You start to notice notes left around the place such as “Don’t look at her”, and “Run away” foreboding to say the least. As you wander around the house, you’ll notice doors opening and closing on their own, as do the flickering lights, adding to the already very creepy atmosphere. Played in first person, your goal is to simply survive until morning, but that isn’t going to be easy by any means once Emily’s dolls start to try and kill you. The place is a mess, the windows are boarded up, and the lights are flickering the perfect setup for numerous horror flicks.

The place looks like it’s been ransacked, and just as you take a step inside the door slams shut and locks behind you seemingly on its own. The door is ajar, so naturally you go inside to find someone to give them their order. While a vastly overused trope, Emily Wants to Play begins with you as a pizza guy making a simple delivery. That being said, I wasn’t unable to complete the game after multiple attempts and hours not solely because of the difficulty, but because I couldn’t handle another scare again without taking a prolonged break to relax my nerves. Emily Wants to Play uses this classic horror tool to inspire dread, almost to a fault, as that’s almost the only scare tactic it utilizes throughout. While some scoff at jump scares because they’re viewed as a lazy way to scare someone, they’re also a very effective way to make a player uneasy and tense, simply waiting for the next moment to happen. Originally released on PC, Emily Wants to Play is now here for console gamers to see if they have the courage to survive until morning while being hunted down by demonic and possessed dolls. I grew up with the Silent Hill's and Resident Evil's, and while those were scary at the time since I was young, these days there aren't very many horror games aside from a few breakout titles like Five Nights at Freddy’s and Slender. So who else better to review Emily Wants to Play probably one of the most dread inducing titles I’ve played to date. I’m not really sure why, though most likely because I’m in control rather than watching a linear experience, but I don’t do well with scary games regardless of my movie tastes. Well, when it comes to scary games though, I’m absolutely the complete opposite. Scary movies are easily my favorite genre, and I can watch the goriest or most psychologically scary movie there is and not flinch. Unlike most young kids, I was allowed to watch horror and thriller movies from a very young age, and because of this, I’ve been a huge fan ever since.

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