Игрок 6774·Не рекомендует·4 ч в игре

I was not really overly impressed with Penumbra: Overture, but I told myself it'll be worth it as a set up for Black Plague. After all, Black Plague has more stuff I like about Frictional's games from 2010 to the 2023 design shift with (very good) Amnesia: The Bunker - no combat and humanoid enemies rather than rabid dogs and spiders. But the longer I played the more my opinion dropped, beginning from the dream puzzle sequence. To walk through that: >♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ puzzle in a Frictional game to date (and I've played them all) 3 barrels to drag around, hint about "twos and threes", as well as 5 green, 2 yellow, and 2 blue flaming circles on the floor. All in all, waste several minutes dragging the nr of barrels that don't nicely fit any of the 3 colours around, confused. EXCEPT there's actually 2 blue, 2 yellow, 2 green, and 3 "green with a SLIGHT BLUE TINGE to the flame" ones if you crouch and singe your eyebrows on them. I guess making them red instead so the puzzle is more readable was too hard or smth. >after that is a slow wait-for-the-platform-to-slide-over-to-you platforming section with a cheap fake danger trick of a monster banging on the door behind you but never breaking through >after THAT there's a cheap jumpscare of the "monster runs at you and disappears" kind (the game reuses this cheap idea a few more times throughout) >ffwd, now there's a quirk chungus voice-in-my-head character bringing in stellar sequences like: 1. I pick up key item 2. monster spawns outside the room 3. quirkus chungus makes a joke (congrats I am no longer scared in your horror game) as well as 1. I read a thing 2. clarificationrence explains to me what I just read by paraphrasing it >the point any horror died was when I was getting back via a corridor and a previously locked side-door was broken down by a monster This is when I found out that I SPRINT SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER THAN THE MONSTERS RUN (there's only one kind of non-scripted monster in this one and they all share the "running" speed) And the sprint is unlimited. This coupled with the fact that almost all areas with enemies feature very few dead ends means the enemies might as well not exist. >1. I open a door while not sneaking 2. there's a zombie guy on the other side with a flashlight looking at me (he's literally like 1 metre away from the doorframe I'm standing in) 3. I turn around and walk (not sneak) away 4. he didn't see me >cliché cheap jumpscare with a body falling from the ceiling, complete with yanking the camera at it and quirk chungus going "JESUS THAT SCARED ME". >the directly following section tried smth fresh with the horror encounters in the game, but unfortunately bcs failure meant waiting for the lights to cycle aaaaaaall the way to the end of the long corridor and then aaaaaaall the way back it became more tedious than scary The mystery the first game set up turned out to be sorta generic, illuminati organization research on ayyliens gone wrong and facility personnel turned into scary zombie hivemind ppl, but I enjoyed the twist that directly precedes getting rid of quirk chungus (and how it being possible was foreshadowed by him ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ with the MC's perception throughout the earlier sections) and the ending where the ayylien hivemind's expectation of what it means for a human to be "selfless" and "acting for a greater good" was subverted. But man, the road to get there. Phew. Lastly, a technical problem. If you have multiple monitors the game locks to 1.0 gamma no matter what you set in the settings, which further detracts from the scariness bcs it's too damn bright. The fix is to download a fan-made patch and run the game thru a BAT file provided in it (it works for all 2,5 Penumbra games despite being made for Overture, you just need to change the EXE name in the BAT file with Notepad++ or a similar program). This nukes Steam overlay integration, and in order to lauch the game via the BAT thru Steam you need to add a command in the game's properties window. The silver lining is there's no other stuff like achievements or cloud saves it could break. All in all, I love needing to download community patches to preserve an essential element of a non-abandonware horror game. I would reccomend Penumbra: Black Plague (and the Penumbra series in general) on a sale if you have an archeological bent and want to find out where Frictional Games started. Otherwise, just stick to their output from 2010 onwards.

Игрок 3684·Рекомендует·6 ч в игре

Started of strong, an overall improvement to Overture. No weapons, scarier enemy and more interesting environments. But as it the game progressed there were two things that annoyed me: the voice talking to you and the "dream" puzzle sequences. Still, if you're an Amnesia fan and want more, Penumbra is worth trying out on a sale.

Игрок 6673·Рекомендует·6 ч в игре

Small but meaningful improvements over the original game. Worth any horror fans time unless you need blood-chilling horrific moments every five minutes.

Игрок 7281·Рекомендует·6 ч в игре

La Secuela que perfeccionó la fórmula Si Overture sentó las bases, Black Plague perfeccionó la fórmula. Quitar el combate y obligarte a esconderte en la oscuridad mientras escuchas pasos al otro lado de la puerta fue una genialidad. Las físicas siguen siendo adictivas y la historia en la base de investigación mantiene un ritmo altísimo de principio a fin. P.D.: Para poner el juego en Español, recomiendo esta guía: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=971179111

Игрок 9908·Не рекомендует·6 ч в игре

Penumbra: Overture oyununun devam oyunu. Pek bir fark yok aralarında. Aynı assetleri kullanarak 1 yılın ardından devam oyununu yapmışlar. İlk oyundaki tek iyi özellik olan eşya kullanım mekaniği burada debuff yemiş. Öyle sürekli kullanmamızın gerektiği bir eşya yok. Hikâyenin belli bir noktasında testere buluyoruz, onu da 1-2 kere kullanıp bir daha kullanmıyoruz. İlk oyun eşya kullanım mekaniğinden ötürü daha iyi fakat bu iki oyun da kötü bence. Korkutmayı beceremiyorlar.

Игрок 4923·Не рекомендует·5 ч в игре

this one is just too goofy. it starts off pretty promising but all this ♥♥♥♥ about underground labs run by 500 year old secret societies started by leonardo da vinci and demons wise cracking about broads and stuff throughout the game just takes me out of it. thats not to say the game can't be tense (the dog kennels are a particular highlight) but its just undercut by all this stupid ♥♥♥♥ in it

Игрок 3894·Рекомендует·7 ч в игре

Penumbra: Black Plague для меня стала заметным шагом вперёд по сравнению с Overture. Здесь разработчики практически убрали всё лишнее и сделали ставку на атмосферу, исследование и постоянное чувство тревоги. Больше всего понравилось, что игра не пытается пугать игрока каждую минуту скримерами. Основной страх создают темнота, звуки, неизвестность и понимание того, что встретившегося врага нельзя просто расстрелять. Приходится прятаться, убегать и думать, как выбраться из очередной неприятной ситуации. Это отлично работает на атмосферу. Отдельно хочется отметить головоломки. Они основаны на взаимодействии с окружающим миром и в большинстве случаев требуют обычной логики, а не угадывания того, что хотел сказать разработчик. Физика предметов до сих пор выглядит необычно и хорошо помогает погружению. Сюжет тоже стал интереснее. Постепенно раскрывающаяся история заражения, подземного комплекса и происходящего с главным героем держит интерес до самого конца. Есть несколько действительно сильных моментов, после которых начинаешь сомневаться в том, что именно происходит на самом деле. Из минусов я бы выделил продолжительность. Игра довольно короткая, поэтому заканчивается как-то неожиданно быстро. Финал у некоторых игроков может оставить ощущение, что хотелось увидеть больше. Но в целом Black Plague мне понравилась значительно больше Overture. Она атмосфернее, страшнее, лучше работает с сюжетом и избавилась от не самого удачного боевого элемента первой части. Это отличный пример хоррора, которому не нужны автоматы и горы трупов, чтобы заставить игрока нервно прислушиваться к каждому звуку в тёмном коридоре. Моя оценка: 8,5/10. Старая, местами технически простенькая, но до сих пор очень атмосферная хоррор-игра, которую вполне стоит пройти любителям психологического и приключенческого хоррора.

Игрок 9858·Рекомендует·7 ч в игре

Great way to continue the story of penumbra overture, new story, more horror, new puzzles!