Martha Is Dead Reviews
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While I enjoyed a fraction of my time exploring Martha is Dead's gorgeous Tuscan farmlands, the thing I'm most thankful for is how mercifully short the game is. The closing credits shocked me back into coherence like a bolt out of the blue to cap off what is—and I'm being generous—an interestingly imperfect experience.
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Finally, it is worth noting, that there is an additional triggering scene at the end where Giulia then ‘kills’ herself, by slitting her wrists. The developers added an option on PC where you can censor this sequence. I was relieved to have this option, however, like enforced edits on Playstation, I do think that the option should be available to censor the rest of the scenes should you need to, if you want the experience that game without having to be deeply upset.
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Like a heaping of horror media, Martha Is Dead’s solid start and some nuanced supplementary mechanics are betrayed by its worst impulses by the end.
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Shocking, controversial, technically broken, brutally forward with its presentation, and forwardly present in its mechanics, Martha is Dead wants nothing but a shocked gasp and an article made about its material. Mission accomplished, but at the cost of integrity.
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A very well crafted piece of cinematic video game. Its extreme depictions of physical and psychological violence aren't for the faint of heart.
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Martha is Dead had all the right ideas, touching upon themes of loss, war, and personal identity in a meaningful way in a horror game. It unfortunately failed to deliver on an experience that cohesively weaved together those great ideas, along with a slew of technical and performance issues.
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If only Dalcò, rather than honouring his heroine by smothering her search for truth in confounding gloom, had abided by her love of illumination.
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Martha is Dead is best appreciated from a distance, because while its narrative premise and setting are certainly impressive, the game itself is slow as molasses and frustratingly clunky.
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Martha Is Dead starts extremely strong, introducing immediately a dynamic between twin sisters Martha and Giulia that sets the stage for the entire game. Giulia’s mother never loved her the way she loved Martha, and this relationship, or lack thereof, has eaten away at Giulia’s spirits for years. After Giulia finds Martha, drowned in a lake, her mother runs to embrace Giulia, mistakenly believing her least-favorite child perished. Finally, she gets the love and affection she’s always wanted. What happens next is unexpected, jaw-dropping even, and I was immediately captivated by the premise. Unfortunately, Martha Is Dead quickly becomes a...
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Martha Is Dead fails to deliver any meaningful semblance of the story it wants to tell and ends up being nothing more than a colossal and tedious disappointment.
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Martha is Dead is a foreboding new horror title from the developers at LKA that’s a grim tale of trauma and murder, taking place in 1944 Italy, with the events of World War 2 happening around the game’s story. With a title as defiant as that, one has to wonder what it will unfold to be, but alas Martha is Dead might be the only mercy the game provides.
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It’s playable, but the game does have a lot of setbacks. The dialogue and sound are just horrible, or it might be plagued with bad mechanics.
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Martha is Dead will leave you psychologically scarred. Whether you enjoy the process depends on your constitution and hatred of bicycles.
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Can you imagine what Tuscany, Italy might have been like during World War II? With Martha Is Dead you don’t have to. You can experience some of the darkness that prevailed during that time for yourself. And given the fact that this game is a psychological thriller, don’t expect anything to give you a sense of comfort or safety. The countryside may look peaceful and calm at the beginning, but it’s disguising something more sinister. Though Martha Is Dead isn’t without its glitches, developer LKA does an excellent job keeping you hooked until the very end.
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Yet, in spite of all of these things, I can't stop thinking about Martha Is Dead, even if I'm not entirely sure I was enjoying it for most of its mid-section. It shines when it really leans into its psychological thriller/ horror elements, but they feel so sporadic and fleeting in what ultimately becomes six hours of fetch quests and a photography mechanic that lacked any meaningful depth. It's not some gore-fest, but its dark and uncomfortable themes of self-harm and mental illness are just as unsettling as any ungodly monster that's chased you down a corridor in your next...
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Martha is Dead wants to send a big important message, but the way it’s delivered is terrifyingly bad, not only in it’s writing but also in the shoddy gameplay.
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Martha Is Dead is a title that fans of horror and the slow exploration (and creeping dread) that usually accompanies it – will appreciate. The theme of the game is challenging, but it’s also treated with respect and care, despite some early scenes suggesting otherwise. The core mystery is intriguing enough, and an impactful finale closes this 5-6 hours journey on a memorable note. A few technical hiccups hold it back, but if Italian developer LKA can iron out some of the shortcomings, Martha Is Dead is assuredly a game that will take you on a journey that won’t leave...
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Martha is Dead, but her story is very much alive. With a handful of previews to keep us excited, it can feel like you know what to expect from Martha is Dead, but there's always more to it than you expect, even when you go in knowing exactly what to expect.
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Intriguing and often disturbing, Martha is Dead makes for a worthwhile narrative experience, barring some issues.
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Horror is one of my favourite genres and it has had a sort of renaissance in recent years. Some examples of the best titles released over the years include the fantastic and terrifying Visage or even The Medium, a game not all liked, but I sure did. Martha Is Dead is an exploratory horror game with a heavy emphasis on story. It was developed by PK Studios, the same team behind Town of Lightm which gained some praise over the years. The game attracted significant attention before its release d...
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For all of its darkness, Martha is Dead can’t seem to find the light.
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