Even though we have been in abandoned hospitals, graveyards, and even creepy libraries before the incorporation of each locale seems natural. On one hand the environments are well detailed and feature distinct in-game locations. These smartly designed brain busters range from altering tombstones to match hidden inscriptions in old photographs to properly preparing a recipe for dynamite.Įxploration is a mixed bag of highs and lows. There is also a lock picking minigame reminiscent of just about every other lock picking minigame we’ve seen in gaming. These make way for context based minigames like piecing together old newspaper clippings or breaking through electronic locks by deciphering the names of famous academics for passcodes. For instance Mei is adroit when it comes to hacking, and Amy has a keen sense of inspection. Each character has unique skills that can be used to get around obstacles. Puzzles in Obscure: The Aftermath come in wide varieties. Add on top of this that fighting enemies is frequently boring and unsatisfying meaning a vital part of the experience feels like deadweight early on. Often times you will inflict damage on a teammate when melee attacking because the camera so ardently tries to follow the enemy. The automatic lock on is a big source of contention when it comes to combat.
Once equipped to your character a weapon can only be used with the 'R' button held down and the 'X' button to attack. Both firearms and melee weapons are available. Of the three, combat is definitely the weakest component. As with most horror titles in the classical sense, gameplay boils down to a blend of combat, puzzle solving, and exploration. This design choice was made with multiplayer in mind, but adept AI assumes the role of the character you are not currently using when you play alone. For most of the game you will have two characters to control. The direction of the story tie in quite nicely with the events of the first game but holds up well on its own for any newcomers to the series.Ĭooperative play is emphasized strongly in Obscure. The goal is to traverse the haunted compound while simultaneously solving the mystery behind the outbreak and leading your characters to safety. Suddenly, what was once a lively school of partying young scholars becomes a breeding ground for undead and mutated creatures. This leads to one of the main characters, Corey, having a nightmarish hallucination that he inevitably realizes is actually occurring. The entire student body of the Fallcreek campus has begun inhaling hallucinogenic flowers for the purpose of experimentation. The game’s protagonists are a motley crew of energetic college students who are just looking to party at the story’s inception. This budget title offers some nice puzzling and exploration elements, despite not being as terrifying as you would hope. Not much has been lost in the translation with the end result being a standard entry in a genre underrepresented on the platform.
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The game has been ported from the PS2 and finds a new home on the PSP. Obscure: The Aftermath is the sequel to the 2006 release Obscure, a game notable for its, at the time, unique approach to co-op in a horror game. By VGChartz Staff, posted on 19 October 2009 / 5,857 Views
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