The Whisperer in Darkness

This is a good adaptation of Lovecrafts’ original “The Whisperer in Darkness” story. It’s a very short visual novel with a bit of simple gameplay, and both art style and BGM are so eerie. I honestly hope that the developers will make other VNs based on more classic horror stories! 8/10.

За таку ціну чудовий стислий та трохи модернізований переказ однойменного оповідання Лавкрафта. Окремо зауважу музику та звуки, та й загалом із задоволенням пригадав дитинство (вперше до моїх загребущих рук збірка цього автора потрапила, коли мені було 12 й це оповідання було одним з улюблених). Приємно читати, коротше. Про всяк випадок попереджаю, що в грі є графічні зображення мертвих тварин та купа звуків пострілів. А так єдине зауваження - інтерактивні моменти, яких лише чотири, але мені вони вибивалися з атмосфери й не мали жодного сенсу сюжетно, бо "натисніть стрілочку, щоб дійти до комп'ютера" це таке собі.

This game tricked me I thought it would be some sort of visual novel which I guess it is but its just bad art and text straight from the book. If you have read the story I dont see why you would want to spend money on a poorer version of it.

Short visual novel with a good story. Would be nice to see this developer release more like this, perhaps even with some player interactions to move the story forward.

It is an unfortunate set of circumstances that led to the purchase of this game, the main one being a severe lack of media for the average Lovecraft fan outside the literature by the man himself– which, once exhausted, leaves little to satisfy the growing need for Cosmic Horror, and that bubbling, exciting feeling of dread that the old man seemed to produce so easily. The exact failures of other adaptions is a story for another time. Suffice to say that after searching through the existing works I have found few that lived up to my enjoyment of the original works. After playing 'The Whisperer in Darkness' I'm sad to say, my search continues. If you have read the original story, this is not the game for you. It adds little to what is already there, save a few interesting visuals, which would have had more impact if not for the strange mesh of styles throughout the game. I hesitate to even call it a game, really. With the exception of a few short episodes there is hardly an interactive element, and those elements mostly consist of walking from one room to another. That's not to say that this was an entire waste of time. The music was well done (definitely wear headphones, should you choose to play this), and like I said some of the visuals were good. Had the artist stuck with one style, perhaps closer to the one originally advertised (not that I'm BITTER) then I would have been more satisfied. If you've not read the original story and perhaps, for whatever reason, tend to prefer visual novels to others, then this might be good for you. Bear in mind there is still a helluva lot of reading so if your patience wears thin easily you might not enjoy it. But then if you don't like reading you probably haven't read through this horrendous review... Oh well. In short, potential players should be aware that there is not a lot to this game except reading and mood-setting. If you are looking for an interactive horror game you'd be better of taking your business elsewhere.

A visual novel which , like all good stories, is gripping and imaginative. Love the theme. Goes to show that we don't need anything much more than the written word (the hand painted graphics were great though. I really enjoyed the time I spent with it. thanks Lyn!

Before buying make sure to look closely at the screen shots. That 8-bit text is the majority of this product. It teletypes onto the screen. The soundtrack is great, moody, sets a good Lovecraft-like atmosphere. The artwork is interesting to look at and I like the style of it. Sadly however I can not suggest buying this, even on sale. I found the text hard to read, the 8-bit font is very jarring and does not fit the mood of the piece at all. I find it a bizarre choice. A hand-writing font would have been better. Heck, anything would have been better that the high-contrast blocky text displayed here. I also found the teletyping (one letter put onto the screen at a time) very distracting and way too slow. In the short time I spent with this (I never got to the end), I found myself catching up with the text and having to wait for it to finish "typing."

Brilliant visual story of one of H.P. Lovecraft's creepy tales, which I thouroughly enjoyed playing. It has been modernized so makes it just that bit more creepy too (nothing more creepy than emails being sent from your email address when you never wrote them). Unfortunately the resolution was small and so was awkward to read, however the dev is working on improving this. -It is short (played in under 1 hour) but is something I would definately come back to again. -It has great use of music and sound effects that complemented the story. -Simplistic design and great artwork help you visualise aspects of the story, whilst leaving enough to use your own imagination.

I enjoyed it a lot! Read the original short story a few years ago and really like the modernizing of the setting and characters for this game. Lovecraft's stories often take advantage of the increndible advancements and inherent unknowns of the early 20th century, and a lot of those themes are still relevant today. This would have been already great as a simple Twine story, but the interactive parts and (awesome!) audio really transform it into a super atmospheric piece of fiction. Recommended to everybody who likes a good weird tale!

I was disappointed at the game itself. Wish the designers would have put more time and thought into it. :/