Pursued by the monstrous “suitors”, intervention comes at a real cost the time you could lose having to restart the game, thanks to the game’s permadeath mechanic. Then you encounter Justine’s imprisoned victims and you’re given the choice of whether to aid them or dispatch them to speed your own escape. Unsurprisingly, given your circumstances, the game initially casts you as a victim, your only responsibility being to escape Justine’s dungeon with your mind and body intact. However, Amnesia: Justine’s crowning glory is how it makes you a party to this horror, testing your own mettle. Without that safety net, Amnesia: Justine’s fear bites deeper than most of its ilk, certainly more so than the other two Amnesia games. So when you encounter the evidence of her gruesome deeds, you don’t have luxury of being able to dismiss them as the product of some otherworldly terror or demonic entity. But the recorded messages Justine leaves you exhibit a clarity, stillness and sense of purpose that goes beyond your average antagonist. Horrific as Resident Evil 7 was, the game’s antagonists did at least, have an excuse for their actions, being influenced by a third party.
Nor can the torments she’s chosen to put you through be written off as the products of a deranged or delusional mind. But none ever comes Justine is, ultimately, a monster of her own making. You find yourself reaching for some supernatural explanation, hoping that the next note you pick up will detail the demonic entity that seized her mind. Stripped of arcane elements and largely devoid of jump scares, you’re presented with a range of potentially gruesome tasks set by the titular Justine, a distressingly human antagonist.
But even those attempts have a loaded meaning one that won’t become apparent until your amnesiac protagonist frees herself. Since Amnesia: Justine features a permadeath mechanic, your first few playthroughs may end in failure. The game slipped out as an update for the original Amnesia, with relatively little fanfare, and can be completed in half an hour.
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