made, and unfortunately, they are very much to the detriment of this game. It's a PT-lite, revolving around a loop & ritual that must be performed to continue on, all while a spirt of some sort is looking to make your day not-so-good. I like the idea of this game for sure, but honestly, the seemingly store-bought assets & overly-glossy "huge" look of simple in-game objects bring me out of the experience mighty quick. Ideas such as a listening mode and cell phone interface are half-done at best, and when the spirit does finally make itself known, the game does very little to sell you on the idea, expecting the gameplay and execution of it to carry the fear all its own. I don't want to bash on what is very much a smaller game company, there was clearly an effort here, with enjoyable voice acting in that survival horror sense and a potentially interesting plot. But, sometimes you have to work in your limits, and maybe this style of game just wasn't the right fit for them.

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