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Amy is considered one of the worst games ever. Is it really that bad? • PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/boulderpunch • ONE-TIME DONATIONS: https://ko-fi.com/boulderpunch • DISCORD: https://discord.gg/2AfRXbM2hg I love escort missions. Said no one ever. A loathed game mechanic, to say the least. Well, what happens when you make your whole game an escort mission? You end up with Amy. A game considered one of the worst ever made. On paper, Amy does sound intriguing. I saw one preview call it "ICO with zombies". You can see the influence ICO has on Amy. From its navigational puzzles to its attempt at bonding with our companion. I say attempt, because Amy lacks on all fronts with regard to its execution. There's a lack of polish across all fronts. It's janky in a way that isn't charming, but frustrating. It's navigational puzzles are slow and plodding with excessive padding, even with its short runtime. Its trial and error approach combined with one of the worst checkpoint systems I've come across? Few games have frustrated me as much as Amy. It may very well have the worst "forced stealth" sequence I've ever played. The plot is a mess. Its scope far exceeds a game of this size that leaves things vague and unexplained. Where it's hard to care about what's going on when the stakes are unclear. The bonding with our companion, Amy, lacks any real weight. While she didn't cause many issues during gameplay - beyond a couple of instances - the bond rings hollow. This timeframe of the early 2010s had notable titles using companion characters to far greater effect. The Last of Us being the most apt comparison - there are many similarities to the plot between these two games. Where The Last of Us flourished, Amy floundered. 00:00 - Prelude 03:31 - Game Intro 07:52 - Chapter 1 (Movement, Combat, Wordle Puzzles, Marcello) 17:45 - Chapter 2 (Stealth, Contamination, Environmental Puzzles, Escorting Amy) 31:59 - Chapter 3 (Glyph Powers & Frustrating Environmental Puzzles) 36:47 - Chapter 4 (Stealth Amongst Zombies) 39:43 - Chapter 5 (Worst "Forced Stealth" Sequence Ever?) 44:03 - Chapter 6 (Finale) 46:09 - Aftermath and Sequel Bait 48:01 - Escort Missions, "Dad Games", ICO Comparisons 51:32 - In Conclusion 53:20 - Post-Video Q&A Additional Footage: • Bioshock Infinite • Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth • Clock Tower: Ghost Head • Far Cry 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cwi1sIWQEw • Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy - https://youtu.be/dyYJwi6rkYk • Flashback - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNTnRM77XuE • Flashback (2013 Remake) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4GPbZu7Wy4 • I Am Alive • Ico • The Last of Us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJPKTCpL1ws • Obscure 2 • Shaq Fu - https://youtu.be/yGWEcTCBOcE #boulderpunch #survivalhorror #survivalhorrorgaming