Nice retro visuals, Runs terribly on Switch When you die you get the chance to start all over from the most recent auto-save slot, but do that a few more times than needed, and it's permanent bye-bye for our raspy-voiced vicar. Nevertheless, that era is exactly where Shotgun With Glitters takes its inspiration from, obvious by its, half tribute, half parody, spooky voxel action-adventure, The Padre. Whether played in handheld on docked, The Padre runs poorly at best, at worst it’s a slideshow. Your home for all your videogame needs. Or rather, it would be if there were more direction and a bit more polish. However, he doesn’t bother raiding his closet full of guns for his latest mission, as it only involves finding his old mentor, Benedictus. The Padre is a great idea, let down by a lack of proper direction and some frustratingly obtuse puzzle design. Murphy’s fading soul reached out one last time for material existence and he got one last chance from the Lord. I would suggest however that, for some without that background, the graphics may be an instant turn off as they do create some distance between the player and the game. That said, they can respawn at random and, now and again, have been known to attack before the room has fully loaded up. From the very beginning, this game manages to retain its sinister creepiness without ever feeling too serious. Fixed camera angles, low resolution visuals and zombies, or strange creatures at the very least. Case in point, 1992's Alone in the Dark, which pioneered survival horror, yet apart from its decent-to-good Lovecraftian atmosphere, is not exactly a big recommendation. His essence lingers around this item and with his remaining glimpse of sanity, he helps his possessor with advice. Our star is, as the name suggests, a priest, more akin to Father Karras than Father Ted, who is rendered emotionless by his enormous featureless white block head. The plot is simple; a Cardinal has gone missing and it is up to the Padre to enter the haunted mansion, solve puzzles, complete tasks, dispose of enemies and rescue him. Sure, such, old-school-flavoured difficulty is not an issue per se, but the execution (pardon the pun) leaves something to be desired, as it's more about trial and error, rather than skill - oh, and be careful not to open the 'Darkest Souls' board game, because everybody knows what will happen if you do so, right?! Entertainingly old school When it comes to the whole survival horror aspect, the only interesting part of The Padre is how it deals with failure. Now, maybe the developer wanted to convey the dread of early horror titles. Sign Up for Free Account Login. That is not to say that the Padre doesn’t come with its share of problems however. Guard the book with your life! The voxel visuals make everything look like 3D pixels, giving The Padre a very stylised look similar to that of the overlooked 3D Dot Game Heroes on PS3. A further minor complaint, I personally felt that the use of vibration through the controllers was overused and that meant that far from getting an early warning of something important or dangerous, I began to ignore it and attempt to use only what I could see. This is a huge issue when it comes to quite obtuse puzzle design, often without any clues given. Much of the artistry of this game is drawn straight from classics of both the gaming and movie world; the mansion itself takes inspirational tropes from the Universal and Hammer horror series where every dark corner, painting, mirror and creaky floorboard could contain an enemy just waiting to pounce. Once you scrounge together a few weapons, combat is simply a case of using ZL to block/aim, with ZR used to attack/shoot, and the enemies mostly consist of slow-moving beasties that often pose no real threat. The voice acting is smooth and the James Bond-esque one-liners delivered by the hero add some light to the dark overall feel. Even the first such enemy, a zombie in the first corridor, took me three attempts to pass as a result of the control issues. But you know what’s most frustrating about all this? The Padres (25-17) have scored 46 runs over their last seven games. In the end, all that's really left here is the puzzle solving... and it's not that great either. If you are interested in this style of game, definitely give it a go, but I won’t be counting this amongst one of the many hidden gems in the Switch library. 0 0 0 0. It certainly succeeded there! The difficulty level increases appropriately throughout from the more obvious ‘give the doll to the story reading zombie so she’ll drop a key to a cabinet’ to some of the more off the wall tasks in the late game. 0 . Simply put, because it perfectly encapsulates the experience of this game; dark, humorous, creepy and self-aware. The puzzles you will be required to complete are all relatively straightforward and should pose no real challenge to any experienced gamers. All reviews ball game baseball fan great stadium left field great seats baseball stadium center field the san diego padres home team behind home plate phil's bbq toyota terrace tony gwynn sight lines hall of fame gaslamp district craft beer tacos behind the scenes outfield mlb tickets.