Original review posted on Sirus Games.Tormentum II, a long-awaited continuation of the dark adventure game inspired by the works of H.R.
Tormentum – Dark Sorrow was based off a review copy provided by OhNoo Studio. There are also 34 achievements that you can unlock.
#TORMENTUM II MANUAL#
There is no manual save button or checkpoints that you can go back to in case you make a wrong decision, so one is left with no choice but to replay the game from the start to achieve redemption. One wrong choice will actually make the player “lose” the game, and by losing means not passing judgment, and will condemn the protagonist to the depths of hell. The difficulty level varies for every stage, and since the game is not timebound, players are not challenged or plagued with the pressing need to finish a stage quickly.Īs for the replay value, one must note that every moral decision the player will make in the game will will affect the game’s ending. Good thing about it is that backtracking is kept to a minimum, but the bad thing is if you’re stuck with a puzzle, you cannot proceed until you figure it out. One cannot proceed to the next stage if the current one is not finished. However, the game’s lack of narrative fails to provide players a clear understanding on the goals of the game. These characters will help you or try to prevent you from reaching your goal. Throughout the game, players will encounter people and creatures with unique stories. The characters in the game are one-dimensional and their repetitive movements make it look like a flash game. There are no onscreen hints except when objects glow when you hover your mouse over them. There are 24 varied logical puzzles and minigames along the way, and items that need to be collected. It’s a traditional point-and-click game wherein the player has to move along from one area to another to unlock new stages. The game included quotes and several passages that depicted tragedy, and philosophical undertakings. The word “dark”, aside from the artwork, mainly refers to the sinister and morally-twisted story that the game tried to portray.
The game lacks the necessary jump scares for it to qualify under horror or thriller. Tormentum is a dark point-and-click adventure game. I would have given this aspect a higher rating if voice acting was included in the game. Most often the music is creepy, but it matches the atmosphere of the game, which is actually pretty good. The game boasts of an exceptional soundtrack with over 40 tracks.
The combination of styles from both artists successfully created a surreal environment, or better yet, as how the developers described it – a dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere.
There is no scene or transition in the game where objects were skimped or reused.
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Graphically, one would never be disappointed or disinterested as the game is full of visually stunning details.
#TORMENTUM II MOVIE#
Giger, who’s more popularly known for his design on the Necromorph monster in the movie Alien. The game’s overall look and feel was strongly influenced by the Dark Seed videogame series, credits to the same artist H.R. The game has 75 hand-painted stages with over a hundred additional screens.įor players who are interested about the origin and inspiration behind the artwork, those were the works of painters H.R. Even with just screenshots of the game and the trailer, one can say that the developers invested so much into beautifying this game. Yes, the number one feature that draws people into wanting to play this game is the artwork. As I went through the list of games, TORMENTUM – Dark Sorrow, developed by OhNoo Studio, “caught my eye”. But as a casual gamer, I often find myself stumbling upon the multitude of choices among the games during this Indie-Gaming era. This review is running a bit late since the game’s release last March 4, 2015.
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