I'm Not Alone
Couldn't find a thread on this one. I found it browsing around in Steam. Has anybody played this one?
http://worthplaying.com/article/2010/2/12/news/72296/
Get ready for the spine-chiller of the year! Playing an intrepid exorcist in this thrilling action adventure, you are summoned to an old mansion haunted by a supernatural force. Once on the site, sheer horror awaits you: Terrible demons have risen from hell and are spreading fear and terror! Now it is up to you to put an end to their sinister doings. With a quick trigger finger and a keen power of deduction, you make your way through the mansion and eventually discover a horrifying secret… Are you prepared to save mankind?
Cinematically told story guaranteed to creep you out
Dozens of types of enemies and weapons make for variety
Dynamic light, shadow, and camera effects
Realistic and highly detailed graphics, thanks to the powerful S2Engine
Logical puzzle design and engaging close combat
Several difficulty levels
This section scared me a bit:
The parents were very over-protecting him, so they decided to let him study at home. The mother, a former history teacher, took care about his education and so his isolation started to grow.
The hours in the house between the study and piano practice were long and boring and totally focused on his mum.
Because of the total absence of the father in the house and the long time spent studying together, a morbid relationship between the two developed…
I was just checking this out on Steam last night. Looked interesting but the only site I bothered to check out was in German. I'll have to check this out some more.
"Few have the courage of their convictions. Fewer still have the courage for an attack on their convictions." - Nietzsche
XBL/Steam: Rexneron
I'd be more interested if it were just an adventure game and didn't have combat.
My Latest: Insufficient Resources and Hands in the Dark
Same here. It strikes me as something that'll go on sale pretty quickly too. Will keep a bloody, creepy eye on it.
"But 2004 might be ancient for a teenager, with their hippin' and the hoppin' and the bippin' and the boppin', they don't know what the jazz is all about." - Gravey
I was checking this out a few days ago, and managed to find its in-game footage on youtube. You can be your own judge on whether this is worth a purchase, but I was immediately turned off after the video got to the combat portion of the game.
"Alas, this Court's kingdom for a commercial airport! "
"First I get banged on the head! Now I get launched like a puppet and I break down a door with my back!!
I dont think this is gonna get any better..."
"I feel oppressed by horror, yet I feel the adrenaline running faster through my veins!
Dang, this may be a B-Movie of games candidate here.
8-bit quizzes
My Fallout 3 mods
New Vegas: Tales from the Burning Sands, Tweak and Balance
Well, that looked competent in numerous ways, and I did jump early in the video, but the combat system doesn't appear very...how to put it nicely..."dynamic," and the voice of the main character is grating, to put it mildly.
Not going to write it off yet, but I'll wait for a few reviews.
A massive pile
"Mario teaches them to push buttons, something they're probably going to be doing when they wind up working for McDonald's because you failed as a parent." -MechaSlinky