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Undying is easily the early leader for Game of the Year
Undying has more to offer than any game in recent memory and is an absolute blast to play. I agree with what some game reviews have already said, calling it the scariest game ever made (Seeing how Clive Barker was involved, it's not too surprising!).Graphics: Beautifully detailed and textured environments. Awesome creatures with uncanny realism. Cool special effects and plenty of blood!Sound: Enemy and ambient sounds are among the best I've heard. The voiceover is tight, most notably being Aaron (the ghostly brother). I read that Clive Barker himself is the voice of Ambrose (one the main characters in the game) and he too, does an admirable job.Gameplay: Most your basic FPS elements with an interesting twist on accessing your weapons & spells. The wheel-based selection system takes some getting used to, but is quite effective during battle (the game also allows you to use a more conventional system of hot keys if you prefer). Fighting creatures in Undying stands...
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February 24, 2001
(Mt. Prospect, IL USA) | Helpful Votes: 19 | Rating: 5
Product Description
What does not kill you will make you wish ithad. Product InformationIn his writing and films Clive Barker has inspired fascinated and utterlyterrified his audience. Bringing his unique talent and vision to PC gamingClive Barker’s Undying is a first person shooter that delivers an unparalleledtale of horror. Summoned by an old friend you are Patrick Galloway master ofthe occult armed with the dark knowledge of arcane magic and a six-shot weaponof forged metal grace. You must unravel the curse of the Covenant family...ordie trying.Set in Ireland of the 1920’s players take on the role of Patrick Gallowaywho has been summoned to an ancestral estate by its lone descendent Jeremiah.Death has claimed his four siblings each who have reanimated intent on slayingtheir living brother the last of the family so as to free the Curse of theUndying King.In order to save his friend and unravel the curse that has befallenJeremiah’s family Patrick must embark on five perilous quests before he canunearth the final horror of the estate.Each quest brings Patrick face-to-face with one of Jeremiah’s undeadsiblings and the strange and wicked creatures the curse has attracted. Inaddition Patrick must triumph over his reviled petitor Kiesinger. If thereis power to be had by unearthing the mystery of the estate then Kiesinger willtry and steal it - and there is much power to be had. It’s up to Patrick todefeat each of Jeremiah’s siblings and vanquish Kiesinger in order to quellthe Undying King.Their Family Secrets Will Scar You For Life.Characters:LizbethWith striking beauty and regal elegance the youngest of the Covenantsiblings never had trouble stunning the multitudes. Whether seated in her box atthe Opera or perched on a park bench reading poetry young Lizbeth invariablydrew an array of suitors. How deep is the lament then when such a rose issnipped before reaching full bloom?BethanyAn avid horticulturist Bethany introduced many strains of rar Top to learn more
After making a name for himself with horror classics such as
The Damnation Game novel,
The Books of Blood short-story collection, and the feature films
Hellraiser and
Candyman, Clive Barker has slowly moved away from the horror genre toward more fantasy-centric work. Barker hasn't completely forgotten about his first love, however, and
Clive Barker's Undying, a first-person action game from Electronic Arts and DreamWorks Interactive, beautifully captures the type of horrors that populated Barker's earliest works. And not only is this game genuinely frightening, it's also a lot of fun to play.
Cast against the backdrop of Ireland in the year 1923, Undying follows Patrick Galloway, an investigator of the paranormal. Galloway has been summoned to Ireland by his old war buddy Jeremiah Covenant to put an end to the strange occurrences at the Covenant family estate. What Galloway finds is a house of horrors that is populated with Jeremiah's dead siblings (and other ghastly creatures), all of whom want to snuff out Jeremiah so they can complete a spell cast when they were children.
Graphically, Undying is first rate. The Unreal Tournament graphics engine has been used to great effect and the result is amazing character models and environments. The haunted mansion is suitably dark, with wispy draperies and macabre paintings. The estate's grounds are a mix of lush Irish countryside and crumbling ruins, all set against vivid skies.
Pretty pictures aside, the most impressive thing about Undying is its atmosphere--this game is flat-out scary. Every element of the game, be it the gothic architecture, eerie story, great weather effects including rain and lightning, or amazing sound effects, perfectly complement each other. The result is a gameplay experience that rivals the Resident Evil series in terms of generating sheer terror in the player.
The great atmosphere isn't Undying's only innovation--it also features a very cool two-handed attack system. Most action games saddle the player with an attack system where one hand controls all the weapons and the other hand does nothing. In Undying, the left hand (and left mouse button) controls the standard weapons, such as the pistol and shotgun, while the right hand (and right mouse button) casts spells. This is a great gameplay device and ensures the action stays at a frantic pace.
Of all the spells in the game, the coolest is the Scrye spell. When cast, it lets the player see and hear past events--some of which are quite horrific--and occasionally it shows you how to progress beyond a certain level. This help can come in the form of highlighting certain objects or unveiling a portal, but whatever the method it is a very well-designed gameplay element.
The only real complaints with Undying involve the long loading times between levels and the system requirements, but even those aren't enough to derail this excellent--and terrifying--action game. --Kilmic Robbins
Pros:
- Very, very creepy
- Amazing sound effects
- Excellent graphics
- Slick controls
Cons: - Long loading times
- Story is a little convoluted
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Action and Terror from the first person view-point!
I have played many, many FPS games. Doom. Doom 2. Quake. Duke Nukem. Half Life. Aliens vs. Predator just to name a few. And none of them, not even Half-Life or AvP could have prepared anyone for this.This game is terrifying beyond all belief. Not since Silent Hill has there been a game so utterly nerve wracking. I have played games that were designed to scare you, but this, from the mind of horror master Clive Barker, will have you trembling in your seat. Unexpected occurences, such as monsters bursting through walls, the ground suddenly falling out from under you, terrible shrieks that sound like they came from right behind you....you walk into a dark room and see nothing. The door slams shut, you turn around......the beast standing there will take your head off if you aren't fast enough!Crisp, beautiful graphics that look great even on older video cards (such as Voodoo 3), and incredible sound effects make this game what it is. Very cool weapons, such as the Tibetan...
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June 6, 2001
(Ronkonkoma, NY United States) | Helpful Votes: 16 | Rating: 4
4 and 1/2 Stars. This game is really Good & Spooky
First of all, I am biased. I love most of Clive Barker's work and I liked the movies based on his writings. But that doesn't mean I gave him a free pass while evaluating this game. Also, I never purchased Unreal Tournament (just didn't like the whole concept). After playing the game for about two hours, I am completely lost in the big Irish mansion (well, actually, I just opened the wrong door and I am now lost in some lower dimension), running low on health and have "died" about 4 times already but I like this game. The game's engine is wonderful: The lighting effects, textures and character movement are great. The plot is also wonderful; it's the main reason why I don't get that sense of futility that comes with playing mediocre games. This game does have the familiar "find the key" type puzzle but it does not have the standard "run - jump - shoot" action of most FPS games. Undying is more like a "walk - investigate - what happened to the...
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March 2, 2001
| Helpful Votes: 11 | Rating: 4
