Mary Skelter: Nightmares Reviews

Let us enter a wacky world with wayward women from wild and weird fairy tales. These women then have blood squirted onto them for a calming effect. Of all the things that could have happened, that one probably wasn't the first pick.

It kept me engaged and having fun throughout, apart from when I was skipping dialogue trees as quickly as possible to preserve my own sanity. It’s a great blobber despite a dull story, and was fun enough to warrant hitting the “skip” button several thousand times in order to get back into the action.

Although Mary Skelter: Nightmares’ story may not be the most refined, a strong combat system and enough unique mechanics come together to form a solid dungeon crawling experience that may feel a bit familiar for longtime fans of the genre but still unique enough to enjoy.

Based on some of Compile Heart’s previous games we weren’t expecting a lot from Mary Skelter: Nightmares - just a simple dungeon crawler with a bit of fanservice thrown in. What we actually got, however, was something far more interesting. The opening to Mary Skelter is surprisingly dark. The game’s protagonist Jack and his childhood friend Alice are trapped within a jail and only allowed out of their cell for their daily dose of torture. It’s a grim place with monsters serving as prison guards and the wailing sounds of despair from fellow prisoners echoing throughout.

The Vita seems to have become inundated with dungeon crawlers in recent years, but Mary Skelter is one that shouldn’t be overlooked. If you’re raring for a challenge, paired up with a great storyline, this is definitely a title to add to your library.

A cool art aesthetic and interesting mechanics can't help this game from feeling like a letdown.

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Mary Skelter: Nightmares is strong enough as a whole to offer the most unique experience Compile Heart has ever created.

In the end, the character growth and deep story made me appreciate Mary Skelter: Nightmares as more than just another simple dungeon crawler that I've seen time and time again. The game has a way to make you care about the characters which is something that I ultimately look for in these types of games.

RPGs don't get much more old-school than first-person dungeon crawlers. Mary Skelter: Nightmares may seem like a creepy take on the genre but it contains one deeply satisfying campaign that's full of craziness so get ready to donate some blood.