The Coma: Cutting Class

It's always a good sign when I find myself repeatedly muttering the words "Hmmm, I actually really like this game" to myself when I'm playing something. Well, a good sign that it's a good game. Perhaps also the "first sign of madness", as they say. But we won't go there... Since an eccentric little foray into 2D, Silent Hill-inspired "survival horror" entitled Lone Survivor came out in 2012, a number of other indie devs have attempted to capture a similar charm. While a couple have come reasonably close - last year's Claire comes to mind - The Coma may finally be a game which equals the inspiration of Jasper Byrne's little "neo-classic" (while also owing a tremendous amount to the "stealth horror" classic Clock Tower, as well as high school horror game Obscure and maybe, just maybe, the more recent DreadOut). While The Coma does very little which could be considered terribly "new", what it does it does very well. It looks great, sounds great, and plays just fine too. ...

This is a game that I never once had a moment where I wasn't enjoying it as much as the general playing. The detailing, the atmosphere, the sounds, all superb. I would recommend this game to anyone who has the potential to enjoy horror. This game has the detailing(art), the music, the gameplay and the writing to back it all. Some might be like me and go in expecting a new "white day", but what you get is so much more. In saying that, I'll start with something more of a con-ish nature. The atmosphere and the killer are both horrifying together, don't get me wrong. There were also things in the enviroment that constantly sent chills. But having more of a variety in scares or ghosts would have been great. We have one killer, a handful of NPCs and hidden ghosts that will damage you upon surprise. This is one of few horror games I've encountered that are so open, and yet so rewarding for exploration. There are side quests, little interactions and notes everywhere with history on the wo...

This review hurts me to write, because I really wanted to like The Coma. I really liked the Clock Tower games, and this game draws massive inspiration from those, so I had high hopes going in, but sadly, it fails to deliver on several points, both large and small. As for the small problems, I'd mostly attribute them to the ui and controls. Everything is real time, but all of the buttons are spread out over the keyboard. ESC closes nothing, so you'll have to find the designated close button to get out of a backpack or something in order to interact with something else and the controls don't feel as responsive as they should be. This causes a lot of cheap injuries that I felt I should've been able to get out of. The biggest problem with the ui is the map, mainly in the later areas. Once you get to the third building, several paths that look like they should be open are blocked off, requiring you to find alternate routes or teleporters. The routes that are blocked off are not m...

I'd give this game about a 5/10. Several people compared it to "lone survivor" but it had very little in common besides the 2D horror aspect. The game was colorful with a simple but solidly implemented story, and multiple endings which were pretty well implemented. The gameplay was smooth, although I stumbled onto a few very minor bugs. The depth of the game was somewhat lacking. The game was fun, but honestly, it's the kind of game you finish quickly and forget, rather than one I'd remember and recommend to friends.

Didn't really know what to expect going into this, but it turned out to be a very creepy game. A side-scrolling trip through a ghostly version of the main character's school, where a crazed maniac stalks the halls in search of you and a malevolent spirit alters the environment. You collect notes along the way that expand on the story as you try to find a way to return to the real world. Definitely recommended if you're looking for a very tense, pulse-pounding horror game.

The Coma has a sold place in the 2D horror genre with beautiful art work, great writting and a amazing scenes of spooks. An hour in and the only problem I had with this game so far is that I'm stupid... I had a hard time pronouncing the names but admittedly I don't know Korean but with that being said everything translates well to english. I'm a big fan of horror games despite most of em being mediocre or just plain poopie (I'm looking at you Evil Within) so I'm a bit desensitized when it comes spookys (nothing really scares me). But surprisgly their was a moment were the game spooked me to the point of me choking on my own saliva. It got so bad I had to stop playing and take a break; I tip my hat to you game. Mind you I was playing at 2am with all the lights out so yeah it was spooky. For $9 its a must buy. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=538455106

I love the art in this 2D horror game! Everything is pretty much on spot. The story and lore is very interesting and fresh. The only thing that I didn't like is the run & hide mechanic. It works well at the beginning, but I found it very boring when it happens a lot later on cause you don't do anything when you hide. You just wait until everything is clear. Well, I enjoyed it very much. If you hate school, but like spooky stuff then go for it ;)

Its a pretty dope game. No bugs or glitches. Suspenseful, with some down time.Had a lot of fun with it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5OLmyj1HN0&feature=gp-n-y&google_comment_id=z13gddcxypi0yxp3a22pyfubvle3z1asn

Love korean games. It really make me feel scary. Because I'm a asian, so maybe the story style make me think of anything that relate to my daily life. So I love this game, really great, not to mention it was a pure survival horror game. 2016.2.22 - Omg !!!!!!!!!!! they add Chinese language. Thanks devs

Exactly what I look for in a survival horror game. Great look and decent gameplay elements, plus it seems like it's got a decent story. I need to play it more but there are a few gameplay bugs that break the game for me currently. The devs seem pretty responsive with the release of the game yesterday so I feel like this will likely be fixed soon. My particular issue is that the use button is not responsive most of the time. Seems like this is something they'll probably find out from other gamers pretty quickly. I'm a bit bummed at no gamepad support considering this is a Unity game. It's something that is very easy to add (trust me, I work in Unity a lot). So I'm hoping that this will be fixed soon too! All in all, provided these issues are fixed soon, I totally recommend this game! Well worth $10.