Игрок 9541·Не рекомендует·6 ч в игре

Penumbra teve sua importância, mas não vale a pena ser jogado hoje em dia. O que salva são os puzzles, que são consideravelmente desafiantes, mas o resto desagrada bastante, a ponto de transformar o jogo em algo casual, de ficar simplesmente dando picaretada nos inimigos.

Игрок 1988·Рекомендует·5 ч в игре

An outstandingly refreshing experience in spite of its age. The plot is an alluring intrigue and the setting an abyssal enticement of dark caverns and concrete corridors deep beneath the desolate arctic permafrost. The gameplay requires engagement from the player in a way that engrosses you on its own terms but it does not make demands in obscurity. The mechanics serve the world they exist in and are realized through the player. Pacing is restrained and well moderated. The premise is simple, remains focused and unlike other games of the genre, refrains from indulging in narrative excesses. It so excellently conveys characters through the scattered remnants of their notes and letters, people whom you will never meet and yet you get to know them so closely, all their fears, anxieties, and anticipations. Lastly, combat in all its clunky awkwardness is the one recurring blemish but one that is easily avoided. That all said, I could not help but draw comparisons to Amnesia The Bunker (it was only after completing the story did I learn they were by the same developers). What surprised me most was how much more entertaining Penumbra is and how much worse The Bunker was in almost every aspect. A difference in release of 16 years, with the latter degrading into a repetitive game loop within a quickly acclimated to space like an experience deliberately made simple, whilst Penumbra pulls you further into its depths and on its own time cultivates an authentic alienation. Penumbra Overture is a compelling testament to deliberately authored atmosphere and physical engagement over procedural stress and scripted contrivances.

Игрок 4327·Рекомендует·6 ч в игре

Just a little late to the party, but this game has a vibe. The world is palpable. The survival horror elements leave a little to be desired as once you figure out how to defend yourself it can be a cakewalk. But I needed a slow burn horror game and this did exactly that for me. No boring jump "scares" (I hate that word its just a way to say surprised you with a little flair) Highly recommend!

Игрок 4923·Рекомендует·14 ч в игре

i really like the setting of this game, going deeper and deeper into an abandoned mine works really well for this sort of game. i feel like they could have made it feel more isolating but i'm not really sure how. maybe the sound design or something could have been better but im no expert. the actual enemies themselves arent really scary, but theres plenty of tense moments throughout the game. the combat being very clunky can add to the tension when you're just starting out, but unfortunately after you figure it out it kind of dampens it.

Игрок 6774·Не рекомендует·4 ч в игре

I wanted to like Penumbra. Overture has the early versions of many things that made Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Frictional's following games good - the atmosphere, an interesting mystery, scary chase sequences, sound design, physics system, the works. But it has two fatal flaws. Firstly, the story really goes nowhere in terms of the abovementioned mystery because it exists to set up Penumbra: Black Plague. I knew that going into it, so at worst I assumed Black Plague will be good enough to make up for this (it was not but that's a separate review). Secondly, IT'S NOT BLOODY SCARY. It has scary chase sequences, yes, and I liked them, but those were the only scary parts. Partially because the two non-scripted enemy types in the game are just not frightening. Between their AI not being particularly smart and their animations being stiff they just aren't threatening. But the main problem which ruins the threat and therefore scariness of the enemies is the COMBAT SYSTEM. Now, the melee combat is beyond clunky, so it doesn't really make the enemies not scary. What does is (spoiler-text'd to preserve potential enjoyment of ppl who haven't played yet) that the combat also works thru Frictional's physics system. Pick up ANY rock or larger object and you can stun-lock any enemy in the game until they die, they ragdoll and you can stand over them ready to bash them back down as soon as they get back up. This makes hiding from them feel tedious rather than scary. Sure, I could choose to avoid the obviously easier and faster solution to the problem of a patrolling monster in favour of hiding to "preserve the dread", but then my immersion is completely gone. I'm no longer Philip Buchanon, sneaking thru an abandonded mine with a bunch of mutated animals. I'm a guy in front of a computer consciously making the game harder for myself by sitting in a corner doing nothing, waiting for the dog enemy to fack off somewhere else. The other half of the game, the puzzles, isn't exactly bad, but it also isn't anything to write home about. Besides the obvious physics puzzles like "remove rocks from a crate so you can move it out of the way" it feels like a point-and-click adventure at times but in 3D and with (thankfully) no moon logic. 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: Overture (and the Penumbra series in general but that's smth to get into under Black Plague and Requiem) 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 1835·Рекомендует·1 ч в игре

HOW TO FIX !! --- To set it to modern resolutions you go to 'Documents' , 'Penumbra Overture' , Episode1 , 'settings.cfg' Then change 'Screen Width=' and 'Height=' to your own resolution like 'Height=2160' , THEN you need to go into Windows settings and to 'System' 'Display' 'Scale' and change that to 100% otherwise the game will be completely zoomed in. VRR is a problem for older games to even load it but i found it isn't a issue for this one.

Игрок 6869·Рекомендует·8 ч в игре

Not much of a horror game more about the puzzles. Definitely aged but still fun. With how cheap it is always sold for on sales definitely worth picking up

Игрок 3684·Рекомендует·8 ч в игре

A bit janky, but it's still a nice short horror game, though more atmospheric than scary. At the very least it's cool to see where Amnesia got it's start from.