Layers of Fear, a Review by flotsam
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You might be familiar with Layers of Fear from several years back, or at least have heard about it, and in case you might be confused about exactly what this version is all about, let me explain. It consists of remodeled versions of the three previous 'episodes' - Layers of Fear 1 (the painter), Layers of Fear 2 (the actor) and Inheritance (the daughter) which was a piece of downloadable content (DLC) - as well as two new tales, The Writers Story and The Final Note (the musician). The first of these is an interstitial narrative added to tie the whole thing together while the musician's story is more like another piece of DLC. Find out more in flotsam's review of ******** Layers of Fear ********
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Re: Layers of Fear, a Review by flotsam
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If I remember correctly, that was a First Look that I posted a little while ago. This is the full review.
EDIT: I had to go back and check to be sure! But yes, that was a First Look.
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Re: Layers of Fear, a Review by flotsam
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I am not surprised if a first look feels familiar to the subsequent review OB. I do tend to utilise paragraphs from a first look into the final review, primarily on the basis that the broader reading audience might not have stumbled onto that first look, and also because I can't think of a better way to describe what I have previously written. Hopefully you get more out of the final review, notwithstanding the familiarity 
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Re: Layers of Fear, a Review by flotsam
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Thank you for the very informative review, flotsam! Greatly appreciate it! Thank you, Drac! Ana 
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Re: Layers of Fear, a Review by flotsam
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You sound like me, robedits! From the review... The game saves automatically which only rarely didn’t happen enough to suit me.
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Re: Layers of Fear, a Review by flotsam
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I totally agree... I generally just don't have long periods of time at one stretch to game and need to be able to save and leave at will.
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Re: Layers of Fear, a Review by flotsam
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Excellent review flotsam! Thank you I too don't care for auto saves unless they are frequent. I don't mind using a keyboard to move around, W A S D or arrows, you could even add an "I" for inventory etc I played parts 1 and 2 earlier on and enjoyed them. Have not yet grabbed this one but am keeping an eye on it. I do not remember if one could die in the first two but can in this finale you are saying....OK. I am good at running away Thank you Drac Steam'sGOG'sHumble'sEPIC's
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I just became aware they recently released a further 'layer' called The FInal Prologue. Its free DLC if you have the game. I imagine I will get to it at some stage, and will tell you about it when I do
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Re: Layers of Fear, a Review by flotsam
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This is very nice flotsam, thank you for the info. When you get around to it I look forward to your thoughts. You might already have it It sounds like if you have already purchased the newer version of Layers of Fear before the prologue released it will auto update to the game when you start the game. If purchasing after the prologue released it should be included in the game download. "The final chapter can be accessed as a separate chapter within the base game’s menu" Available NowWhat is the Final Prologue?
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And if you don't use Steam, the game is available at GOG and other places.
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