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• gamedeal user

  Dec 25, 2021

  A great return to form for a niche series that's been losing it's charm with each new release. While I still don't think this reaches the unsettling and atmospheric heights of the first game, it's by far the closest the developer has gotten. _____ SIGHTS AND SOUNDS - Going back to the black and white aesthetic from the first game was a smart choice, as it coats this game in a nice found-footage esq atmosphere that hasn't been in the series since the first game. This has also made the game much harder as a result as well, having less visual info to go off of to find anomalies. Luckily this gets balanced out by all the environments being far less densely packed than previous games. As for sounds, I do think this game could benefit from having ambience of some kind, all the games could even. It shouldn't be there all the time, but a little bit could go a long way into creating a far tenser experience. Asides from that the game sounds mostly fine. It's sometimes far better to be more reserved in sound design than being too excessive. _____ HOW IT PLAYS - In-case you aren't familiar, this is spot the difference but with an unsettling horror twist to it. You look around cams to spot objects that move, disappear, get added, but occasionally something more dangerous gets added, like a man who shouldn't be there, or worse. Luckily this game did away with a lot of superfluous anomalies from previous games, like the growing and shrinking ones which were always a bit boring and annoying. However here is where I'm going to list probably my biggest negative with this game. It's not really that scary or unsettling unfortunately. While it could just be me having poor luck, almost every intruder I've experienced has been far more comical than they have scary. There's a fine line between unsettling and comedic, and I feel this game has unfortunately dipped too much in the comedic side with so many intruders being unrealistically disfigured or contorted. There's a few great ones, like [url=https://i.imgur.com/YYpCgKc.jpg]the man under the sauna[/url], but so many are too [url=https://i.imgur.com/uA7kKxa.jpg]ridiculous to be taken seriously[/url]. The game is still tense and scary from time to time, but I feel far less on edge than I would playing the first game as the threats in that one felt just grounded enough to be creepy instead of funny. _____ WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED - More anomalies that imply a threat or that something is wrong would do a lot in making the very boring anomalies a lot more tense. This game already does do a lot of those types of things actually, tools being missing, doors being opened, lights being turned off, etc, but I feel they could all be elevated further to be more tense somehow. Maybe what this gameplay needs is a shift in premise, like you're monitoring/defending your own home instead of it being your job. - I personally prefered the previous games' UI for reporting, being small, compact, and more limited feeling. (In a good way. I had to search for what I wanted to report in previous versions.) - More "dynamic" events could be really cool and tense. More intruders that move between cameras, or have to be found multiple times, or try to fight against you reporting them. Basically expanding the gameplay beyond just seeing and reporting. _____ SUMMARY - Overall I think this is pretty damn good for what it is. It's nice to see the developer listening to the criticism their fans had and applying it directly to a new game. While I did list above that I think the original game is still scarier, this is a gigantic step in the right direction that led to a fun, enjoyable game that I can easily recommend others to try out. As a small side-summary: These games are great fun to play with friends while screensharing, with everyone trying to spot the small changes before getting shocked at the sudden naked man on screen. It's a ton of fun!
• gamedeal user

  Dec 29, 2021

  I'm a big fan of the Observation Duty games and I can say that I was slightly disappointed by 3 as I wasn't really a big fan of the ability to walk around and I missed the kind of weird "job" feeling that you had from the first game. This addresses both of those things I didn't like for what is truly a fun and creepy "spot the differences" kind of game! Pros: - Love the return to security cameras after the 3rd game was in 1st person view. - The anomalies can be sneaky and subtle - Still has a weird and creepy sense of humor - The anomalies have been a little bit simplified so it's a bit more obvious what the problem is (but not always, more on that) - I still have no idea if it's the game or just the fact that I live near an airport, but I can hear random noises that I'm pretty sure are little audio nuggets in the game to add tension or a sense of paranoia. - The game drives you to gaslight yourself. "I saw something! Wait...maybe...no...there's something happening right now...no I'm just crazy...WAIT" Cons: - The categorization of some anomalies is annoying. So technically the game tells you this, but only in a menu tool tip that ghosts are transparent and intruders are not. So forgive me if a baby wailing with glowing demon eyes is just an intruder. Or better yet, a headless man standing isn't a corpse, but an intruder. Sometimes I just wonder. - It's a relatively short game, but for the price, I really can't complain too much. If you like spot the difference games, this is a really fun one. Maybe not for you if you wanted more horror, but I can say the creepy vibes are certainly here. Cons:
• gamedeal user

  Jan 1, 2022

  the true horror is the naked fat dude
• gamedeal user

  Jan 5, 2022

  I glad sex neked man back
• gamedeal user

  Jan 5, 2022

  based and ghostpilled
• gamedeal user

  Jan 11, 2022

  Wish there were achievements and steam cards, amazing game, very fun and worth the buy. I stream it with my friends and we play together.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 24, 2022

  ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☑ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second live for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☑ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10
• gamedeal user

  Feb 10, 2022

  This game is a real test of your observational skills. Memory and a keen eye for every little detail are key to getting through a single 6 hour (in game) shift on any level. That aside, this game feels like a heavy inspiration of the FNAF series, mainly in the sense that you're watching security cameras and keeping track of moving objects. The twist? Every room in whatever building you're currently watching is subject to a wide variety of anomalous activity, ranging from the mundane movement/disappearance of objects to actual paranormal activity and intruders. Some anomalies are easy to spot, but others will really keep you checking over and over until you notice. As you keep switching from monitor to monitor, you always feel uneasy and on edge. You know that despite your constant surveillance, you know damn well something's watching you in return. Hiding, waiting, hoping you overlook something and make mistakes. Even the obvious changes will have you freaked out, wondering just what exactly causes all this anomalous activity. Though I'm very much late to the series with this being its fourth installment, it's a type of gameplay that will no doubt keep the player coming back for more. There's even a few secrets that you may not find until successive runs, so keep your eyes peeled! And nothing in this game is more satisfying than seeing your shift to the end, and knowing how many differences you were able to spot without missing too much. I plan on eventually playing through the last three entries, and I'm very much excited to see when the next entry will release. Good job, Notovia. You're doing a good job scaring the shit out of me and keeping me on edge.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 14, 2022

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• gamedeal user

  Feb 15, 2022

  As a huge fan of horror, honestly this series was not at all like I expected. (But in a good way) at first I wasn't too keen because it wasn't as spooky as I thought. I actually grew to love this series, especially 4, I feel like it is great mental exercise, and quite fun at that; also very rewarding when you finish a level. Sometimes before playing other games I warm up with a game of Observation Duty 4, It's hard to explain but it makes me feel focused and get my timing and coordination warmed up in a way that not really any other game can. On a totally unrelated note I am leaving a positive review for one extra reason. I've had my old parents play every game, from modern FPSes, to racing games, rogue-like games, even the most simple games like Pong, or totally narrative driven games, even card game video games - no matter how hard I tried they never found anything enjoyable that they wanted to play again. This is literally the first and only game series I can actually sit down with them, we can all play together, and they genuinely find it fun and challenging. Especially since they think it is good for their memory and staying mentally sharp as they age. Sometimes we all play together, or sometimes they see if they can beat a level just the two of them. It's so much fun to watch them so focused, and work together, playing a game. When literally, all my father wanted to play was Chess, and It was like torture for him to have him play any video game at all. So honestly, I can't thank Notovia enough for that, I finally have something we can all play and enjoy, which I was starting to think was impossible; so glad I found the series.