Inspirations found in Black Plague

[Petike]

Well, I personally found these inspirations for the game's story, style or atmosphere :

Literature :
- the works of H. P. Lovecraft (needless to say)
- some horror short stories of E. A. Poe - e. g. The Pit and the Pendullum
- danish novelist Peter Hoeg's well known novel Smilla's Sense of Snow (1992) - a thoughtful detectivesque thriller which gradually becomes the solving of a sci-fi mystery in the wastelands of Greenland (bizzare ancient meteorite pulsing with energy, that can alter the DNA of living beings + a shady organisation wanting to use it for their own profit and power)

Film and TV :
- The Thing by John Carpenter (1982) - a brutaly great blend of alien disease, survival horror and the mystical icy deserts of Antarctica
- at least two episodes of The X Files (1. "Ice" 2. another one about an alien starship burried in Antarctica) - less frightening, but still decent arctic sci-fi horror

When it comes to inspiration taken from already existing games, the elements of gameplay in Penumbra remind me of Thief (the emphasis on stealth and luring the enemy away - the way how well it works), Silent Hill ("the horror, oh, the horror !") and System Shock (a mysterious guide you known only by his/her voice). And it is of course reminescent of a few well made mystery adventure games from different periods as well...

Well, that's my list... Good night everybody !
P.S. And don't forget your glowstick, flashlight and spare batteries when you go to bed... ;-)