5/26/2011

Gemini Rue

Everyone writes about mega productions like CoD or another AC so I wanted to present some less known games, often equal or even superior in playability to world top productions.
Adventures genre was once very popular but in present it's a little underdeveloped. What real competition we have here?
Monkey Island? Indigo Prophecy? Ok but not everyone likes comedy or QTE experiments with genre. I admit, I don't play that type of games a lot so I know almost nothing about Alan Wake or heavy rain but few weeks ago I run into some kind of independent production called Gemini Rue by Wadjet Eye Game.

Plot of Gemini Rue places you in two roles, one is ex assassin now working for interstellar police second is mysterious patient of some kind of mental institution. Their stories are shown separately giving player choice which plot advance first or now. Stories will eventually merge but for most of the game you just get two plots, two gameplay styles (Investigator has large area to cover and seek for leads and tips while patient or prisoner has to deal with his escape plans in limited space of secret facility he inhabits. Game follows art and interface style of Indiana Jones adventure games or other contemporary Sierra products. We have arcade sections in gun fights, time based challenges or even choices that lead to sudden death all this features saved me from common sensation of boredom present in most of genre that time and now. The world created by Wadjet deserves my most sincere admiration, hard sci-fi setting with all that dirt, rain, leaky steam pipes and pollution are present along with their corrupted people. This is the world in which organized crime has power equal or even greater than falling authority of the State. This is one of most characteristic cyberpunk themes business organizations like mobs or corporations wield powers and responsibilities over general population which we think are reserved for national state. Again I recommend Gemini Rue for all who like adventures, cyberpunk or just something different than mainstream gaming. 


12 komentarzy:

  1. sounds like a strange game that maybe is good for a few days

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  2. I have played that few weeks ago 1-2 days of play but great experience

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  3. I need to try this one out

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  4. Good review. But I won't try this one yet. First I have to finish The Witcher, next The Witcher 2 ;)

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  5. wow this actually looks pretty cool, im checking it out now

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  6. I didn't hear about this game before, but it looks really cool.

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  7. Have you played ADOM. Now that's a low budget game.

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  8. ADOM is roguelike game. It forces developer to use ASCII as graphic.

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  9. keeping up two separate blogs, you must have some free time haha, great post, I agree some games are almost too popular nowadays its nice to take a break sometimes

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  10. They are not separate :p i just wanted to play a little with design and i was too lazy or stupid to figure out how to get desired effect on single site.

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  11. Wow... Another classic game.
    Great one man. Keep it up.

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