Dual Nature

As far as free HG titles go, I’ll say that Dual Nature isn’t good but isn’t egregiously bad either.

In a different take on zombie games, you play as a zombie who hasn’t been fully zombiefied and still retains some humanity. The plot has a few interesting moments, but feels pretty chaotic as a whole, as you start by convincing your human girlfriend that you are still… you, before going on a wild adventure which ends with the destruction of a cult, then ends suddenly. Speaking of which, this is one of the few titles with a fixed player character and a fixed romance, although it’s not something which bothered me personally.

I was wondering if my zombie side would consume me fully at some point, but that didn’t seem to happen. After ending a pretty high stakes final battle with plenty of physical action, I felt pretty human after it all. There were some interesting moments with the human-zombie idea, such as convincing a loved one that you are not a threat, but it felt underdeveloped as a whole.

The writing is slightly rough, with a few typos here and there. There are parts where you get pages and pages of words before reaching a choice. Some action scenes were fairly enjoyable, but that’s all I can say for this.

It’s possibly worth a read as a free title. Still, I didn’t head back for a replay after beating the game and the bad guys.