THE MEDIUM
Best horror videogame of the week
The Medium is a psychological horror video
game developed and published by Bloober Team. It was released for
Microsoft Windows and Xbox Series X/S on January 28, 2021, for
PlayStation 5 on September 3, 2021 and for Amazon Luna on February 17,
2022.
The game is played in third-person as Marianne, a medium who can travel
into the spirit realm. Being able to inhabit both worlds aids puzzle
solving. Her psychic abilities may also be used against hostile forces
and are recharged by interacting with energy spots called spirit wells.
The Medium is set in post-Communism Poland in 1999. Marianne, a spirit
medium that helps troubled souls seek final respite, has a recurring
dream of a man shooting a young girl by a lake. While grieving over the
death of her foster father, Marianne receives a mysterious phone call
from a man named Thomas, who knows of her abilities. Thomas offers to
explain the origin of Marianne's powers, as well as the meaning of the
dream. However, he is only willing to talk if Marianne agrees to meet
him at the Niwa Workers' Resort, an abandoned communist-era vacation
resort in the Polish wilderness, and which had been shuttered by the
government after an event called the Niwa Massacre years earlier, where
a large number of people were murdered and the survivors fled the area.
"The Medium is a terrifying but compelling exploration of duality
that uses the horror of personal trauma to craft a memorable
tale."
9/10: Gamespot
“The Medium is one of the best third-person horror games I've ever
played.”
92/100: PC Gamer
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