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The Adventure Company makes another adventure game. With the exception of the Adventure Company, few publishers are releasing adventure games anymore. Not 3D action-adventure mind you, adventure in the original sense are point and click titles. The latest title is from Jonathan Boakes and XXV Productions (I’m guessing he is XXV Productions).
The game’s story is pretty important and Dark Fall doesn’t disappoint. When you begin the game by receiving a distress call from your brother who was an architect remodeling a train station. You leave as soon as you can to help him but find out that he is nowhere to be found. It’s up to you to find out what happened to him.
To unfold the story you’ll need to keep on clicking that mouse button since the gameplay relies on clicking things. You’ll need to click on objects to inspect them, click on hallways to proceed, doors to open them, and so forth. The actual gameplay isn’t very demanding. The challenge comes from paying attention to what you are picking up and then using that to solve the puzzles. There are quite a few puzzles in the game and most of them are very original. So hats off to XXV Productions. Despite its nature, you’re given much freedom in Dark Fall to explore your environments at your own pace and style.
The items you observe and pick up are stored in your inventory. Unlike some other games though, you aren’t allowed to store documents in it meaning that you’ll need to really pay attention (or take manual notes). Besides that, the inventory is really simple and straight-forward but effective.
The game is made with Macromedia technology (Macromedia Director) which isn’t the most powerful system out there. Despite that, the environments look great. There is a ton of detail in the game although you can only use it in 640x480 resolution. It would have been great to really crank up that resolution to resolution and take a look at everything.
The sound is excellent in the game, however. You’ll hear everything around you as you move along making for a pretty unforgettable experience. The eerie sounds add to the game very much, and highlight the action and story.
This is a great adventure, keeping with The Adventure Company’s knack for picking the very best of the genre. That said, not everyone will like its pace and those who don’t, will probably keep the same opinion throughout the game. But for those who can live with its pace and style, Dark Fall provides a good-looking, awesome-sounding experience with an excellent story with twists that’ll make you want to keep on playing.
System Requirements:
OS: 95/98/2000/ME/XP
CPU: 233 Mhz
RAM: 32MB
CDROM: 24x CDROM
Video: 32bit-color SVGA Graphics
Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers
Recommended Requirements:
OS: 95/98/2000/ME/XP
CPU: 233+ Mhz
RAM: 64MB
CDROM: PC DVD-ROM
Video: 32bit-color SVGA Graphics
Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers -- Jose Liz, PGNx Media
---- Sep 18, 2003
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