
You know if you’ve reached the right spot by looking through the camera.

Nailing the correct distance is trickier, though. This process is straightforward and intuitive. Once you’ve set these three basic parameters, you can take a photo.Īdjusting the image’s focus and exposure requires you to slide dials from left to right. After that, you must adjust the camera’s focus and exposure. You first need to place the tripod-mounted camera on firm ground, and ensure it isn’t too close or far from the subject. Since you’re dealing with an old-school camera, there are certain factors to take into account. The first major puzzle involves photographing a bird. Instead solving environmental puzzles, you use photography to unearth the game's mystery. In that sense, it’s closer to Myst-but with frights.

The main difference is that this title contains interactive components. It’s tempting to label Martha is Dead as a “walking sim” similar to Gone Home or Firewatch. The underlying tension produced by this singular moment produces a unique type of terror rarely seen in gaming. This twist greatly affects Giulia and her family, and makes you genuinely feel uncomfortable. We won’t spoil a major twist that happens during the intro, but it sets the stage for what follows. Her idyllic world ends when Martha, her sister, is found dead.
