With the horror style going by means of a sudden however welcome revival, a bang-average title is not actually going to chop it anymore as The Callisto Protocol and Lifeless House loom on the horizon. Sadly, The Chant is strictly that. It is an okay sport, however it is going to be forgotten about simply as rapidly because it comes.
A 3rd-person title about preventing psychedelic threats quite than hiding from them, protagonist Jess has determined to take a non secular retreat that manages to go pear-shaped inside perhaps quarter-hour. The sport leaves completely no room for suspense to construct, instantly thrusting you right into a battle towards one other dimension after a ritual goes incorrect. What follows is not almost as fascinating.
With a considerably cinematic edge, the sport funnels you thru fairly linear places, preventing monsters and fixing puzzles as you go. The fight system feels clunky numerous the time, with heavy-handed animations locking you into assaults and the dearth of a lock-on making it harder to evaluate distance. Among the powers you get are fairly cool, however you may solely use them a lot; their use is ruled by a meter you by no means really feel is sort of full sufficient.
There are one or two neat puzzles in-between encounters, however once more, they by no means go far sufficient to really be spectacular. The Chant feels prefer it was made to be purposeful and nothing extra. Typically we loved the 5 to six-hour title — significantly when the Jared Leto knock-off of a cult chief was ever on display — whereas different occasions we did not.
It is necessary to recognise this is not a AAA sport, although, so a few of its visuals come off moderately grand. With views throughout the island and the encircling ocean, there are some picturesque pictures to get pleasure from when the solar’s up. A rock-solid 60 frames-per-second ensures the whole lot runs easily too, regardless of how intense the motion will get.
If solely the remainder of the sport might attain these requirements; it is a frustratingly common title that does nothing significantly properly nor insultingly unhealthy. The Chant is simply very okay, which might be probably the most boring route it might take.