Ju-On or the Grudge as its known outside of Japan started out as a film directed by Takashi Shimizu it was then ‘remade’ in America that became a success that went and spawned 2 sequels.
The game follows the movies on linear storyline but with all new characters. Being a wii exclusive title may not have been developers Feelplus smartest move but seing the final build of the game its clear why.
The developers decided to do away with traditional gameplay and have the protagonists alone in a somewhat linear area with set objectives but no enemies. However that doesnt mean the game
is boring, there are many scripted areas that when visited or ofter completing an objective will trigger a ‘jump scene’ to scare the player. They also done away with traditional control setup it only uses the wiimote and one button to move, they player holds the remote as a flashlight as the protagonist is and the ‘B’ button to move forward however the motion control can be buggy at times witch lead to the camera not pointing where you want it fustrating the player and the movement speed is slow it makes gameplay boring and slow paced.
The game is essentially a ...