Daymare: 1998
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Daymare: 1998 is a zombies, survival horror and horror game
developed by Invader Studios
and published by Destructive Creations and All in! Games.
Released on September 17th 2019 is available only on Windows
in 10 languages: English, Italian, German, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Arabic and Turkish.
It has received 3,779 reviews of which 2,633 were positive and 1,146 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.8 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 2.99€ on Steam and has a 90% discount.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: WINDOWS 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required)
- Processor: Intel®Core i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300 or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x with 2 GB Video RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 23 GB available space
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I always happy to support whenever some indie devs able to make a game and got a recognition of it from most gamers community around. It's a living proof that sometimes an underdog can surpass the big ones by making a breakthrough. I bought this one, because of my respect to Paul Haddad. And the other reason why, is because this game was his final role as one of the incredible voice actors most of us knew and recognized through all these years. If you loved Biohazard/Resident Evil game series with the earliest original concept mechanism, then Daymare can provide you that feeling. Though it's also perfect for new generations who prefers modern mechanism and not a fan of tank-ish movement, the game setting has both of those preferences. Old school or modern. We can choose the one we like the most, and even more stuff to adjust it just the way you like to play. The longer I played Daymare. The more I felt that it's a familiar game with a touch of old school survival horror but somewhat also got the modern feeling at the same time. Still, most important thing is, it's fun to play plus the retro horror factors are quite spot on! Call it a homage or even a love letter to the most well known original survival horror games out there. And yes, I won't make a comparison with other similar games, it will be unfair so to say. Because no creations are ultimately perfect, each has their own flaws. You may or may not like it. But I appreciate and enjoy Daymare, from the very beginning to the end. Thank you, Paul Haddad. The original Leon Scott Kennedy from Biohazard 2/Resident Evil 2 back in 1998.
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The game is mostly ok I guess? Although it does have issues but if you can overlook it, this game is alright. This game was originally going to be a fan made Resident Evil 2 remake, but Capcom I think contacted this developer and told them to stop making it. So instead of this being a RE2 remake the developers decided to turn that project into an original one and so it became Daymare 1988. Also fun fact this game has the original voice actor for Leon from RE2 Paul Haddad, this was his last project he worked on before he sadly passed away. I really did not care for this games story, and I thought the characters and their dialogue was kind of bad and edgy. Gameplay is sort of similar to the RE2 Remake, but a bit more linear and fairly easy. The first enemy I thought that was kind of a pain was the zombie that the game calls "Correct Form". Which the ideal way of killing it I think is with the shotgun which knocks it on its ass, and usually I wait for it to come back up and then I keep knocking it down until it won't come back. The only real dangerous enemy in this whole game imo was its RE3 Nemesis knock off. The sewer section is terrible, the game really likes placing zombies around corners to instantly ambush you which I find a bit unfair, similar to how Call of Duty has those campers that just sit in a corner of a map and just wait for people to walk by to kill. There was this one point in the sewers where I was trying to aim and shoot a zombie in front of me, and then suddenly the game spawned a zombie behind me that wasn't there before. The game sort of has a "unique" way of reloading your ammo, which you may or may not like. I've played some first person shooters where if you reloaded your gun, your character would reload the entire magazine and the remaining ammo in the gun that got replaced would be gone entirely. The way this game handles reloading is a bit more "realistic" than your average survival horror game. During the game you can find ammo boxes, now to use these ammo boxes you need to combine them with magazines you have in your inventory and then you need to combine that magazine with your gun. It's a bit tedious because the game doesn't allow you to use your mouse to navigate the inventory screen, you have to tap your keyboard. The game has two different types of reloads a "fast" reload where if you tap the reload key the character will reload the gun quickly but drop its old magazine on the floor which he needs to pick up. And then there is the "slow" reload where if you hold the reload key the character does a slower reload animation and does not drop his old mag. The mechanic doesn't really add much imo, the way I got around that was by going into the inventory and then combining the ammo boxes into the gun every time I fought a enemy, the only times I used fast or slow reload is when I ran out of ammo in the gun during a fight which I don't think was often? The game does give an alternative option if you don't like its reload mechanic which is its "Modern-Take" mode which has a simple reload system. The game also gives an option if you don't want to see your ammo count on the hud for immersion which is a good option for horror games. Game is a few years old apparently as I am righting this now, it's still kind of buggy. I tried playing this game with a controller and I ran into a bug where I couldn't close my inventory screen for some reason, so I played through the entire game with mouse and keyboard. The other bug I ran into is when I got to the boss battle in chapter 3 where I was supposed to run into 2 zombie monsters. When the battle for that started it only spawned one of them, after I killed it I had to restart to the last checkpoint because the game would not progress cause I couldn't kill the last boss that was supposed to spawn. I also had a weird audio glitch where for some reason the game would not play sounds for cutscenes, I restarted the game and it worked fine after that. After you finish the main campaign the game has an additional game mode called "H.A.D.E.S. Dead End". It's similar to some of Resident Evils additional game modes specifically the one where you play through one of the levels in the campaign, but they give you objectives to complete in it and you try to finish it as fast as possible for a high score. This game also likes its references to various games/movies/tv shows even though some of them aren't from the horror genre for some reason. Ranging from stuff like TMNT, Back to the Future, Lord of the Rings, Half life 3, Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, and the sitcom Friends and the devs even modeled their studio office into the game. You can see screenshots below in this link of the references they added that I found, but be warned you will encounter the only scary thing that this game has, and its a Super Nintendo Console with a abnormally large SNES controller. https://imgur.com/a/references-to-random-media-daymare-1988-gbW2AH1 This game has a sequel (prequel I think?) I am curious what that game is like
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I would say this game is worth it on a heavy sale. Like no more than $10. RE2 Remake this is not. The game is pretty janky and the voice acting is straight up awful for the most part, and the cutscenes look terrible. The story is passable and the gameplay is pretty fun. Good for a one time playthrough on sale.
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To say the game is heavily inspired by Resident Evil would be a massive understatement. One level is RE2 in the sewers, another RE3 in the streets of Raccoon city, the music in the safe rooms is almost identical to RE's, the elevators, the lockers, etc The game doesn't try to hide its influences at all and constantly pays tribute to Capcom's franchise so those who like RE games will probably like this as well. I played it in VR with the UEVR mod which works perfectly fine with the game and makes it way more immersive. Some flaws here and there like those annoying enemies hidden behind corners or the way you run, which I didn't like much, but overall a very good action game, very well done, with a decent story, a good chunk of puzzles, enough variety in the places you visit and long enough to make it worth your money. It took me around 10 hours to finish it and other than the very first mission which I found quite generic and nothing too special, once you switch to the second character things get much better and keep improving until the very end of the game. I had a great time with it, very recommended.
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As a long-time fan of the Resident Evil franchise, I was eagerly anticipating the release of Daymare 1998. And let me tell you, it did not disappoint. This game truly captures the essence of what made the original Resident Evil games so iconic, while also adding its own unique elements to keep things fresh. From the moment I started playing, I was transported back to the classic survival horror days of the late 90s. The fixed camera angles, limited ammo and supplies, and tense atmosphere all brought me back to my first playthrough of Resident Evil 2. But what sets Daymare 1998 apart from other survival horror games is its modern gameplay mechanics and stunning graphics. The attention to detail in the environments and character models is truly impressive, and I found myself constantly scanning my surroundings for any potential threats. But what really makes Daymare 1998 stand out as the ultimate Resident Evil experience is its homage to the original Resident Evil 2. The game is filled with easter eggs and references to the classic game, from the familiar characters and monsters to the iconic puzzles and save rooms. It's clear that the developers have a deep love and respect for the franchise, and it shines through in every aspect of the game. However, despite my love for Daymare 1998, I can't help but feel bitter towards Capcom for shutting down the original REmake 2 project. As much as I appreciate the effort and dedication that went into creating Daymare 1998, I can't help but think about what could have been if we had gotten a true remaster of one of the best games in the series. It's a shame that corporate decisions got in the way of what could have been a truly amazing game. In conclusion, Daymare 1998 is a must-play for any Resident Evil fan. It's a love letter to the original games, and a fantastic survival horror experience in its own right. However, I still hold a grudge against Capcom for robbing us of the true REmake 2, and I hope that one day we might still get to experience it. But for now, I will continue to enjoy all that Daymare 1998 has to offer.
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Online players
12
Developer
Invader Studios
Publisher
Destructive Creations,
All in! Games
Release
17 Sep 2019
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