When I first did this in the game, I couldn’t help but to think “this is one the most imaginative things I’ve seen in a game.” It keeps going from there. So, I have to hold the mirror up in front of my eyes and look behind me a la Perseus fighting Medusa. This is while he’s trying to keep unkillable ghosts that are constantly chasing off his back by using a piece of a mirror to show the ghost’s reflection because she can’t stand the sight of herself, but I can’t physically look at her because she hates anyone looking at her and it drives her insane. He must first solve a puzzle regarding the cash registers and scanning products for the correct amount in order to get the precious coin inside the register. Desmond must collect coins to use to get items to progress. A good example is the aforementioned supermarket. Players will be collecting items they will need to use in different ways to progress. Wales can’t defend himself, he gets access to melee and ranged weapons throughout this nightmare, but in the grand scheme of things, this is more of an atmospheric puzzle game. It is more of an adventure game where exploration and puzzle solving take precedence over shooting enemies.
Taking cues from the Blooper Team and even some of Condemned games, In Sound Mind is a first-person game, but not always a first-person shooter. So, an apartment building with doors leading to other worlds or a closed down supermarket with ghostly apparitions wailing in the aisles. This results in familiar areas set in twisted and off-putting demeanors. Desmond Wales, a psychologist who is navigating a rather hellish world that blends in with reality as well as the psychosis of his patients. A game that I had never even heard of before turned out to be a great horror themed experience with some amazing atmosphere and mechanics I never would have thought of. That’s exactly what happened when I played In Sound Mind. It happens once in a blue moon, but when it does, it sticks with me for a while. One that I have never heard of before or one that always flew under my radar and I eventually get to and find it completely endearing. There’s always a great feeling when a game takes me by surprise.
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