Crow Country Reviews
This lushly detailed game with a chunkily retro polygonal protagonist is a gorgeous homage to landmark titles of the past
There’s nothing negative I can say about Crow Country; The puzzles were great and backtracking to different areas didn’t feel like a chore. I found controls very responsive and the enemies do great at being an obstacle and not a hindrance. Crow Country’s way of adding more difficulty as the game progresses by adding fake items, traps and larger creatures was great. Crow Country is short, sweet, and filled with a lot of personality! I am awarding it the Thumb Culture Platinum Award. If you love the classic PS1 style horror games like Silent Hill, Resident Evil and Clock Tower, then I highly recommend this game.
It does all of this with the trappings of the classics, yet makes the genre approachable to newcomers. It’s a must-play for fans of survival horror, whether you’re put off by the ‘90s games or itching for that old-school experience all these years later.
Crow Country doesn’t exactly rewrite the playbook for survival horror. It leans pretty heavily on those that came before it. However, what it builds on top of the foundation is extraordinarily impressive. This is easily one of the best horror games I’ve played, and it doesn’t even seem like it’s trying that hard. It maybe lacks some of the more psychological themes that have made others stick firmly in my memory, but the playfulness and confidence of Crow Country more than make up for that. It’s definitely worth a visit.
The aesthetics, densely packed environment and, at times, challenging combat go together to create a really enjoyable survival horror experience that results in Crow Country promising to be a sleeper candidate for my game of the year.
Crow Country might not be a new genre-defining title, as its aspirations in both scares and scale are reasonably modest. It is, however, an excellent journey into a deftly rendered setting, and it's hard to find significant fault with its intimate understanding of what makes this sort of thing tick. Crow Country is an assured love letter to the original crop of classic survival horror titles, but what really matters is that it's a delightful new entry in its own right.
Crow Country is one of the best experiences of the year so far, and we think it will be talked about in the same tones as last year's Signalis for its sheer creativity and efforts to reignite passion for the survival-horror genre.
Crow Country is the perfect kind of nostalgic trip, one that doesn’t bait players along in hopes of being more of the same thing they remembered. The best games of its type work to wedge themselves into the library of classics they were inspired by. Crow Country looks, sounds, and plays similar to old 32- and 64-bit games because it is, not because it wants to be.
Crow County is a wonderful love letter to the survival horror releases of the 90s that captures the essence of the era perfectly. The best part of all? It’s not afraid to embrace some modern ideas to make the experience more intuitive and accessible for all players. Between the wonderful old-school visuals, the intriguing storytelling, the exciting combat scenarios, and the clever puzzling, Crow Country will really hook fans of the survival horror genre in from start to end. And if you enjoyed its inspirations back in the day? It’ll feel even more special to play.
Crow Country feels classic and modern at the same time, offering its own take on the old-school survival horror genre.
Crow Country is a modern survival horror title that draws from the best aspects of Silent Hill and Resident Evil to create an immersive, fun experience that will draw in both devoted fans of the genre and those who have never tried it before. From its story to its graphics, it brings back the elements of survival horror that we love the most, while putting its own unique spin on the classics.
Overall, Crow Country is a title I can easily recommend. The interesting puzzles and captivating world-building kept me hooked throughout my playthrough. Each of these elements blended nicely too, and created a package that felt realistic, rewarding, and engaging. Though I found the combat to be tricky in the beginning, I have no issues recommending this game to people who are familiar with survival horror titles or even those who have not spent much time with the genre.
Crow Country is a love letter for fans of classic survival horror, an outstanding adventure that captures the essence of the genre perfectly. Despite the classic cut of the adventure, there is no lack of integration of more modern mechanics that favor playability, and its difficulty selector, despite being unpopular due to one of its levels without enemies, is a success for a larger audience. to the genre. Without being perfect, Crow Country will take us back to that 32-bit generation where the foundations of the genre were established, something that is definitely worth it.
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Crow Country is a well written story survival-horror adventure that keeps you dig through the abandoned theme park for clues and missing objects while unravelling the story of Mr. Crow. It feels like a labor of love for old school genre classics and horror tropes. The PS1-era graphics add a lot of flavor to the mix as well.
It’s hard to capture the experience of playing a PlayStation 1 horror game for the first time. Yet, somehow, Crow Country succeeds. Equal parts a love letter and a response to the horror of days long gone, it recaptures both the aesthetic and magic of early 3D horror games, balancing modern updates with classic touches. Though light on fear, Crow Country is a well-polished experience that expertly nails the old-school aesthetic.
If you’ve been frustrated by the state of some retro horrors, or even if you haven’t, this is a fine addition to the genre that deserves to be ranked highly among the modern examples. Aside from those bastard traps, it’s a damn good bit of body horror.
Crow Country threw me back to my childhood days of sitting in front of a CRT TV with a controller in hand, while streamlining the less desirable, archaic sensibilities. Familiar elements and tropes are well-executed, and the perfect runtime of four to five hours allows it to end on a high before it overstays its welcome due to its smaller scope. Perfect for a weekend! I thoroughly enjoyed my time playing Crow Country and I am looking forward to what SFB cooks up next!
Between atmosphere, mechanics, and storytelling, Crow Country gets caw-fully close to bonafide classic status in the survival-horror pantheon.
Crow Country is an homage to the whole survival horror genre of PS1 era.
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