Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder

An older style point-and-click Lovecraft-inspired mystery puzzler , that can be too difficult for its own good at times. Despite this, I thoroughly enjoyed the plot, the voice acting, the visuals, and the brilliant audio and dark atmosphere. [h3]PROS[/h3] +++ Amazing atmosphere, appropriately dark, moody and mysterious +++ You can manually save at any time, name your saves and there are 50 different slots available +++ Runs smoothly even on newer computers and I didn’t encounter any bugs +++ Fast travel options for every available place ++ Really good visuals ++ Soundtrack and audio in general is very fitting ++ Professional voice acting ++ Lots of interesting achievements and secrets ++ Good game length considering the asking price ++ There are video, audio and mouse options available on the main menu screen ++ There are hints available for when you get stuck on standard and detective difficulty + Smooth navigation despite the old style movement mechanic. Moving around freely (like in DW2) would have been better, but still it works with no problems + Good variety of puzzles + Fairly good story that keeps your interest, without being anything groundbreaking [h3]CONS[/h3] --- A good amount of the puzzles are overly difficult and will often require a guide (there are a couple excellent ones on Steam) --- The underlining clue system can be quite confusing, as sometimes key words/phrases can’ be underlined unless you’ve completed a specific action, and the game doesn’t let you know when that happens -- Combining clues is often difficult and requires a lot of brain power and luck -- You can miss a lot of story pieces and lore if you play the game on standard difficulty - Some achievements are missable because you need specific actions and timing in order to get them - The visuals are too dark sometimes [h3]VERDICT[/h3] As you can see, the game’s main shortcomings have to do with the puzzling aspect, but don’t let that discourage you, especially if you’re in it for the story and the atmosphere. I definitely recommend the game to players who love older style point-and-clicks and appreciate a good, Lovecraftian atmosphere. Don’t hesitate to use a guide if you get stuck and you’ll see that as you progress in the game and become more accustomed to the mechanics, you will need the guide less and less. I also recommend playing this on detective difficulty and turning the underlining to “always” in the difficulty options mid-game.

Крутой квест в полностью лафкратианском стиле

One of the clunkiest and most unintuitive games I've played in a very long time. Absolutely not for me. Might be for you though, but I can't recommend it as is.

This game is really weird and confusing. Found it hard to figure things out. The lighting is also very dark, so it can be hard to find things. 2/10

Amazing how much can be achieved with static pictures and great sound design. This game oozes atmosphere and it's creepy as hell. The story, however, is like the protagonist's dreams - disjointed and hard to follow and the ending is abrupt, weird and buffling. Maybe things will clear up after playing the second game... Use DGVoodo2 with Magpie to make this game playable. A great game for any fan of Lovecraft. These guys get it.

Good game but after save an than load allways says INVALID SAVE GAME and I cant do anything to back into the game Quit works perfect 👎

♥♥♥♥♥ БЕЗ СЮЖЕТА, ТУПЫМИ ЗАГАДКАМИ, НУЛЕВОЙ ЛОГИКОЙ И МАТЕМАТИКОЙ ПРИ РЕШЕНИИ ЗАДАЧ, РАЗРАБ ПИДОРАС