Should I buy this game?

**flcn27** · 11-04-2010, 03:40 PM

(11-04-2010, 02:29 PM)Tanshaydar Wrote: If someone is dumb enough to ask if he/she should buy this game or not, then probably he/she shouldn't.

It's a bit hard to understand how brilliant a game is, if you've never played it Wink

. So I can understand that some people are not sure whether they will like this game or not. This game is unlike anything I've played before.
Don't get me wrong, I love this game. But I wasn't sure about that before I bought it.

**flcn27** · 11-04-2010, 08:29 PM

Spoiler warning!

I completed the Archives section. No monsters and no real scares at all. I just entered the Wine Cellar and had to quit after the tutorial message "Make sure to hide when enemies are near", lol XD. I'll continue tomorrow or this weekend :p. I really have to gather courage to continue playing.

**hollowleviathan** · 11-04-2010, 08:33 PM

Five hours to beat Penumbra Overture and Black Plague? On the first playthrough? Overture took me 11 hours, and Black Plague took me 7. (Amnesia took 12). I sure love that Steam keeps track of that for me.

**Yuhaney** · 11-05-2010, 12:30 AM

(11-04-2010, 08:33 PM)hollowleviathan Wrote: Five hours to beat Penumbra Overture and Black Plague? On the first playthrough?

I was thinking the same.

**Tanshaydar** · 11-05-2010, 01:26 PM

(11-04-2010, 03:40 PM)flcn27 Wrote: It's a bit hard to understand how brilliant a game is, if you've never played it . So I can understand that some people are not sure whether they will like this game or not. This game is unlike anything I've played before.
Don't get me wrong, I love this game. But I wasn't sure about that before I bought it.

That's for someone who never played any of the Frictional Games' games. I've never played Penumbra series till two years ago. I didn't know anything about them. I can understand. But people after playing Penumbra series... blah.

I'm glad you bought and enjoyed it. That's my wish for everyone.

**flcn27** · 11-06-2010, 02:27 PM

I've got another question! Big Grin

I'm almost ready to take the elevator but I'm trapped in a room between two monsters (storage area, on my way back). Can I just wait for a couple of minutes for them to disappear? I tried to escape and hide but when I turned around he was right behind me Tongue

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EDIT: I tried to lure him to me by throwing some items but it didn't work. So I'm stuck now.

**nofsky** · 11-06-2010, 04:06 PM

Try running for your life Smile

**flcn27** · 11-06-2010, 04:22 PM

It worked, lol Tongue

I ran past him and managed to reach the door to the next area! I'm now in the Prison level but I"ll continue tomorrow. Thanks xD

**BulletInTheHart** · 11-06-2010, 04:39 PM

(11-06-2010, 04:22 PM)flcn27 Wrote: It worked, lol I ran past him and managed to reach the door to the next area! I'm now in the Prison level but I"ll continue tomorrow. Thanks xD

Good luck, there is a lot of monsters in the prison Big Grin

**flcn27** · 11-06-2010, 05:57 PM

(11-06-2010, 04:39 PM)BulletInTheHart Wrote:
(11-06-2010, 04:22 PM)flcn27 Wrote: It worked, lol I ran past him and managed to reach the door to the next area! I'm now in the Prison level but I"ll continue tomorrow. Thanks xD

Good luck, there is a lot of monsters in the prison

And here I was hoping that there would be no more monsters in the rest of this game Tongue

I disabled "insanity" because of the "upside down screen bug" but now I read on this forum that this game is better if you have insanity active. I didn't really miss it though.