The Xbox Series X/S version of Visage is out today, while the PS5 version is listed as “coming soon.” Speaking of which, Visage is on sale right now across Steam and the PlayStation Store, and it’s included in Xbox Game Pass, too.
The next-gen Enhanced Edition will be a free upgrade if you own the last-gen console counterpart. “Experience the same horrific journey in 4K 60FPS, with improved loading times and support for the next-gen controller haptic feedback,” according to the team. After a PC, PS4, and Xbox One debut last October, SadSquare Studio is releasing an Enhanced Edition of Visage for Xbox Series X/S and PS5. One year later, the unsettling and paranoia-inducing first-person horror game Visage is back with an Enhanced Edition. I'd recommend it if you're a fan of atmospheric horror games, but do be warned that the game does have some noticeable bumps and hiccups here and there.The freaky psychological horror game has a 4K60 Enhanced Edition in time for Halloween However, as mentioned before, the game does have some genuinely creepy elements to it, and the story goes in a wild direction that'll assure you won't forget the game anytime soon.
Your enjoyment of Visage will depend on how able you are to look past these flaws, as they never really go away. While some of this can be explained by story events, other times it just feels inconsistent. Furthermore, the sanity system is weirdly implemented at times something as simple as a clock ringing out in the middle of the night will cause your sanity to go down, while climbing down a rope of intestines doesn't effect it whatsoever. It's not enough to ruin the game per se, but enough to nag at you throughout it all. The game explains it well enough, but in execution it gets a little messy. I played through the entire game, and it never really felt like I ever got used to how the inventory and menu systems work. In particular, the UI and controls definitely could've used more polish and testing. However, it feels like for every few things that Visage does right, it does something not so right.
Visage definitely has a lot going for it the atmosphere is solid, the story is really interesting, and there's an ever-present sense of Visage definitely has a lot going for it the atmosphere is solid, the story is really interesting, and there's an ever-present sense of tension that's not always seen in modern horror games. So if you are worried that it is a walking simulator, it is not. And you will be awarded with some amazingly atmospheric and beautifully depressing vistas and the stories contained therein. You will have to look and listen for the clues. You will have to bring your a-game though, when it comes to patience - it's by design. It dares to go where most other games don't. And while that might be a problem to some, it is exactly what I want from a horror game.
And it will get under your skin in the most depressing ways. This game is far more intelligent than that. And it wasn't because of cheap jump-scares (those are part of the game too though, so if you like those, you will get to change your underwear several times). The settings and themes contained within scared the crap out of me. If ever there was a varied and deeply unsettling horror game, this game is it. If ever there was a This is one of those hidden gems that you encounter and then ask yourself "Why haven't I heard about this game before?". This is one of those hidden gems that you encounter and then ask yourself "Why haven't I heard about this game before?".