Obscure: The Aftermath
A survival horror game in which you and six students must use each other's unique abilities to investigate sinister goings-on at Fall Creek University.
Aftermath, like its predecessor, is a very interesting title. First, the aforementioned co-op elements certainly make the experience unique, considering that the majority of similar titles in the genre are restricted to single-player modes. But perhaps more entertaining is the unusual combination of utter cheesiness with genuinely scary and well-executed horror elements, similar to the teen horror films that the series draws its inspiration from. I'll touch on the specifics later, but playing Aftermath was definitely an interesting experience for me.
The majority of the game is spent guiding two characters (from a group of around six, give or take) through small environments crawling with hostile creatures, riddles and the greatly loved ambiguous fog.
Controls for Aftermath are pretty solid, giving you a fair amount of freedom to move around and rotate the camera. Multiple weapons can be mapped to your controls giving you some slack to fight the way you want. Although most of the areas in Aftermath have an initially fixed camera to invoke atmosphere, as soon as you ready your weapon the camera will snap down behind your character to give you a clear view of the action.
Aftermath does a number of things very well. Considering its low price point, the game looks shockingly nice with some excellent attention to detail. Several of the title's environments are highly atmospheric. The game's sound design is also admirable. Sound effects are generally great but Aftermath's soundtrack is where it truly shines. I was genuinely amazed that such a low-priced title sported such wonderful music. Beautiful orchestral arrangements are paired with stunning, hauntingly angelic choir singers to create some fantastic moments.
In fact, I might go so far as to say that the music -- as well as some of the great environments -- are my favorite elements contained within Aftermath. But again, the gameplay is especially enjoyable because of the co-op. I played pieces of the game with a coworker and also played alone and found both to be entertaining. But if you can work well together, co-op is likely the ideal play experience.
Each character has a particular ability to take advantage of, like decrypting images, picking a lock, moving heavy objects or possessing acrobatic skills. At one point in the game, you have to use a nimble character to jump up and grab the ledge of the second floor in a library. Once you're up there, a monster bursts onto the scene down below, and the character's girlfriend screams and yells for you to pick her up. Pounding a button will pull her to safety and prevent a nasty battle from taking place. As simple as this moment was, the integration of the cooperative element worked so nicely that it added to the scene's sense of urgency and heightened the overall experience.
Minimum System Requirements:
OS: Windows XP/Vista
Processor: Pentium 3 @ 700 MHz
Memory: 256 MB (512 MB for Vista)
Video Memory: nVidia GeForce 3 or later
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard & Mouse
DVD Rom Drive
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