![]() And via a process of short, sharp chapters, you discover that whatever's invaded your nightmares is, in fact, quite real, and killing everyone one by one. Clearly something's gone very wrong somewhere. Corey stumbles over to Mei's room, grabs an energy drink along the way, and finds her stricken on her bedroom floor, feeling much the same as him. The next thing you know, you're back in the 'real world' with a blinding headache, back in the room where you started. After taking what they thought was nothing more than a herb, they end up in a Silent Hill-esque void, with warped limbless torsos writhing menacingly, grainy monochrome visuals and crazed, indefinable creatures thirsting for their blood. Pretty much straight away, though, they both end up wishing they had listened to those boring old grown ups who warned them about substance experimentation. Full of typical teenage bravado, they end up a few doors down ready to ''get pissed' and 'hang out' with their 'buds'. The game kicks off fairly innocuous fashion with Corey and Mei bantering about the upcoming party in a nearby college dorm. But clearly that wasn't the end of it, with another bunch of teenage dirtbags finding themselves trapped in a living nightmare thanks to trendy new 'drug' that takes them on the kind of trip they wished they hadn't embarked on. ![]() The game's set two years after the first one (which in itself is curious, given it's three years since the original Obscure.), with life seemingly back to normal after a mysterious plant wreaks havoc with the populace of a high school and kills almost everyone within it. Listen to Iron Maiden babyīut with emerging Dutch starlets Playlogic picking up the publishing duties, Hydravision has had a second chance to establish its mini-niche with another intriguing attempt at teen horror, co-op style. But with a title that positively screamed 'self-fulfilling prophecy', the game slipped under the radar completely. Complete with drop-in-drop-out co-op play and light-based combat, it made a pleasant change to play a Western horror game for once, after all the super-serious, arty Asian horror we'd been immersed in for years. Released by Ubisoft on PS2, Xbox and PC way back in 2004, it was a pretty decent stab at applying the teen horror movie formula to a gaming context. ![]() Think back two or three years and we were pretty much spoiled for choice, with two new Silent Hill games in quick succession, three Project Zero games released in just over three years, a fantastic Resident Evil renaissance, and a ton of other interesting titles vying for attention.Īnd it's in among the likes of Haunting Ground, Forbidden Siren, Clock Tower 3, Cold Fear, Call of Cthulhu and Condemned that you might find Hydravision's forgotten gem Obscure. I highly recommend giving this a play through, its only £4.99 or pick up both obscure 1 & 2 for £10.99.There was a time when gamers with a fetish for horror could enjoy a new blood splattered title every few months. But hey this is a minor inconvenience and doesn't take away from the games overall eerie atmosphere. The rights where lost when this was ported to Steam. Only downside for me is they removed the original music from Sum 41, taking away some nostalgic moments. Obscure is a short game and has different content on the hard play-through, making it worth replaying. OG's of the game will save everyone or not :D. If any characters die during the adventure, the player may simply continue with those remaining. Each character can perform the same physical acts even if it takes some characters longer and/or more effort than others. While each character has special abilities, none of them are necessary to complete the game. ![]() Originally released in the EU 2004 (2005 North America), with a two-player cooperative mode that allows the player to complete the campaign with a friend. A hidden gem from the PS2 era, slept on but up there with the likes of Cold Fear, Silent Hill and Resident Evil. This review has been a long time coming and a game I can truly recommend to any survival horror fan.Īh Obscure one of my favourite old school survival horror games! Highly recommended if you can handle 2000's graphics. ![]()
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