The Park Review (Xbox One)
Horror game is notoriously difficult to get right. Despite the move to more psychological horror experiences over the past few years, rather than those that simply rely on jump scares, there is still something of a dearth of high-quality titles that really show what the genre is capable of. While this means that horror fans might not get all the games they would like, indie developers are seeing an opportunity to fill a gap in the market. That something that the studio behind The Park is attempting to do here. The first thing you will notice when playing The Park is that it is set up in a very similar way to the likes of Gone Home. It places its emphasis on exploration and a story driven experience that sees players walking around a seemingly abandoned theme park as they search for their missing child. The narrative-focused game is also in a first-person perspective in order to put you more directly into the shoes of the protagonist and see the