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A deeply disturbing horror game, March 22, 2023by dogdennings You wake up in the middle of the night with a throbbing headache and an itchy scalp. It is only going to get worse from here. Based on an idea by H.P. Lovecraft, Ecdysis is the story of a man struggling to make sense of a rapidly changing environment. The game begins in a rather mundane setting, but soon shifts to an alien landscape of lust and violence. The gameplay is a little too linear for my liking, but the story is interesting enough to keep me invested. Locations, people, and objects are represented as clickable hyperlinks, so you can play the majority of the game with just the mouse, although typing in commands will sometimes give you additional information. The game is short, and there are no puzzles, aside from the general process of interacting with the environment. There are multiple endings, with each one seemingly more grotesque than the last. I recommend Ecdysis, but that recommendation comes with an asterisk. If you are looking for a scary but ultimately uplifting story about conquering evil, you are definitely looking in the wrong place. But fans of the macabre will find a lot to appreciate in Ecdysis. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Umm... Okay, October 27, 2020by GhostGabriel How can I sum up what I just played in the last 10 minutes? Hmm. Well, I clicked on a bunch of blue hyper-links in the text of a parser IF piece. I followed a protagonist I didn't know much about (Spoiler - click to show) quickly turning into a monster. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Short but potent, September 18, 2020Ecdysis is a parser-based Lovecraftian horror game by Peter Nepstad, published in 2007. You're a man who wakes up at night to a pounding headache and weird visions. You get up and eat some pain medication, descend down the steps, feel strangely sweaty... and from there things only get more and more strange. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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A reminder why I can't read Lovecraftian horror..., July 19, 2017by Cory Roush (Ohio) I still have chills. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Okay horror story, but never becomes greater than the sum of its parts, June 27, 2016I had high hopes for Ecdysis: the title and cover are evocative, and I am a fan of both Lovecraftian and body horror, and have found other entries in the Lovecraft Commonplace Book Project extremely enjoyable. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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A game that crosses the line for me, but may not for others, February 3, 2016by MathBrush I enjoy horror games quite a bit, but I like to stick to "white-hat" games, where you overcome evil or learn about yourself, and the final feeling is generally uplifting. This is not one of those games. While you can choose your actions, it is a lot like Vespers, where rushing along will lead you down a path that leaves you feeling uncomfortable and unhappy. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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I wish for more implementation, August 14, 2015by Harry Coburn (Atlanta, GA) The core premise of Ecdysis is sound. It is tight Lovecraftian horror. However, it needs more implementation throughout to flesh it out. Too little implementation makes a game feel like a railroad or a visual novel. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Haunting and creepy, August 24, 2014by Jason Lautzenheiser (Navarre, Ohio) Under-implemented and not a lot going on, however the story is very creepy, one that sticks with you for a time. I love Lovecraft and like these little bite-sized portions games like this give you. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Tons of fun! (For those with perverse sensibilities), July 31, 2013by Cody Gaisser (Florence, Alabama, United States of America, North America, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Known Universe, ???) This is a brief, but disturbing, Lovecraft pastiche. There are a couple of spots of weak implementation, but the solutions aren't too difficult to figure out (and walkthroughs exist). If a grotesque Lovecraftian hallucination sounds like your sort of interactive fiction, then not only should you play this immediately, but it's also probably worth taking the time to save your progress regularly and see what happens to the protagonist when you make him make bad decisions. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Hey Ho, Let's Go, January 18, 2013by N Ecdysis actually has the honour of being my first IF I've ever played. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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