Review of P.T.

P.T. (2014 Video Game)
6/10
Pretty good.
18 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
(Played on P. C. via P. T. Emulation 1.4 by Artur Laczkowski of Bloober fame) .

It is faithful to the Silent Hill formula and subtly references the Order as well as the nature of the town through environmental cues and Radio exposition. The corridor is pretty and immersive. The player had the impression of being in the middle of the action even though the narrative is abstract and lacks any structure or precise form. It is a simulation of the trail of thought and imaginative state possible during psychosis or half-sleep. The player character seems unescapably tormented while he is running around in circles and stuck in time. The ghost haunting the corridor seems to be a personification of his guilt and the broadcast a reminder of said guilt which tries to enforce what the unconscious mind has repressed. Like James Sunderland, the player character has murdered someone he loves and is being punished over it by the town.
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