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A question for the developpers - gizmo27 - 10-15-2011
Good afternoon all,
I have a question for the developpers about Penumbra : what was your first inspiration to create the game ?
I say that cause I recently watched the film The Hills Have Eyes 2 and I found it looked like Penumbra Overture : mines corridors and wood ladders to go to an upper or lower level...
What about ?
Regards, Gizmo.
RE: A question for the developpers - Googolplex - 10-15-2011
I watched the movie "The Descent" and it have to following in common with Penumbra:
1. A dark mining complex
2. Flashlights (ok, that's normal, but...)
3. Green glowsticks! and...
4. Red flares!
5. Monsters look like the infected.
6. The only weapon in the film is a hammer.
7. The game after Penumbra even called similar to "The Descent"
RE: A question for the developpers - gizmo27 - 11-20-2011
Hi,
I'm not there to criticize anything : I'll never say that Penumbra's developpers are plagiarists : I respect them a lot for their work.
I just asked the question cause artists are often inspired by something or someone when they create.
For example Fred Astaire was a source of inspiration for Michael Jackson.
And it would be so nice to know what inspired the Penumbras ?
Regards, Gizmo.
RE: A question for the developpers - Tanshaydar - 11-21-2011
Lovecraft.
RE: A question for the developpers - Zoridium JackL - 11-24-2011
i dunno, but at some point in black plague i couldn't help but think of "the thing".
RE: A question for the developpers - Spooder Wekd - 11-25-2011
(11-21-2011, 03:26 AM)Tanshaydar Wrote: Lovecraft.The engine is even named after H.P.Lovecraft!
I got digital copies of all his books for free(or close to it) a while ago...I should really start reading them.
RE: A question for the developpers - Kman - 11-25-2011
(10-15-2011, 03:57 PM)Googolplex Wrote: I watched the movie "The Descent" and it have to following in common with Penumbra:ok, both the descent and penumbra are great, but i really don't think they have too much in common
1. A dark mining complex
2. Flashlights (ok, that's normal, but...)
3. Green glowsticks! and...
4. Red flares!
5. Monsters look like the infected.
6. The only weapon in the film is a hammer.
7. The game after Penumbra even called similar to "The Descent"
i think those are mainly just coincidences...haha anyways, yes i think one of the main inspirations for penumbra was the thing. i mean they use a lot of the same horror techniques and the environment is very similar. i mean just look at the kennel in black plague, they practically took that right out of that scene from the thing!
RE: A question for the developpers - Unearthlybrutal - 11-25-2011
(10-15-2011, 03:57 PM)Googolplex Wrote: I watched the movie "The Descent" and it have to following in common with Penumbra:I've seen that movie too.
1. A dark mining complex
2. Flashlights (ok, that's normal, but...)
3. Green glowsticks! and...
4. Red flares!
5. Monsters look like the infected.
6. The only weapon in the film is a hammer.
7. The game after Penumbra even called similar to "The Descent"
Green infected in "Black Plague" and the monsters in "The Descent" --> big similarity
