Look I don’t HATE this game by any means but there are some parts of the game still on the fritz and The Mimic himself is kinda brokey but I feel this game is actually one of the better mhg’s on the market. I’ve seen a lot of comparisons to the anti-Christ known as Poppy Playtime and to that I do sorta, kinda have to agree but here is the real kicker……. Sure it may be Similar but it still doesn’t mean it’s not BETTER. Look I don’t want to offend any diehards for this series because in no way do I detest this series I even have a few PP posts here on gamejolt but those games aren’t the most interesting gameplay wise. “Oh ye lez add the grabpack and the grabpack oh and don’t forget de GRABPACK!” It feels so ctrl+v but there always a slight ironing out of the mistakes which sometimes make the new games worse then the previous ones. I personally don’t like when a series just puts the same mechanics in different situations instead of making whole new mechanics that can coincide with the originals. For example it’s like how I was so hyped for Security Breach since it would have been more than a breath of fresh air it would have been a whole new lung with the Freddy mechanic AND you being able to use cameras on the faz watch (yes yes I know that the camera mechanic wasn’t really the exact same as the original and the graphics were a bit….. crispy but it didn’t stop the game from being actually kinda fun when it ACTUALLY WORKED). Uturning back to my point from earlier it only just came to my attention that the grabpack has the different hands like the gun or shock but I still do sort of have a point with the RAPID-ish use of the normy grabhand. I want to point out the very simple but affective approach to the simplest of actions in a mascot horror…..interacting with your surroundings. May I give you an example? Let’s compare idk PP and secret of the mimic which I will be referring to from now on as sofm. i will be referencing both games on the ps5 console just in case you were wondering. In PP when you open a door you will usually press a simple button with your grabpack nothing tooooo fancy it’s mediocre at best and is a interesting mechanic but only on the first few times around and can get pretty stale, Unless you have the same aiming skills a a eel trying to fire a cross bow it really shouldn’t give you any trouble. It makes the charisma of the main character when you just shuffle down the hall like some kind of negotiation robot. I wouldn’t be surprised since all of mobs merchandising portrays your character as a little yellow man with no facial features or personality( I know it’s because the grabpack and other instructional tapes use them but hush hush 🤐). Our character has expresses no life or emotion. I know it could be to keep the suspense and mystic but were is the fun in that? Arnold shows lots of personality but isn’t always commenting on everything like some kind of cringy anime protagonist he has a great mix of quiet grunts and annoyed acknowledgement of dispatch’s over enthusiasm. To me it’s comes off as the lazy and greedy MOB entertainment (who already have a sketchy business kinda) just weren’t bothered to make any personality for there protagonist. On the contrary when you play as Arnold every movement feels alive and real almost like you actually ARE Arnold. You can get so lost in the game play of sotm that the jump scares have a lot more of an impact. When Arnold uses the data diver to open doors or operate machines like the H.E.L.P.E.R console you need to both use the interact button AND twist the left stick to the side to use/open things. It’s just that simple quality of life detail that has a heaping helping of scare factor to the gameplay. Including the added on wait time to door you haven’t opened yet can make many sections like the Doll hospital a bazillion times more scary then the “hit button with hand or hands” of PP. But hey what do I know. TUNE IN NEXT WEEK