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_Dread Delusion_ is a difficult game to correctly describe. A quick peek at some of the many screenshots in this [playthrough log](https://jefklakscodex.com/tags/playthrough) will no doubt trigger happy _Morrowind_ memories because of the otherworld giant shroom foliage. Yet the blockier graphics, including the obligatory PS1 texturised distortion effect, give away that the game was part of one of the [Haunted PS1 demo discs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_PS1). Once you start playing it, the min-maxer in you will resent the flimsiness and overall uselessness of the combat. There aren't even experience points to gain by killing Oneric Island inhabitants. So my best attempt is that this is a narrative-driven first-person adventure with RPG elements. And one of the very best ones in that category. The following playthrough report was originally posted on Mastodon (6th June) and later collected into this article. I've collected too many screenshots during my playthrough I wanted to preserve, which is another indication of the impression this game had on me. I'll try to reach a verdict below the play log. I fell for another in