"Diablo Lite" | Submitted by costik on Sat, 05/19/2007 - 19:22. |
"Diablo Lite"
Evil Invasion is in the mold of fast, frenetic overhead-view third-person shooters like Crimsonland or Robotron, but with a difference: rather than gory combat with futuristic weapons, this game is set in a fantasy world, the "weapons" are magic spells, and there's an RPG-like character advancement system. You can think of it as "Diablo Lite," if you will; more retro graphics, and not as much depth, but a similar aesthetic. Good gory fantasy fun.
Penumbra is the only adventure game in which you play an ostrich.
More specifically, you play a terrified but not terribly sane mathematician descending into the depths of an abandoned mineshaft-turned-military-base. And unlike most adventure games, this one is all about the atmosphere rather than the puzzles.
Although the gameplay is flat and the puzzles are simple, the ambiance is spectacular. The graphics, sounds, level design -- it's all very solid and frightening. This is one of those rare games that will put you in a cold sweat even if you play it on a laptop at a picnic.
