Tyler Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Amnesia: The Dark Descent Genre: Survival horror Developer: Frictional Games Publisher: Frictional Games Release Date: 8 Sep 2010 Platform(s): PC About the Game: The last remaining memories fade away into darkness. Your mind is a mess and only a feeling of being hunted remains. You must escape. Awake... "Amnesia: The Dark Descent", a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core. You stumble through the narrow corridors as the distant cry is heard. It is getting closer. Explore... Amnesia: The Dark Descent puts you in the shoes of Daniel as he wakes up in a desolate castle, barely remembering anything about his past. Exploring the eerie pathways, you must also take part of Daniel's troubled memories. The horror does not only come from the outside, but from the inside as well. A disturbing odyssey into the dark corners of the human mind awaits. A sound of dragging feet? Or is your mind playing tricks on you? Experience... By using a fully physically simulated world, cutting edge 3D graphics and a dynamic sound system, the game pulls no punches when trying to immerse you. Once the game starts, you will be in control from the beginning to the end. There are no cut-scenes or time-jumps, whatever happens will happen to you first hand. Something emerges out of the darkness. It's approaching. Fast. Survive... Amnesia: The Dark Descent throws you headfirst into a dangerous world where danger can lurk behind every corner. Your only means of defense are hiding, running or using your wits. Do you have what it takes to survive? Trailer: Links: Official Website IGN Review -------------------------------- Finally! A proper survival horror game! Just pre-purchased this on Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 castle setting, survival horror, amnesia, nightmares, human psyche.. this is so SO up my ally ! but only PC why why why ?? why dont i have a gameable pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gta_mad Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 demo released few days ago ,i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 looks nice, i guess i might pick it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted September 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 How much and how does it run? $15 after 20% pre-order discount. This is from the same people who made the Penumbra games so it should be playable even on older systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Looks interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Looks very moody and atmospheric. Downloading demo as we speak (only 400 MB). Probably wont get the full game though cause I invariably chicken out if it gets too spooky. :| Edit : Demo is available on Steam in case anyone is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Right. Played the demo for a little bit. Its not bad. Not much to look at but thats OK. It looks good enough to convey the atmosphere which I think is all thats important in a survival horror game. Its also borrowing the sanity mechanic from Eternal Darkness. If you see enemies or stay in the darkness or anything else overly spooky your sanity starts to take a hit. Its quite a cool effect visually as well. Your perspective changes, walls become "watery", floor looks like its moving etc. Only came across a couple of puzzles and both of them were decent but didnt require much thought. The game is also very helpful in terms of hints when you f**k up. All in all its very classical survival horror. Expect a lot of running away from bad guys instead of killing them, overbearing constant tension instead of jump scares, marshaling your meager resources (oil for the lamp and tinderboxes to light up torches and candles) etc etc. If you are into that sort of thing you will probably like this. Also surprisingly decent writing. I was expecting a hamfest both in the story and voice overs but its actually pretty decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 FPS Horror , I played Cryostasis with physx enabled two months ago , was faptastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Its not really like Cyrostasis. Its more like a mixture between Call of Cthullu and Eternal darkness. Demo is worth a shot, like I said its only 400 MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted September 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 The Call Of Cthulhu and Eternal Darkness was exactly what came to my mind after I read about the game and decided to buy it on impulse. Game releases today... can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 I think you will like it. Its your kind of game. I pussied out on the demo itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted September 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 ^^ And in the middle of the day no less... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 I was all alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Downloading the demo as we speak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 I was all alone. there there /snigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante77 Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Not downloading the demo as I haven't spoken yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 I think you will like it. Its your kind of game. I pussied out on the demo itself. grow some chest hair and play it dudebro. some of us who want to play this dont have a medium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Dude the game's engine is like Quake 3. I am pretty sure you can run this on a goddamn Commodore 64. Install Steam and try the demo. Worst case scenario you waste 400 MBs of bandwidth. Edit BTW Eurogamer reviewed this and gave it an 8/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 that accessible eh maybe i could run this on mom's laptop.. she got one recently. how to go about this steam thing ?? never really gamed on pc since mid 2003 :| :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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