San Raimi...lol
Appropriate town name. For anyone reading this who didn't get it, it's a reference to Sam Raimi, who made the Evil Dead movies. As well as plenty of other good things.
I thought the first one was good, but this one actually made me let out a couple of shouts of terror.
I could've done without the Sudoku puzzle. But that was my only complaint.
Outstanding work.
Scary stuff!
I thought the suduko was a nice touch, didnt realise there was people still out there that havent actually had a go at one before now, but its very easy. And of course that is how you work out the combination. 1-9 in each box and 1-9 along each line (doesnt mean in order), cant repeat a number in a line or a box. simple.
Simply the best...
I played the original game and was totally blown away by the horrific and frightening atmosphere you had created. It's not only great due to its content, but I give it extra merit points because it was created by a fellow Aussie. It's really in the vein of something you'd see in a Clive Barker film, or even very reminiscent of the Chtulu fan creations that are all over the internet. Regardless, it is a scary premise, one with which you've created an excellent game.
The graphics, whilst simply photographs, are suitably creepy. The images of the blood against the wall is done to an effect that rivals a much higher budget equivalent. I consider myself to have fairly strong nerves. But the room with the slaughtered girls had me feeling considerably uneasy.
My only problem with this release is that it did not come with a walkthrough. I find myself searching google for "sadako puzzle". Any help you could provide would be well recieved.
Great game. I'm not going to hit you up with a string of 10's like all those other NG noobs have, but it is well earned for the 9 I've given it. The 1 point removed for the difficulty, and lack of walkthrough.
holy mother of crud!
That game was the creepiest thing ive layed eyes on in ages...I didnt finish it cause I dont know how the hell to play sudoku... but the parts up to that. superb! I hope you go far with this man. if you are gonna make more. whew...I gotta go take a shower after this game. I was sweating bullets, HA!
Less a game and more an experience.
As a game Exmortis 2 doesn't stand very well on its own. The puzzles are to simplistic, usually boiling down to trial and error, and the interface is terribly outdated, still screen first person adventures peaked with Myst. The secret to this game's success doesn't lie with its gameplay though, its the fact that its a vehicle for an incedibly engrossing, creepy and completely realised storyline and mythos that drags you in and keeps you clicking untill the credits start rolling.
First off, I would like to say that I am a little dissapointed in the creepiness level of the game. It started off great, devastated world, crimson horizon, forboding church, but after a great opening we're drawn back into that tired abandoned farm house cliche. I just don't feel myself being as scared as I was the fist time around with Exmortis, I knew exactly what was in store for me, creepy atmosphere and one or two things jumping out at me, that was about it. The final two areas brought the game back to form, but at that point I was already too settled down to feel excited.
Secondly, while I loved how well developed the game's backstory is I would have appreciated if I didn't have to get taken out of the game to do so much reading. Embedding some of the storyline into an audio tape or video cassette would have been more interesting and would have offered more opportunity to build tension.
While the gameplay does take a backseat to the story and atmosphere I feel that it definetly could be stronger. All the puzzles were one or two steps, and while neither too easy or hard they usually were somewhat tedious. A lot of that probably comes from you trying to fit as many puzzles as possible into a small game area, but I would still like to see them be more intricate and thoughtful.
While I do have a lot of criticisms on Exmortis 2, I don't dislike the game at all. You have an incredible talent and I would love to see it put to use again soon.