The game’s mechanics are pretty easy and it really just anchors itself to its interesting plot. Needless to say, the game will take you on a very bizarre adventure. These new places are not shrouded in gore, death, and a haunting past but rather, you might observe that they look right out of a fantasy book where towers rise up and past the clouds. In Fran’s attempts to escape the facility, and perhaps reality, she enters many different and weird worlds. There is, of course, a lighter side to this game so that it is not overwhelmingly depressing. Aside from Fran, who is evidently trying to shun everyone away from her, other children also talk in dark and morbid tones. Another creepy thing about this game is the way the characters act and talk. For instance, in the middle of Fran’s consultation, the clinic suddenly transforms into a messy and bloodied room with heads falling from the ceiling. We will have to warn you to be prepared because the surroundings will suddenly change. It continues to hunt her in the form of hallucinations, which will be shown to you through brief flashes. The horrors she experienced do not end after the gruesome murder of her parents. When she wakes up, she finds herself inside a mental institution that houses kids who have had similar traumatic experiences like her. Horrified, she runs into the woods and passes out. The girl, named Fran, is left traumatized after witnessing the death of her parents who have been dismembered inside their house. To get you started, the game shows you what happened to the protagonist of the game.

Expect grim flashbacks and mind tricks when playing this game.

Fran Bow is a very promising horror game that does not rely on the usual tropes found in scary movies. Nothing is scarier than the horrors that our minds can conjure and this game takes liberty in exploring this concept.

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