what is signalis . . ?
Signalis is a survival horror game developed by Rose-Engine and published by Humble Games, it released on Octover 27th, 2022
The game follows LSTR-512, or Elster, as she travels through a dilapidated 2-23 Serbinski looking for a mysterious woman. On her way she fights Replika units that have been corrupted by a strange infection, and have turned zombielike and violent.
The gameplay is an top down isometric view of the rooms you travel through, and 3d made to look like 2d graphics! You can gather an array of weapons from traveling like the pistol, hunters revolver, and a double barrel shotgun. While you can shoot and kill enemies, you also have to worry about conserving ammo and saving inventory space for important things.
personal thoughts . . .
THIS GAME IS SO FUCKING GOOD. GOD!!!!!
Despite how everyone compares SIGNALIS to its inspirations (ex. Silent Hill, Monogatari, ect.) I dont have a lot of expirecne with said inspirations, even then still really enjoyed it! I think it's the art style that does it for me, Its a wonderful mix between old ps1 style and an anime rpgmaker horror game that makes you question your own very existence, it just works
I dont have any crazy definitive opinions on the characters in signalis, nor do I really have a favorite, I think that each character in Signalis is really intruging in their own ways! but it is a fact that Beo is the best Signalis character hands down. Shes LITERALLY the wawa.
Personally my favorite Replika units are the STRCH or "Storch" units! they're tall and have a very unique corrupted counterpart, seriously just how did this happen!?
fic recs . . .
usually im not one for fic recs really! but recently after finishing this game i've been scorfing down signalis fan content ever since, and there are some I quite like a lot so why not?
- beak shapes, skeletal traits by astralstasis
- Hypnos by aurelushs
- The Herald and Her Knight by Ostheim89
favorite amv . . .
spoilers for literally the entire game btw! this song fits with signalis really well :D