the vanishing of ethan carter
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter – Review
Dark, ambiguous and HP Lovecraft-like, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a story about a young boy named Ethan and the mystery surrounding his disappearance. A photoreasltic first person exploration simulator, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a horror adventure game developed by The Astronauts and first released in 2014 using Unreal Engine 3 for PC. It was then re-released on PC and on the PS4 with the unofficial suffix of “Redux” added to it since the game was remade on Unreal Engine 4. The game has finally graced the Xbox platform after it was released for the Xbox One in January of 2018. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is first and foremost a story driven game. The story, that starts off with our character, Paul Prospero, a paranormal investigator receiving a letter from a youn...
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Looks Better on the PS4
It hasn’t been highly publicized, but the PlayStation 4 version of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter was rebuilt from the ground up in Unreal Engine 4. The current PC version runs in UE 3. Due to the new engine, this mysterious first-person puzzle adventure looks better than ever on the PS4, at least when standing still. Whenever turning quickly or running, the frame rate drops enough to be noticeable, but not enough to completely ruin the experience. Overall, the gameplay seems nearly identical to the PC version. You’ll be wandering around in the wilderness with no hand holding, meaning clues to help unravel the mystery surrounding Ethan Carter’s disappearance are hard to find. They’re so easy to miss, in fact, that you can avoid entire sections of the story by walking...