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Bloodious Games has been developing MADiSON since 2016, and it’s incredible to see a project of this magnitude come to fruition from a team of only two people. MADiSON creates a harrowing experience for fans to feast on, with its outstanding atmospheric tension, eccentric camera mechanic, and psychedelic puzzles. Apart from being a horror game, it also showcases some truly artistic stages and mythos. There are some beautiful landscapes to explore and investigate as you plunge into a spiral of insanity. After all, you are the Mad Son.

MADiSON is consistent, and that’s one of the key factors in a great horror game. A lot of games tend to struggle with a sluggish second act after an incredible opener or fall off in the final act, but that does not happen here. The puzzles remain a delight to solve, the tension never eases up, and just when you think you’re safe, a light will flicker, and you’ll catch a glimpse of the monster and you’ll need to change your pants. Beyond this, the story and lore is disturbing on a true crime level and manages to maintain its pacing. Suffice it to say, MADiSON is an unnerving, unsettling, and truly terrifying experience.

Madison review - a spine-tingling psychological horror with a deliciously demonic story and a palpably tense atmosphere, Madison is an all-out spooky vibe fest. It makes great use of both its polaroid camera and puzzle elements, all carried by a perfectly paced plot full of chilling secrets and morbid mysteries. Fans of the genre would be mad to miss it.

Ultimately, if you love horror games, in particular P.T., simply know that you need to play MADiSON. This is the best pure horror game in years, shredding the nerves of even the most brave of souls. It can be a little frustrating when you get stuck on a devious puzzle, but when you finally find the solution it’s very rewarding. No game has horrified us quite as much as this debut from Bloodious. We just hope the studio is ready to follow up with something else even scarier.

Summary: MADiSON is an astounding success in the horror genre, especially for someone who doesn’t play many horror games (me). The game was well put together and delivered on the spooks, however some puzzles are rough to figure out and could have been a little less obscure.

De lejos, el juego que más pavor nos ha hecho pasar en mucho tiempo. Como aventura ofrece puzzles muy interesantes, a pesar de ciertas trabas en el control.

Disponible para todas las plataformas (y próximamente en Nintendo Switch), MADiSON es muy continuista. Es el desenlace de la década pasada del género, pero eso no lo detiene de ser una experiencia superadora. Así como Elden Ring o Returnal superaron las expectativas y sentaron las bases de lo que será la generación para su género, creo que MADiSON hace lo propio para el terror. Habrá que esperar la llegada de otros nombres fuertes como The Callisto Protocol, pero tranquilamente podría ser el mejor juego de terror del año y es el piso para todo lo que vendrá en los próximos meses. Por lo pronto, creo que va a pasar mucho tiempo hasta que deje de tener miedo de sacar una foto.

If you’re hankering for a decent horror experience that will give you the willies and challenge your puzzle-solving skills, then MADiSON is for you. If you’re sick of jumpscares in horror games, then consider taking a break cause they’re not going anywhere. If you don’t play horror games and wanna prove to your friend that you’re indeed a hardcore gamer, well…

MADiSON tiene un par de detalles cuestionables como el uso de jumpscares en algunos sitios, sin embargo para ser el primer juego de Bloodious Games es una grata sorpresa para fans del terror psicológico. En más de una ocasión, me sentí aterrada, a pesar de estar abrazando a mi novia para no gritar tanto (y espantar a los vecinos). Si te quedaste esperando que P.T. de Silent Hill llegase a completarse, este título puede ser una suerte de solución. El misterio que envuelve el juego y la manera en que está contada, te mantendrá haciendo teorías al respecto durante varias noches.

Overall, MADiSON is shaping up to be a winner in terms of creating an intense environment with an intriguingly devilish storyline, all encased in the hyperrealistic visuals that sell the image of pure evil. Like Visage, it does take some time to come to grips with some of the puzzles, and the absence of any real threat in the beta reduces the terror to some extent. However, it has all the hallmarks of a great horror title.

MADiSON is one of the most terrifying horror games I have played in the past few years. Unfortunately, it is held back from true greatness by some of its presentation and tedious sections. I can understand that for many it might rely a little too heavily on jumpscares, but I would argue that many of them are still very effective. MADiSON provides a relentless barrage of horror that few games can really compete with.

MADiSON channels the best instalments of the first-person horror genre to deliver a frantic, nerve-shredding and atmospheric tale of demonic possession. It delivers the scares often and will have you tentatively looking over your shoulder at that shadow that definitely wasn’t there before. It’s been a while since I felt this much trepidation moving through a cursed home, but it feels frighteningly good to test this demonic presence again. A must play for horror fans this year.

MADiSON è un buon titolo horror, soprattutto grazie ai suoi enigmi mai banali, che richiamano quelli delle avventure grafiche classiche, più che dei titoli all'Amnesia. Quindi aspettatevi di dover ragionare un po' sul da farsi e di dover risolvere degli enigmi che richiedono un bel po' di pensiero laterale, oltre che di capacità di osservazione. Peccato per i problemi elencati nella recensione, che non gli consentono di raggiungere l'eccellenza cui avrebbe potuto ambire.

MADiSON è uno degli horror indie più riusciti dell'ultimo periodo, e sebbene non riesca a raggiungere la stessa qualità di Visage, propone soluzioni sempre efficaci e puzzle per nulla banali. Dalla seconda parte in poi abusa un po' troppo di jumpscare non necessari, e presenta inoltre un paio di sezioni non esattamente convincenti. Tuttavia, il lungo lavoro degli sviluppatori (durato un lustro) ha dato vita a un frutto malevolo e succoso, dove le suggestioni del paranormale e le più torbide conseguenze della malignità che alberga in noi si uniscono in una trama che ci ha trascinati e incuriositi dall'inizio alla fine.

Madison is a creepy crawl through a twisted haunted house with enough genuine out-of-your-seat scares to leave you shaken like a Polaroid picture.

MADiSON non è senza dubbio il primo titolo horror in cui mi sono trovato a usare una macchina fotografica (mi viene in mente ad esempio il recente e godibilissimo Martha is Dead) e non presenta un gameplay originale ma piuttosto un tentativo abbozzato di volersi differenziare dalla massa con alcuni escamotage, uno su tutti l’inventario limitato e l’uso della cassaforte. Tuttavia il lavoro di Bloodious Games presenta buoni enigmi e una trama a tratti intrigante, seppur non pienamente convincente. Onestamente non mi sento di consigliare questo titolo a chi vuole avvicinarsi al genere delle avventure horror in prima persona, poiché ci sono tanti altri lavori decisamente più meritevoli di MADiSON. Tuttavia, se amate l’horror psicologico\paranormale e i jumpscare, qui troverete pane per i vostri denti. Attenzione però alla durata esigua dell’esperienza di gioco, allungabile giusto tramite backtracking e completismo sfrenato.

MADiSON is a psychological horror game without any psychological horror. It has jump scares galore, and at least on PC, it’s also a completely broken mess for me before launch. I’d advise taking a wait-and-see approach for both PC and Console due to all of these issues. Priced at $35.99 US it’s a steep cost for something that isn’t very good even when it’s working. If you love yourself a good horror game I’d give this one a little time post-launch, and take a look at it eventually on a deep sale.