Kink

One of worst puzzle campaigns with almost no clue

I just remembered that I hadn't put a review here even after I had played this few years ago. After testing again, I remember, that this is one of worst puzzle campaigns. It lacks clues in most areas. Well, the beginning isn't bad, but everything starts from map 2. For example, in map 2, after exploding some propane tanks, there's no clue about where to go next. In map 3, there's no clue about what the gascans are used for. There's also a puzzle about picking 3 out of 5 or six items on the ground to start the generator, but again, there's no clue. There's also no clue about what to do at the end of map 3 to trigger map transition.

& the worse thing in map 2 & 3 are the endless horde. Imagine when you're trying to concentrate for awhile to think, yet horde keeps coming & distracting you. & the worst endless horde goes to map 3. Map 3 has endless horde in the beginning & near the end of the map. Even the endless horde still happens when arriving at the saferoom, & not to mention that there's still one remaining puzzle without clue waiting.

In short, this campaign is not well-optimized as a puzzle campaign. Even RE & Silent Hill campaigns still leave some hints, but this one almost has no hint except some icons when some doors need keys or some objects need more than 1 survivor standing close. If this is compared with "Left 4 Dust", in terms of traps, this one has friendlier traps that can be avoided easily but "Left 4 Dust" has much more dangerous traps that bots won't survive most of the time. But in terms of puzzles, I think "Left 4 Dust" is still easier as there are still some clues for the puzzles. So, unless you're very good at solving puzzles without hints, it's not recommended to play this campaign.