Controlling this organism feels better than it has any right to, with buttery smooth control that somehow always sees its spaghetti body go exactly where you want it to. The tentacle covered creature moves with grace and finesse, gripping onto walls and flailing soldiers about with its numerous tentacles. The metroidvania gameplay loop present in Carrion has been done to death, and yet it remains addictive throughout thanks to the smooth controls and fun combat. Each locale has handy new abilities that you can utilise to access previously inaccessible areas. Finding all the biomass crevices will open the door at the end of each level required to move onward.
Entering them will spread your biomass into the area, which in turn allows the crevice to serve as a save point and a healing station. You go through levels finding cracks in walls known as hive crevices. As the game progresses you unlock an arsenal of abilities and continue to grow bigger, turning the once small creature into an overpowered Cronenberg-esque mess. Initially you start off as a small fry, with only a couple of tentacles and a simple attack that allows you to grab and throw objects. As the tentacled beast, you make your way throughout the facility, killing everything in your way. The soundtrack composed by Chris Velasco of Overwatch and Bloodborne fame is also great, perfectly capturing the ominous nature that the game so heavily emanates.Īkin to the atmosphere, the gameplay of Carrion is also a highlight. These kinds of touches are small and don't have any effect on the gameplay, but they do succeed in providing an atmosphere that places you in the world. Chains that are present throughout the facility also rattle as the creature moves through them, visibly swaying after being interacted with. You hear the squelches of each tentacle as they grip surfaces, and you are rewarded with a chilling yet satisfying crunch as you rip people apart and devour their remains to regain health. As you graciously fling around levels as the mince meat monstrosity, it becomes immediately noticeable just how much effort went into the look and sound of this world. While the narrative is average in execution at best, the haunting atmosphere is amplified by the brilliant sound design and the highly detailed 16-bit art style.
The ending is cool, but the rest of the story is too obscure to be appreciated. The narrative remains far too cryptic throughout to truly ever ascertain, however it does succeed in nailing a chilling and ambiguous ending that leaves you with even more questions. There are some flashback segments that attempt to provide a view of the creature potentially being discovered, but these scenes lack explanation and struggle to clarify what's happening. The ambiguous nature of the storytelling in Carrion continues through the entire game. It isn't clear whether or not the humans are in the right for imprisoning you, but that question quickly gets forgotten as you make your way into the facility, tearing humans to shreds and munching on their desecrated corpses, progressively growing bigger and more daunting as the game progresses. After breaking out of a containment tube that human captors have kept this alien creature encased in, you assume the role of a tiny, tentacle-clad horror. There isn't much in the way of storytelling in Carrion.
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