The Medium is by all accounts an adventure game with survival horror elements though there are only two ways to die. The core of the game is solving puzzles and solving the mysteries of the abandoned resort. If your expecting Silent Hill or classic Resident Evil then this game isn't it, but defiantly pays homage to them via the camera angels and in Silent Hills case the other worldly visuals of the spirit world.

You spend most of your time with the protagonist Marian. There are other characters in the game but alot of times its just you and the mysterious entity that haunts the hotel. Is she like-able or relate-able? I'd say yes. She not the "strong don't need no man" trope, but a woman who loves and who cares about the spirits she encounters and for her departed step father Jack. Being able to see the spirit world has troubled her greatly but she copes with it as best she can while still wanting to learn why she has this ability in the first place.

Other character include the ghosts like Sadness and the demonic entity that haunts the hotel. Encounters with the entity is one of the ways you can die in the game. You evade it through stealth or spending a bit of energy that isn't always available to you so your better off trying to just avoid it. The other way you can die is being eaten by bugs in the spirt world witch you can shield yourself by using the energy and that's what your going to use it for in most circumstances.

Its a short game but the graphics are amazing and the story and world building make it an enjoyable experience.

The Medium is by all accounts an adventure game with survival horror elements though there are only two ways to die. The core of the game is solving puzzles and solving the mysteries of the abandoned resort. If your expecting Silent Hill or classic Resident Evil then this game isn't it, but defiantly pays homage to them via the camera angels and in Silent Hills case the other worldly visuals of the spirit world. You spend most of your time with the protagonist Marian. There are other characters in the game but alot of times its just you and the mysterious entity that haunts the hotel. Is she like-able or relate-able? I'd say yes. She not the "strong don't need no man" trope, but a woman who loves and who cares about the spirits she encounters and for her departed step father Jack. Being able to see the spirit world has troubled her greatly but she copes with it as best she can while still wanting to learn why she has this ability in the first place. Other character include the ghosts like Sadness and the demonic entity that haunts the hotel. Encounters with the entity is one of the ways you can die in the game. You evade it through stealth or spending a bit of energy that isn't always available to you so your better off trying to just avoid it. The other way you can die is being eaten by bugs in the spirt world witch you can shield yourself by using the energy and that's what your going to use it for in most circumstances. Its a short game but the graphics are amazing and the story and world building make it an enjoyable experience.