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Freddy 007
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Posted: 6th Jun 2009 03:19 Edited at: 6th Jun 2009 03:20
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Hi

I just bought the Penumbra Collector Pack via Steam, they're running a weekend deal: The three games that make up the Penumbra Trilogy for only 5€. I haven't played it for long, but I can already tell it's a good deal.

I have never played any game with such an incredible atmosphere. The game is developed on a very tight budget it appears, but MAN are the resources put to good use. Basically the game is an adventure with physics based puzzles, but at the same time with a hint of stealth games. You are fairly weak, so you'd want to stay clear of any enemies you might encounter. Anyway, this review is what convinced me, I suggest you take 5 minutes to through it, and maybe if you can spare the modest sum of 5€, buy the game, and support the small independent developer who made Penumbra, Frictional Games.

Just thought I'd let you know

- Freddy

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Benjamin
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Posted: 6th Jun 2009 12:32
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I tried the Penumbra: Overture demo and I really didn't like it. It looked like it was made in DBC, and the demo was stupidly short that it gave you no idea what the game was like.

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nackidno
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Posted: 6th Jun 2009 12:52
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I have played Overture three times and Black Plague four times but I have never played Requiem, I heard it was quite bad compared to the others.

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Freddy 007
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Posted: 6th Jun 2009 12:55 Edited at: 6th Jun 2009 12:57
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@ Benjamin
Are you referring to the graphics when you say it looks like it was made in DBC? I think the graphics are scarce, but effective. But maybe that's just because it was completely dark when I played it, I dunno

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How is Black Plague compared to Overture? I read somewhere it's a lot better, but I won't play it until I finish Overture

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Benjamin
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Posted: 6th Jun 2009 13:01
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Yes, I was referring to the graphics. Well, considering it's so cheap I guess there's no harm in buying it anyway.

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nackidno
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Posted: 6th Jun 2009 13:10 Edited at: 9th Jun 2009 09:19
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@Freddy 007: Black Plagues is a lot better than Overture, you could say that Overture focuses on the feel of isolation, while Black Plague focuses on panic and "cute puppy" up your mind. ^^

Black Plague is much more gritty than Overture too.

EDIT: Sorry!

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Posted: 7th Jun 2009 10:16
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I havent played Requiem yet,but I will very soon. I love the atmosphere.

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Benjamin
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Posted: 7th Jun 2009 11:24
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Well I bought it and started playing the first one. I died in the first area you encounter steam. The steam killed me.

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Thraxas
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Posted: 7th Jun 2009 11:58
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Thanks for the tip, I have been thinking about getting these games for a while but having just bought a house spending frivolously is not something I can afford to do at the moment... but 3 games for 5 bucks (maybe a little bit more once the currency conversion kicks in) is a pretty sweet deal

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Jeku
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Posted: 7th Jun 2009 20:09
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Are you sure it's 3 games? The Steam store only lists 2. I bought them anyways, even though the first one was ridiculously hard

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David R
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Posted: 7th Jun 2009 20:30
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Quote: "The steam killed me"


Steam is deadly in lots of games - in fact, I'm certain there's a section in the original Half-Life with killer steam

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Benjamin
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Posted: 7th Jun 2009 23:03
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Quote: "The Steam store only lists 2."

One of them comes with its expansion.

Quote: "Steam is deadly in lots of games"

As a matter of fact I knew it was deadly in this game, only I timed my movement wrong and got hit by it.

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The Storyteller 01
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I know the first 2 games from the original release and by then it was more than impressive.

but now after Bioschock and Stalker its not so hot imo.

but I toyed around with it again after I started FPSC and have to admit that Penumbra looks like somthing very close to what is achievable with FPSC

In case you find my grammar and spelling weird ---> native German speaker ^^
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