Re: Games Discussion Thread
That looks amazing, I've always enjoyed the tense survival atmosphere, and I haven't seen this approach very much if at all. And the horror elements are also quite original as far as games go, I can imagine the interpersonal stuff getting pretty intense if you ever make any allies or enemies.
The original game (available on GoG if you really can't wait) is rumoured to be made after the devs went to a Norwegian abandoned haunted mineshaft and then stayed there for a few days with hallucinogenics.
According to the rumour, that's when they thought up the setting and they've kept it around since then.
It's certainly unique, very much so. A cult classic with a very devoted fan following, the devs make it because that's what they want to make. They said the original accomplished only about 15%-20% of what they intended, so this is something that can possibly do even more.
If you like the atmosphere it presents, I've got a spare copy of their second game (The Void/Turgor) on my steam I can send you. It has similar but still very(And I do mean that almost to an extreme) different atmosphere and settings. Like Pathologic, it too has a small but devoted fanbase. And as a bonus, the settings appear to be connected somehow, though I've not found anyone who can point out where exactly.
It's very well made, and certainly a different kind of horror than most people are used to.
That, and it's seriously incredibly hard. The game has no problem having characters lie to you and cheat you, and if you put yourself in an unwinnable situation it will just continue on until you inevitably lose.
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Also, games journalism stuff.
Turns out there's several investigations going with law stuff involved. Something with Disney being involved somehow, and law enforcement asking non-journalists to not publish more stuff regarding the original 5-guys uh...Enjoying lady's exploits on account of compiling evidence for a case of some kind.
It's still going as strongly as before, and seems to only be picking up speed as the gaming 'news' sites related to it continue to find their pageviews falling even after Destiny's release. People are, en masse, taking their business elsewhere
Good news I'd call it