I Am Alive is a survival horror game that takes place after "The Event". Nobody knows what this event was, but it managed to destroy most of America.
The game takes a third-person perspective, and the destroyed cities and landscapes provide different challenges. You will find yourself climbing and sliding down a variety of different buildings and structures. Unlike other games, climbing depletes your stamina, so a little strategy is involved whenever you get on a ledge to climb up an obstacle. You need to stop to rest in order to make it to the other side of whatever you are climbing.
Along the way, you will meet people and this game offers you ways to avoid confrontation in many instances. Simply lifting your hands and walking the other way can get you out of trouble most of the time. When you have advanced through the game, you will find tactics to lure your enemies close to you so you can slit their throats and get a kill without wasting ammo. You will find yourself doing this a lot; almost too much.
In short, despite some nuisances, this is a very entertaining game. The story is good and I love what the developers have done with the setting. A dystopian, post-apocalyptic America is a very good setting for a survival horror game.
Pros
- Great story
- Nice setting
- Very nice graphics
Cons
- Combat scenes tend to be repetitive