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Penumbra: Overture


Find yourself alone in the dark

If that wolf spots you though, Penumbra: Overture’s greatest faults become all too apparent. Not only is the game’s combat woefully bad, the same swipe-your-mouse system being a massive hindrance to actually hitting anything, but the AI is basic, predictable and irritating, turning that feeling of fear into a feeling of wanting to avoid fighting because it’s so awful.

Having come from an excellent little freeware game of the same name, we really wanted Penumbra: Overture to be better than this. That said, avoid combat and it remains an extremely smart adventure game with a lot to offer.

You'll love
  • Graphics are pretty
  • Puzzles and physics work together
  • Genuinely terrifying
You'll hate
  • Combat doesn't work
  • Repetitive locations
  • Been-there, done-that story

 
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Penumbra: Overture

Genre: Adventure
Expected release date: 2007
Published by: Lexicon Entertainment
Developed by: Frictional Games
6 DECENT
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