Night Trap – Sega CD, Sega 32X, 3DO, MS-DOS (1992) It still turned a profit for Trilobyte, but its reception was nowhere what the first entry received. As for the puzzles, they were too derivative of original game, and the new “Treasure Hunts” were an exercise in frustration.
It certainly doesn’t help that none of the characters have the same appeal as the first game’s cast, and the questionable acting furthers the irritation factor. The story is darker in tone, but lacks any real depth. And while things were more refined for The 11th Hour, it never captures what made the original game so charming. Trying to follow up the hit that was The 7th Guest was going to be a tall order for Trilobyte.
Eventually, Denning’s search leads him to Stauf’s mansion.
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Before her disappearance, Robin had been investigating a series of grisly murders and disappearances over the last few months. Journalist Carl Denning is trying to find his producer and lover, Robin Morales, after her disappearance three weeks prior. Taking place 60 years after the original game, Stauf Mansion has been left derelict. And thanks to actor Paul Morgan Stetler, A Puzzle of Flesh and other adventure games are still being kept in fans’ minds with his Conversations With Curtis YouTube channel. While the sequel never quite reached the success of the first game (which was Sierra’s best-selling computer game with over a million copies sold), nor did it continue the original game’s story, A Puzzle of Flesh is still beloved by fans. We’re kind of glad that it never happened, as we instead received a game that had a compelling story, combined with quite the gory effects that still hold up today.Īnd you can’t mention Phantasmagoria without its sequel, A Puzzle of Flesh. It’s also surprising that years later, we find out that this classic game came about because Roberta & Ken Williams had tried to strike a deal with Stephen King for a video game, but were unsuccessful. It’s like there’s an unwritten law regarding it. Really, you can’t talk about FMV horror without mentioning Phantasmagoria.
Phantasmagoria – Windows, MS-DOS, Sega Saturn (1995) But darn it, there’s always room for varying types of cheese.Īnd for some of you, there are very likely some games you’ve either never heard of, or haven’t seen since the 90s… And yeah, the quality of FMV titles is all over the place, even when you don’t factor in the age of the games. Now obviously, there’s more to the genre than the usual culprits of Phantasmagoria, Harvester, Night Trap and so on. So, what better way to scratch that itch than with a selection of titles from the genre’s peak?
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A while back, when we had celebrated the 30th anniversary of Trilobyte’s The 7th Guest, a few of you got nostalgic for the heyday of Full Motion Video (FMV) horror games.
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