Agony (2018)

Agony is a survival horror video game developed by Madmind Studio and published by PlayWay for mh:awesomegames:Microsoft Windows, mh:awesomegames:PlayStation 4, mh:awesomegames:Xbox One, and mh:awesomegames:Nintendo Switch.

Players begin their journey as a tormented soul within the depths of Hell without any memories of their past. The special ability to control people on their path, and possess weak-minded demons, gives the player the necessary measures to survive in the extreme conditions they are in.

The game was originally scheduled for release on March 30, 2018, but was delayed to May 29 of the same year.

Why Its Agonizing
'''Note: Most of the issues were fixed in the Unrated version. The page is mostly focused on the original release.'''
 * 1) Executive meddling: Madmind Studio was forced by Playway to censor the strongest sex scenes in the game in order to prevent it from getting an Adults Only rating, which would prevent it from being sold in stores and on consoles, compromising their original vision for the game. A patch to restore the censored content was planned, but was canceled due to “legal issues” before eventually being released months after the game launched. Examples of censored content include:
 * 2) * Child-like creatures bleed purple instead of red.
 * 3) * The intensity of the gore in some scenes was toned down (such as the scene where a succubus eats a man’s face).
 * 4) * Female characters had their genitals completely removed (though the forbidden fruit still resembles female genitalia and the male characters still have their genitals, complete with physics).
 * 5) * A scene in the evil ending where the player has sex with a succubus is modified so that penetration would no longer be visible. Two scenes involving Onoskelis (one where the fetus is being checked on, and another where she is born after her mother stabs herself and pulls her out of her womb) were also cut/modified for similar reasons.
 * 6) * The female character’s butt physics were removed.
 * 7) Even with all these cuts, footage of the game on YouTube has to have certain parts (usually any scene involving female characters with exposed nipples) blurred out to avoid getting taken down for violating their community guidelines regarding sexual content.
 * 8) * Funnily enough, Madmind’s own video showcasing scenes that were either altered or cut in the final version was taken down because of this (despite already being age-restricted), though mirrors are available if you know where to look.
 * 9) The game was filled with bugs and glitches at launch. Thankfully, Madmind is releasing patches to fix these bugs.
 * 10) Clunky controls.
 * 11) Poorly executed story.
 * 12) Extremely limited model variations, the same male and female models is simply reused with some minor differences on hair and clothes.
 * 13) The game is only 3 hours long.
 * 14) Lackluster graphics that don’t look as impressive as the trailers. NPC characters look especially bad. The fact that it was made in Unreal Engine 4 (the same engine that games like Street Fighter V, Fortnite, Dragon Ball FighterZ, My Hero One's Justice, and Kingdom Hearts III run on) makes it hurt even more.
 * 15) Many areas in the game are dark enough that it's tough to see where you are going.
 * 16) The devs were dishonest. When discussing the censorship, they tried to make it sound like it wasn’t as bad as it turned out to be (possibly to avoid angering the fans).
 * 17) When the game was released on Steam, many backers didn't receive their keys for the game and many of the backers weren't even mentioned in the game's credits, even though they funded a tier that promised their name would be included in the credits.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The game tries its hardest to depict Hell as a truly messed up place, where violence and debauchery run rampant. It does a pretty good job too, even with all the changes made to the game.
 * 2) The game has interesting demon designs.
 * 3) The sigil mechanic is interesting.
 * 4) Going into other bodies after dying is also pretty interesting.
 * 5) Decent voice acting.
 * 6) As mentioned above, most of the issues were fixed in the Unrated version.

Reception
At launch, the game received generally negative reviews on all platforms.

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