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Penumbra: Overture (PC)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Adventure/Survival Horror

RELEASE DATE

15/MAY/07

ESRB RATING

MATURE, Blood and Gore, Language, Violence

DEVELOPER

Frictional Games

PUBLISHER

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ALSO AVAILABLE ON

Macintosh, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/penumbra-overture--episode-one-ibm-pc-compatible

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

Stealth 24
FPS 19
Physics 19

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

After his mother dies, Philip receives a letter from his dead father that leads him to Greenland. The first in a series of three and originally a demonstration on innovative game design, Penumbra: Overture invites players to navigate Philip through a dark and mysterious mine as he faces angry wolves and many obstacles. Instead of shooting a path through a group of enemies, Penumbra stages each scene so that gamers must use their wits to avoid trouble instead of violent acts. However, as a last resort, players may take out creatures with environmental weapons including a pickaxe. Although avoiding aggressive AI is important, players must also complete the puzzles to advance. With no "point-and-click" movements, gamers will manipulate items on their own. For example, players may open drawers, pick up objects, and pull levers by moving the mouse. ~ Gracie Leach, All Game Guide

Penumbra: Overture (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Adventure/Survival Horror
RELEASE DATE:

15/MAY/07
TOP TRAITS:

survival horror, underground research facility, Stealth
DESCRIPTION:

After his mother dies, Philip receives a letter from his dead father that leads him to Greenland. The first in a seri... more

players 721

followers 1

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Phantomizer played Penumbra: Overture on 02/NOV/12

“Finished the game, very satisfied with it and i hope to find more Survival/Horror games later on down the line that experiment with this type of gameplay. Now unto the next chapter :D”

created 03/NOV/2012

Phantomizer played Penumbra: Overture on 01/NOV/12

“Made it deeper into the Mines, things keep getting more tense and more tense, but i want to press on for some answers >.< On a side note, i think i'm getting close to the end of this chapter.”

created 02/NOV/2012

Phantomizer played Penumbra: Overture on 31/OCT/12

“Fired this up yesterday to check it out and i'm hooked. Lone Survivor is creepy, but this game is even creepier since you don't really have a means of fighting the enemies, so you have to sneak past...”

created 01/NOV/2012

ViGotH played Penumbra: Overture on 27/FEB/12

“I have officially finished Penumbra: Overture. It wasn't extremely difficult, nor was it extremely scary, but the story line was really great. I love the game, and so I am moving on to Episode II:...”

created 28/FEB/2012

ViGotH played Penumbra: Overture on 05/FEB/12

“I have never before played this game in the past, and was always interested in this game and how things work. It is an earlier version of Amnesia, game play is pretty much the same, but difference...”

created 07/FEB/2012

VTTM played Penumbra: Overture on 17/FEB/11

“Awesome! Just finished it and can't wait to play the second game!”

created 17/FEB/2011

VTTM played Penumbra: Overture on 16/FEB/11

“At some points this game is better than "Amnesia", but now I understand why they took off the option of battling your enemies on their 2010 game! Handling objects and dueling is awful! On...”

created 16/FEB/2011

VTTM played Penumbra: Overture on 15/FEB/11

“Finally killed those bastard dogs! And escaped from the spiders on the tunnels!”

created 15/FEB/2011

rocketdawg played Penumbra: Overture on 01/OCT/10

“Saw a hellhound or something today. I was expecting it, but damn, I still freaked out. However, I might've figured out how to get myself to play these games more. Let myself die once and then I can...”

created 01/OCT/2010

If I have nightmares, I know who to blame by: rocketdawg

“I'm awful with scary games. Dead Space? I haven't finished, it gets me so stressed out. Left 4 Dead? Yeah, I know it's co-op, but even whipping around and seeing the bloodied, screeching face of a...”

created 29/SEP/2010

Penumbra: Overture (PC) by: RedFalcon

“This is by far one of the scariest games I have ever played. This game doesn't rely on cheap scares like other so called "survival horror games", but instead uses psychological horror. FEAR employed a similar style of horror, but unlike...”

created 22/JUN/2010