The Crowd

This is a twisted little game, which is more like a project than a game. You play as some sort of god and you single out people and assign them some emotion. This emotion affects the emotions of people around him or her. And you get to see the interaction of these people based on who has what emotion.

The game is in stark black and white which gives it a very bizarre quality when matched with the music, as explained below. What is nice is when you select a person you go right up to them and the people nearby form a circle around him as if awaiting his fate and deciding how to act them selves.

The music is choral and seems to be sung by the people you are controlling. They move their mouths in time with the music and as they stare at you it really gives a very eerie quality to the game. They have no control over how they act so they do nothing but sing. It’s weird.

The game play is nice, however off putting it is, and seeing the interactions of the people in love vs the people who hate each other is very interesting but it’s just way too creepy to play for long.

Over all it’s quite a superb game, which will intrigue the curious ones among you and possibly frighten the younger gamers out there. This game is very different and very far outside of ‘the box’ so, you have been warned.

I feel kind of bad rating this game "average" because it is a very innovative idea and the audio and visuals are very well done and its also quite innovative in the way that they apply to the gameplay. Unfortunately the gameplay just seemed pointless and I couldn't bring myself to play it for very long.

Overview: Well, first of all, it's creepy. Real creepy. The strange, wide-eye people just keep staring at you. Staring right in the face of YOU. As if that isn't unnerving enough, the people sing a strange kind of monk chant. It's so disturbing, that, even with the sound off, you still get an eerie feeling that... YOU'RE BEING WATCHED.

The graphics: (5/10) The graphics in this game are terribly creepy. Everything is in Black And White. The hand that holds the card also adds to the freakiness of this game.

The sound: (3/10) Sound? You'll be hearing that "monk chant" throughout the whole game. Annoying and scary.

The gameplay: (5/10) Actually, there isn't really much to write here, as this isn't much of a game. It's a neat experiment, but prepare to get bored (or creeped out) after two minutes.

The plot: (0/10) As this is more of an experiment, there is no plot.

Overall: (2/10) This is no game. This is just scary. Play this for an hour and prepare to have sleepless nights for a LONG time.

This game is good with its sound and its atmosphere and lighting and such, but its too creepy and to be honest it was not fun. I (sadly) was scared and felt possessed while playing it, it makes you feel like you and the people in that room are the only "things" alive and you are all possessed by a deamon. But all the creepy stuff aside, good game, I liked the... shell.