3/30/2024 0 Comments A scanner sombreUsing a VR headset and a hand scanner, you can view your surroundings as a heat map of scanned points, navigating by impromptu dot matrix. Everything is pitch black and you seem to have no means of casting light, but luckily you have a tech solution at hand. You are a spelunker, rousing at your camp at what seems to be the very bottom of a massive cave system. ![]() I can still appreciate what it sets out to do, but man, do I ever wish it did more than that. But it does purport to be a horror game, and despite the absolutely incredible potential it has to horrify, it does very, very little of that. ![]() Scanner Sombre probably didn’t mean to place my expectations where it did, because it has a very clear idea of what it is and the story it wants to tell. If a game builds up your expectations but then fails to meet them, how much of a deal-breaker is that for you? I can often look past such failings if there’s more to the game to appreciate, but huge disappointments are far harder to bounce back from.
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