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Has anybody played Outcry?

 

I installed it a few days ago, because I liked to play a nice adventure again. From the atmosphere this game is really my style, but somehow I can't really get into the game. I thought it might be because I haven't been playing a lot lately, apart from some small fun games that you play for a a few minutes for relaxing.

 

I alerady feared I might get to old for playing, but now I found this review and the first paragraph really describes what I also had problems with. :)

 

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/outcry/review.html

 

"Adventure gamers looking for something off the beaten path get more than they bargain for in Outcry. This point-and-click exercise in the surreal from Russian developer Phantomery Interactive is certainly a step removed from the norm, but it's also so relentlessly strange and impenetrable that it's nearly impossible to play. Style has been elevated over substance in every aspect of the design, resulting in a trippy game that's appealing only for its bizarre atmosphere, philosophical pretensions, and striking visuals. "

 

I guess what erally makes me like it despite the problems is described by this:

"Every scene is overlaid with an aging filter loaded with dark sepia tones, skips, a main light source that dims and shines like a strobe effect, and other film flaws that make it seem as though you're viewing a long-lost movie reel. Some scenes are even in black and white. Because this layer is placed between your first-person perspective and the backdrops of the adventure, everything seems like a dream or an old memory."

 

Well, I definitely keep trying to get into it, but somehow it's really hard for some reason.

 

Wonder what others think about it. :)

Gerhard

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