The Padre can best be described as Alone In The Dark 1 meets Van Helsing (the book, not the movie/game) with MineCraft (aka voxel) graphics. I HIGHLY recommend you play one or all of the first 3 Alone In The Dark games first. If you like them then you'll love The Padre. If not, then stay away as this game is not for you. The atmosphere nails that mid-90's survival horror feeling perfectly, though enemies do respawn and drop ammo and health items so you're never truly up against the wall (especially as the basic zombie enemy is one of the easiest to kill I've ever encountered). Bar keyboard shortcuts for items and inventory the game is entirely controlled with the mouse. As the camera is in the fixed-style like Resident Evil you will be grateful for the option to swap between various angles per room via the space bar so you can click on enemies to kill them. 9 times out of 10 the enemies will only hit you because they are side on to the camera and very far away, making for a tiny hit...

This is an old school point and click adventure game fused with classic survival horror (Alone in the Dark 1 / Resident Evil 1). I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoyed AitD 1 back in the day, because this game is pretty much a love letter to that game. The voice acting is so/so but the rest of the game more than makes up for it.

I can't recommend this. Which is unfortunate as it has a lot going for it. I liked the art style, and there were a few decent puzzles rooted in amongst the bonkers ones. Onto the negatives. For one, the combat is horrendous. It is near impossible to aim as you have to maintain the mouse over the enemies to focus aim but as soon as your mouse moves off them for a split second you lose all accrued aim focus entirely. And it's impossible to keep the aim on them when the enemy is shambling at an oddangle, in a tiny room, half obscured by the scenery, randomly speeding up to a full pelt run midway through their amble towards you. It was just so frustrating and caused multiple deaths because the enemy would reach you, stun you, block you from running away, and whittle your health away quickly. If you could avoid them and get a couple of shots off at a distance they went down easy, but the controls really hold you back here. Also the tone is all over the place. Yes they were going for ...

This games is a love letter to Alone In The Dark 1. But more than that, anyone who grew up playing and loving pc gaming in the 90s I believe will enjoy this game. It's hard to explain but everything about this game makes me feel like I'm a teenager again playing an adventure puzzle game on the old PC. For anyone who grew up in the 90s and had the experience of Gone Home reminding you what it was like to be a teenager, this game strangely is as effective in reminding me how I used to feel playing pc puzzle adventure games in the 90s. That may mean the game appeals to a small group of people, but those who do, will find alot to love here. This game has something very special. It somehow feels new and familiar. I feel the same way I remember playing old PC adventure puzzles games such as Alone in the Dark 1, 2 & 3, but it also feels somewhat new, and refined for the modern age, kinda like how you remember the games feeling slick and smooth. A feeling I don't get when I actually ...

A big recommend! Better than I thought it would be so far. Pros: Great creepy atmosphere Excellent main character with a cool voice that grows on you Good use of the camera by the player Suprising humorous elements and deep references Both a true heir to Alone In The Dark and Lovecraftian Elements Cons: Still in Early Release (seems well polished from what I've seen) No handholding puzzle answers, could make game hard if the player is not very clever. Solutions may be from elements that are hard to spot, requiring thorough searching.

This game is the definition of a hidden gem. I loved this game, and it is very well done. It is styled like the original Alone in the Dark games, and is really enjoyable. There are some challenges, and there is a bit of trial and error causing your death. Though I feel most deaths were my own fault, some do feel to be due to the controls, but it is to be expected, as this is a point and click game. Overall I never had any major issues. This game really is worth it, and I only wish it was better known, because it deserves to be recognised.

[h1] FORGIVE ME FATHER, FOR I HAVE SINNED, I PLAYED THE PADRE! [/h1] Okay, maybe it's not as bad as all that, but this is one of my few negative reviews. I feel bad that I'm about to bash this game, considering it's an indie developer and from what I gather, is their first attempt, but to be frank, I was so frustrated by this game, I needed to say something. Let's get the good things out of the way. Great art and design. I love the atmosphere, and what I could follow of the story. I love the concept of a grizzled priest taking a hands on approach to the war against the principalities of evil. A couple of the puzzles were decent and urn smashing boss fight was kinda cool. Unfortunately, this is a case of Strong Concept/Poor Execution. The controls are clunky AF. By far one of the clunkiest game I've played, and I've played [i] Deadfall Adventures [/i] multiple times. Granted it's not as unplayable as the Steam Port of [i] Sonic Adventures 2[/i] It's not helped by the fact that ...

Great, artistic old school game ! Alone in the Dark feelings.

The Padre is a unique point and click horror adventure. I've been waiting for it for a while and I'm certainly not disappointed. It's weird, it's funny, it's creepy and Padre is such a fantastic character. I'm not usually into point and click games but this one is so much fun, the story is interesting while not being overbearing, the puzzles are challenging, the graphics are lovely. An excellent game and it's still in Early Access. I highly recommend. Part 1 of my lets play if anyone is interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxqFS1vx9kk

I really like how well the art, gameplay and story is put together. The scenes are amazing and the atmosphere is spooky, it feels like something bad happened in that mansion, can't wait to find out what.The puzzles can be hard but i really enjoyed solving them. This is more than just an early access :)