In the same way Resident Evil owes much to Night of the Living Dead, and Silent Hill owes much to Jacob's Ladder, Obscure owes a deal to titles such as The Faculty and Urban Legend - specifically 90s teen horror.
And thus, Obscure often looks and plays similar to the aforementioned game titles and has some creepy moments of its own; but having the multiple teen protagonists lightens the mood significantly, even when it tries its hand at Lovecraftian horror.
That said, it's definitely worth a shot if you can find a copy, and I found myself much more attached to these teenagers than the ones in Until Dawn.
And thus, Obscure often looks and plays similar to the aforementioned game titles and has some creepy moments of its own; but having the multiple teen protagonists lightens the mood significantly, even when it tries its hand at Lovecraftian horror.
That said, it's definitely worth a shot if you can find a copy, and I found myself much more attached to these teenagers than the ones in Until Dawn.
this game is sick
I remember this being interesting gameplay-wise. Never played the sequel though.
si pudiera ponerle -20 estrellas a este juego, lo haria
assustador mas era tão bom que não conseguia parar de jogar, era tão bugado q chegava a irritar
resident evil 0 if it didnt suck ass
Nice Resident Evil wannabe, cool mechanics and a feeling close to The Faculty The Game
i played it with checolotof and it made the game so much more enjoyable
A really really great "Resident Evil clone".
The survival horror aspect is explored pretty well. It has an interesting cast of characters and intriguing story.
One of my favorite horror games.
The survival horror aspect is explored pretty well. It has an interesting cast of characters and intriguing story.
One of my favorite horror games.
I remember being a kid and watching my sister play this on the PS2. This game is a product of its time, the fixed perspective was the coolest thing in horror before Resident Evil 4 and every main character would fit perfectly in a reality show from the early 2000's.
I thought it was pretty decent, it's fun to fight photophobic plant monsters. It's also cool how you can permanently lose a character and the story just continues, although everyone must survive for the best ending.
I thought it was pretty decent, it's fun to fight photophobic plant monsters. It's also cool how you can permanently lose a character and the story just continues, although everyone must survive for the best ending.
This game is pretty good. The visual of this game is very north American. Is like a homage to teenage horror cinema and feels like everything from the early 2000's. The gameplay is good, the story is enjoyable and the partner AI is not a problem. And if you like , you can play co-op with a friend. Nice game.
Bizarre design on so many levels, not least the retention of the fixed camera of the early Resi and Silent Hill while also making each room more cluttered with objects that hinder navigation and shooting, and with enemies way too fast for these environments. This is compounded by the most mundane puzzles imaginable and a barebone horror storyline, not interesting enough to leave a lasting impression and not campy enough to be thrilling while played with a friend. Also, teenagers are inherently not made equal, there is little incentive to swap between characters as most of them clearly have better abilities than the rest overall.
What a weird, weird experience.
What a weird, weird experience.
fue el primer juego que jugue en mi vida
This game is such a gem!
Obscure is a title I have been wanting to play for awhile now but I have just been lazy to start it up but finally got the urge to finally do it. I have stayed away from everything about this game so I went in 100% not knowing a single thing about the game and honestly I am really glad I did. This game is pure Teen horror cheese and I just fell in love with the vibe of this game.
With that being said the story isn't anything to write home about its there but it won't blow you away its a very basic story. Voice acting? cheesy as all hell and it honestly worked in this game's favor a lot imo.
For me what I really enjoyed about this game was its gameplay and character swapping mechanics. In this game you play as 4 students trying to survive and save their friend but what I did not know was that you can play as each character each having their own skill and you will always have 1 other character with you in which you can swap out at anytime if you are near the others. This honestly made the game more interesting as I would sometimes think about who I should bring or specific parts of the game. The AI is fine enough I didn't feel bothered by the AI but I felt like this game would have been a blast to play through with a friend.
The gameplay itself feels like a mixture of Silent hill and RE and while the camera can get in the way sometimes overall the gameplay was fun. The environments were as well fun to traverse and roam but sometimes it could get awkward as some areas can be small but the game still would throw big enemies in very narrow areas but if you get used to the gameplay its really not an issue.
Overall if you can understand this is pure Teen horror cheese you will enjoy this. It isn't game changing but its a good time with some good 2000s horror vibes and that alone was enough for me.
Obscure is a title I have been wanting to play for awhile now but I have just been lazy to start it up but finally got the urge to finally do it. I have stayed away from everything about this game so I went in 100% not knowing a single thing about the game and honestly I am really glad I did. This game is pure Teen horror cheese and I just fell in love with the vibe of this game.
With that being said the story isn't anything to write home about its there but it won't blow you away its a very basic story. Voice acting? cheesy as all hell and it honestly worked in this game's favor a lot imo.
For me what I really enjoyed about this game was its gameplay and character swapping mechanics. In this game you play as 4 students trying to survive and save their friend but what I did not know was that you can play as each character each having their own skill and you will always have 1 other character with you in which you can swap out at anytime if you are near the others. This honestly made the game more interesting as I would sometimes think about who I should bring or specific parts of the game. The AI is fine enough I didn't feel bothered by the AI but I felt like this game would have been a blast to play through with a friend.
The gameplay itself feels like a mixture of Silent hill and RE and while the camera can get in the way sometimes overall the gameplay was fun. The environments were as well fun to traverse and roam but sometimes it could get awkward as some areas can be small but the game still would throw big enemies in very narrow areas but if you get used to the gameplay its really not an issue.
Overall if you can understand this is pure Teen horror cheese you will enjoy this. It isn't game changing but its a good time with some good 2000s horror vibes and that alone was enough for me.
Classic survival horror framed in an early 2000’s college setting. The Until Dawn/Alan Wake prototype.
As one of the only sources of health, it just goes to show teenagers are unstoppable on Monster energy drinks. Their pee probs was green asf by the time it hit the end creds ong
As one of the only sources of health, it just goes to show teenagers are unstoppable on Monster energy drinks. Their pee probs was green asf by the time it hit the end creds ong
I recall playing the fuck out of this game. It was kinda weird, as you have about 6 characters who can work in pairs to go around doing the usual survival horror things you'd expect such as shooting weird shit and solving wack puzzles. Thing is, each of the protags can permanently die, and endings can vary depending on how many are alive if I recall. It was kinda like a single llayer RE Outbreak for me (though I think it supports local co-op). It was just endearingly weird and unique for me. Probably doesn't hold up...
The story is not one of the best but still has its charm, the atmosphere and the soundtrack are excellent and the fact that the characters do not return after dying makes the experience even more frightening
Decente y gracias a dios el juego evita situaciones donde te quedes sin balas.
Played through this on PSP, really good port, pretty decent game, survival horror in a high-school America setting. This game was a pleasant surprise.
Bought this for 20 bucks on day 1 sold it for 250 bucks today lol great game though.
All things considered though it is a pretty good game. It really is the faculty the game. Single player and multiplayer co op horror games are pretty rare and this one does it pretty well so it's special in on it's own just for that. I enjoyed it.
All things considered though it is a pretty good game. It really is the faculty the game. Single player and multiplayer co op horror games are pretty rare and this one does it pretty well so it's special in on it's own just for that. I enjoyed it.
I finished this with a friend in co-op and I wish there was more like it T_T (other than its sequel)
Juego de terror de la época de PS2 que ha sido super divertido ha envejecido bastante bien menos la cámara y la peleas de los bosses eso si jugándolo coop mejora mil veces.
a horror classic but too short. can playable local coop a plus
Obscure é uma bela transposição do terror teen dos cinemas para o vídeo-game, proporcionando ao player a mesma sensação que os filmes do gênero oferecem.
A qualidade deste jogo é impressionante, nota-se a paixão dos desenvolvedores em cada ponto. Aliás, esse é um game tecnicamente complexo e revolucionário para a época, pois os personagens podem morrer permanente durante a gameplay, assim disponibilizando diálogos dos demais integrantes do grupo acerca desse evento, além de alterar as cutscenes. Ressalto, obscure em questão gráfica é lindíssimo.
O único ponto que não agradou-me, trata-se do design dos monstros, são bem simples e não tem nenhum aspecto "UAU".
A qualidade deste jogo é impressionante, nota-se a paixão dos desenvolvedores em cada ponto. Aliás, esse é um game tecnicamente complexo e revolucionário para a época, pois os personagens podem morrer permanente durante a gameplay, assim disponibilizando diálogos dos demais integrantes do grupo acerca desse evento, além de alterar as cutscenes. Ressalto, obscure em questão gráfica é lindíssimo.
O único ponto que não agradou-me, trata-se do design dos monstros, são bem simples e não tem nenhum aspecto "UAU".
We Stan.
silent hill en el gabriel
Mortifying
En este caso tenemos un juego de terror que simula la "tipica" película americana de terror adolescente en los 2000. Me gusto mucho, tengo un grato recuerdo de jugarlo en mi ps2, y hace poco volví a rejugarlo sacándole platino en STEAM.
It's pretty fun as far as survival horror goes, with a cool unique gimmick in that you can switch your party members around. And the cast is all a bunch of 2000s B-Movie goobers. Actually really liked that aspect of it a lot.
I really don't have too much to say about it other than I had a good time playing it, even though the difficulty spike in the last area gave me a fucking haemorrhage.
I really don't have too much to say about it other than I had a good time playing it, even though the difficulty spike in the last area gave me a fucking haemorrhage.
This was a fun coop horror game. Lots of good one-liners too.