GP: "It takes a lot of work to make a good horror game. Many times, people try and fail to varying degrees. Sometimes it's the controls or voice acting, and other times it's that they just aren't scary. Other games take elements from horror and mix it into a more interesting narrative. Anna is one such game that attempts this. Although most people wouldn't consider it a plain "horror" game, as there are no stalking enemies or even much that can do harm to you, it still forces a nightmarish atmosphere onto you. So then, what exactly is Anna and how is it?"
GameCrate: "October is here, and for a lot of people, that means watching horror flicks and playing scary video games all month long. It’s all in preparation for Halloween, a day to embrace your inner, scary-story-loving, candy-adoring child. We’re celebrating Halloween in a big way here at GameCrate: instead of relegating this wonderful day to a single 24-hour period, we’re doing it all month long. Over the next few weeks we’ll be taking a look 31 different quality scary games, one for every day of the month of October."
DHGF: Anna is an esoteric title that offers more in the way of offering players a chance to feel creeped out as opposed to hiding-under-the-covers-with-t he-lights-on horror. You likely won’t find yourself screaming for your mother, but you may have a couple of disturbing dreams afterward. The game offers a strong storyline which will satisfy the more curious players through repeated playthroughs, but has a simple ending for those who don’t want to spend time with the more obtuse puzzles. Dreampainters creates a fantastic atmosphere through detailed imagery and ambient sound, but misses the mark a little on the user interface side of things. For someone who isn’t terribly into horror games, I thought it to be a good experience and don’t regret playing it.
DSOGaming writes: "Kalypso Media Digital announced today the impending release of Anna – Extended Edition for PC and Mac via digital download partners"
