Abstract: Power fantasies are nothing new in gaming but Carrion finds a fun way to flip this convention on its head.Rather than play as a valiant and vigilant hero striving against the odds, you play as the boss they'd ordinarily face off against. A whirling mass o...
Carrion is one of the most original indies of 2020 and elevates the Metroidvania genre with its innovative mechanics. Team Phobia Studio has made something special here, something that speaks to every Cronenberg fan, every horror aficionado that loves cla...
Carrion isn't especially long but it doesn't outstay that welcome. Or At least, it shouldn't. Having to go through everything a second time around definitely killed some of the buzz for me. However, it also made me think a lot more about how so much of wh...
Published: 2020-08-06, Author: Rick , review by: Bit-Tech.net
Abstract: Placing you in the role of the thing from The Thing (or at least, an off-brand equivalent) Carrion is a reverse-horror experience wherein you smash out of a subterranean black-site research centre, chomping, slithering and metamorphosing your way through...
Published: 2020-08-01, Author: Simon , review by: theguardian.com
Abstract: Carrion borrows the premise of Irvin Yeaworth's 1958 science fiction horror film The Blob, in which a young Steve McQueen takes on a corrosive, human-gobbling alien biomass, but casts you in the role of the antagonist. The setup is pleasingly brisk: in th...
Abstract: The sweetest Thing.A squirming body horror labyrinth whose mix of ability-gating and backtracking slightly cramps its matchless creature design.Discussing the creature design in his gruesome 1982 adaptation of The Thing - a movie which, incidentally...
When there are soldiers to kill and helpless scientists to terrorize, Carrion absolutely lives up to the promise of its monstrous premise. It's unrelenting in its pursuit of delivering that pure power fantasy of being an uncontrollable monstrosity making...
Pros, Visceral, writhing graphics, Satisfying puzzles, Many unlockable skills
Cons, Little backtracking and few collectibles minimize some of the Metroid-like level design, No map
Bottom LineCarrion is the most wonderfully writhing Metroid-like game we've seen yet, one that's filled with blood and puzzles. The game could benefit from a map, but it's still a fun title in which you control a vengeful monster...
Un aspect monstrueux qui se transmet jusque dans les commandes, Une bonne ambiance aux multiples références, Se créer ses propres tensions de slasher movies, Des énigmes qui exploitent bien les capacités du monstre, Massacrer et boulotter des gens qui n'o
A rapidement du mal à se renouveler, Une IA simpliste qui dessert souvent l'ambiance, On se perd, souvent, Des capacités sous-exploitées, Des capacités bonus inutiles, Des combats souvent brouillons
