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Old 11-27-10 | 09:40 PM
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Amnesia = heart attack

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesia:_The_Dark_Descent

This game is seriously spooky and creepy. You play a messed up dude who will go insane if he stays in the dark or looks at a monster too long. You get no weapons and your only option is to hide and sneak around. It's a major twist on the FPS genre and one that will mess with your head.

Try it. There's a demo out there.
Old 11-27-10 | 10:05 PM
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Looks good. Too bad it's not on a console.

Here's a review:

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Old 11-28-10 | 09:36 AM
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Looks facinating. But also probably frustrating.
Old 12-10-10 | 08:42 AM
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Frustrating? Perhaps, but it's also only $10 this weekend.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/
Old 12-10-10 | 12:12 PM
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Seems like a combination of Call of Cthulhu (very few weapons, more about avoiding enemies than fighting) and Eternal Darkness (the sanity aspect). Not a bad thing at all though! Looks like it works on Steam for Mac too. I'm going to give the demo a shot and might pick it up since it's only $10.
Old 12-29-10 | 12:27 PM
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This is on sale for $6.80 on Steam today, or $4.80 if you have any Penumbra game.
Old 12-31-10 | 09:57 PM
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http://www.escapistmagazine.com/vide...e-Dark-Descent
Old 01-01-11 | 12:55 AM
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Re: Amnesia = heart attack

picked it up for 4.80 on steam. so far its okay. Its not as creepy as Penumbra series or Cryostasis.
Old 01-01-11 | 02:24 AM
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Re: Amnesia = heart attack

Well shit, I was actually going to buy this, but it's back up to 10 bucks
Old 01-01-11 | 04:35 AM
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Re: Amnesia = heart attack

Originally Posted by Cardiff Giant11
Seems like a combination of Call of Cthulhu (very few weapons, more about avoiding enemies than fighting) and Eternal Darkness (the sanity aspect). Not a bad thing at all though! Looks like it works on Steam for Mac too. I'm going to give the demo a shot and might pick it up since it's only $10.
Call of Cthulhu also had a sanity aspect, iirc.
Old 02-17-11 | 12:08 PM
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I am really interested in getting this for my laptop. But do you need a controller for this or can you use the keyboard?
Old 02-17-11 | 12:16 PM
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Re: Amnesia = heart attack

You can use your keyboard.
Old 02-17-11 | 12:20 PM
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It controls just like a FPS, so it's fine with a keyboard and mouse.
Old 02-17-11 | 12:22 PM
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It doesn't have controller support, so you pretty much have to control it with kb+m.
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Re: Amnesia = heart attack

Currently $2.99 @ Amazon via digital download.

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