The second the scan is administered, Simon wakes to find he is no longer in a dingy doctor’s office he is trapped at the bottom of the Atlantic in a decaying research facility - PATHOS-II.
A dangerous web of tenuous alliances and frenemies lies before the player character and any missteps will bring them that much closer to their second, final death.įrictional Games’ Soma follows the story of Simon Jarrett, a young man who submits himself to an experimental brain scan in order to relieve the lingering effects of a traumatic injury. From their first night forward, players are embroiled in conspiracies and conflicts. are really what brings the whole game to (un)life. Will you use seduction or strength to get your way? Does your bloodsucker rub elbows with blue bloods in clubs and ballrooms alike or do they skulk in sewers and cemeteries feeding on rats? The characters that populate this twisted vision of L.A. Clan choice will affect how the player character makes their way through the world and how the world will, in turn, react to the character. Begin by selecting your character from one of 7 vampiric clans, each with their own unique abilities and limitations. The player takes on the role of a newly sired vampire trying to survive in the cutthroat society of the undead. This is the opening scene of VTM:B, a game hailed by many as a triumph of immersion and player choice mechanics. You spend the final seconds of your life in the predator’s embrace, gazing at the stained wallpaper of that hotel room as the creature empties your veins. “I want to show you something” the stranger coos, but instead of unhooking a bra or unbuttoning a fly, they sink their fangs into your throat. Vampire the Masquerade: BloodlinesĪfter a long night out and more than a few cocktails, you find yourself alone in a seedy hotel room with a glamorous stranger. Each shakily written letter you uncover pressed between the page of an ancient grimoire, every message scrawled in red across the wall of a defunct laboratory, they come together to paint a picture of events so heinous that Daniel chose to inflict himself with amnesia rather than live with the memories on his conscience.Įnjoying a relaxing soak at Spa Brennenburg.Īn encounter best avoided at all costs. The game uses what you do not yet know - in Daniel’s case, everything - to make you project your worst fears into each corner. What makes Amnesia so truly terrifying is a primal instinct that we all share as old as darkness fear of the unknown. When the nightmares stalking Brennenburg castle descend upon the player, Daniel’s life and sanity will depend upon his ability to find a good hiding place. Daniel is up against forces older and stronger than him. There are no epic battles in Amnesia, only flights for survival.
Creep through castle halls and subterranean sanctums in search of the answers Daniel thinks he wants. Conveniently, Daniel has completely forgotten just what exactly that secret is along with where he is and how he came to be there - hence the game’s title. Players step into the shoes of Daniel, a former archaeologist with a terrible secret.
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