Forgive Me Father Reviews
Forgive Me Father offers an evening or two of fast, somewhat fun, but mostly simplistic and repetitive FPS action, served along a paper-thin pseudo-Lovecraftian tale that few will care about. Once these one or two evenings are done, there's no reason to keep on playing this nice, but otherwise forgettable shooter.
Forgive Me Father is a painfully average shooter that has a lot of good ideas on paper, but never executes them effectively. As a result, its disjointed areas, upgrade system, and overall level of polish leaves much to be desired.
In the end it’s hard to look at this as anything but a missed opportunity, where the mix of old and new doesn’t quite come together. The horror aspirations amount to little more than set dressing. Fast-paced shooting is where Forgive Me Father settles, a place where enemies move in predefined patterns and strafing is just about all you need to do to survive. As fun as that can be in doses, there’s little incentive to keep going once you realise that’s all there is.
Forgive Me Father is a Doom-clone as many are seeing in the last period. A concentration of extreme splatter, comic graphics, Lovecraftian suggestions and some small RPG ambitions that however ends up collapsing under the weight of some anachronistic and superficial game and level design choices.
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Cthulhu's face didn't smile again.
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If you like retro shooters and the atmosphere of Lovecraftian tales is particularly close to your heart, you will like Forgive Me Father. Despite the shallow plot, the game works hard to make us feel like real protagonists of the prose of Providence Solitaire. The comic style is well suited to Byte Barrel's work, and the gameplay of Forgive Me Father is properly entertaining. Now we just have to wait for the new chapter of this horror shooter, since Forgive Me Father 2 is coming out on October 19th!
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Forgive Me Father runs at a brisk clip as well with no performance issues at all. Regardless of how many sprites were been chucked at me, the game ran flawlessly. However, that seems to come at a price where resolution is concerned. The game does seem to be using a dynamic resolution which looks to be very aggressive while also kicking it at strange times. I’ve been surrounded by hordes while the resolution looked great while at other times, with one or two enemies on screen, the environment would look terribly smeared.
What Byte Barrels has launched is more than good enough for now. Its pulpy comic book take on cosmic horror and retro shooters is a winning combination. Yes, it’s nowhere near the first game to utilize Lovecraft or a retro aesthetic, but crucially, it does so on its own terms.
Forgive Me Father is basically mix of Lovecraft and John Romero and if that is something that sounds appealing to you, you shouldn't be disappointed.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
These faults weren't enough to deter me from sinking over 10 hours into Forgive Me Father. There's a lot to love about the game, especially if you turn down certain elements in the audio options. Classic shooters live or die on a handful of core elements, and for the most part, Forgive Me Father meets those needs: a strong shotgun that decimates enemies, fast-paced action that constantly has you adjusting tactics, and hidden secret areas scattered across the levels. Some of this falls to the wayside when you're craving the next ammo drop that the game refuses to provide you, but it's an otherwise enjoyable shooter that's dripping with character. It provides plenty of joy with a dose of Cthulhu madness on the side.
If you have the time for another retro FPS in your life, Forgive Me Father will provide some solid entertainment. The fact that it’s fairly inexpensive and has Lovecraft-inspired enemies will be attractive to some, too. There are better examples available in the genre though. So, while it’s in no way a bad game, it’s hard to call it essential. It’s simply an enjoyable but unspectacular old-fashioned romp.
Forgive Me Father mixes the tried and true mechanics of classic FPS's with an atmosphere so thick it couldn't be cut through with a hail of bullets.
Forgive Me Father is a frantic and fun horror FPS packed full of twisted enemies, inventive weapons and just enough mystery to keep you hooked.
Forgive Me Father is certainly atmospheric and a lot of fun, although fans of retro boomer shooters will find much more to like than those who prefer a more modern approach.
The game is colourful, fun (at least for me) and appropriately dark and horrific. There are plenty of interesting adversaries, from classic zombies to Cthulhu monsters. There's also a variety of environments, so you can look forward to a hospital, a church, a castle, or a city development. So don't be afraid to immerse yourself in a world of madness inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's worst nightmares.
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First and foremost Forgive Me Father is fun old-school FPS.
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A peculiar FPS that will appeal to those who love H.P. Lovecraft, to those who miss the legendary DOOM of the past and to those who are ready to ignore some flaws in the name of old-fashioned fun.
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Forgive Me Father was a game I didn't know at all, but as soon as I saw it it captivated me right away, and I'm glad I was able to experience this game as it not only brings with it a dose of nostalgia, but adds a layer of its own, both creepy and euphorizing. This is definitely a product that Byte Barrel should be proud of.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Putting special focus on the visuals has put Forgive Me Father in a different class from most boomer shooters and this coupled with magnificent sound effects delivers a unique atmosphere that elevates the high speed action that is the signature of this genre.
Review in Persian | Read full review
I wasn’t a huge fan of this in Early Access. It was a great idea but more of an unpolished diamond than something I would have raved about. I’m glad I went back to this title in its final release as all the issues I had with the game have been addressed. It’s more of a complete package and meets the expectations I had when it dropped into my inbox many moons ago. It’s with great and disturbed pleasure that I take back most of my grievances with Forgive Me Father, open my arms in my mentally weak state and offer my soul to Dagon.