Alice: Madness Returns Review
This is a game I've long heard about in the gaming circles. It has highly been regarded as a cult classic and this year I decided to play it as my yearly Halloween game and I'm glad that I did. I would have preferred to start with American McGee's Alice but that title has not been ported from its original hardware but Alice: Madness Returns was easily available on Steam at the great price of $2.47. Alice: Madness Returns pits you in the shoes of Alice in London, England who had previous been in an asylum but is still struggling with her mental health and is trying to uncover her memories of a fire that killed her family. Her coping mechanism for her trauma and stress is Wonderland and this is where the majority of the gameplay takes place. Alice: Madness Returns is a combination of platforming, combat, puzzles, and horror with the real world segments are simply walking from one place to the next to talk to the next important character. While I would usually consi...