

ĪctionTrip was more critical of the game and awarded it a 5.9 out of 10. Add to this the fact that Rustin Parr is over in what seems like an instant and you have cause for some alarm". Like a film or book with a twist in the tail and an engrossing story-line, you can happily read it again and the odd bit here or there will make more sense, but you'll never get quite the same level of enjoyment out of it as you did before. "Sadly, there is one big crux as far as Rustin Parr goes, and that's longevity. Eurogamer also highlights the game's atmosphere but said this about the game's length: GameSpot awarded the game a 7.1 out of 10, praising its atmosphere but calling its combat "mediocre".


In the United States, Volume 1 sold 49,000 copies by October 2001. The player must guide Holliday through her investigations, to see if there is any truth to Parr's claims that he was under the influence of otherworldly forces when he committed the murders.īlair Witch Volume I: Rustin Parr received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. It is reported that during the early 1940s, a hermit named Rustin Parr abducted eight children from Burkittsville and, apparently without motive, murdered all but one in his basement.

When given the assignment to look into the legend of the Blair Witch, she is partnered with the Stranger, but decides to go on her own as the Stranger is skeptical of the witch's existence. Following her training, research scientist Elspeth "Doc" Holliday is dispatched to the town of Burkittsville by the Spookhouse, a fictional classified government agency charged with investigating paranormal occurrences. The story takes place in the year 1941, and with the exception of the opening section in the Spookhouse HQ, the game takes place over four days. Two sequels titled Blair Witch Volume II: The Legend of Coffin Rock and Blair Witch Volume III: The Elly Kedward Tale were released subsequently. Blair Witch Volume I: Rustin Parr is a survival horror video game developed by Terminal Reality and released for Microsoft Windows in 2000.
