@PsychotronicWar Funny though, the guy who directed the game wanted to make movies and still thinks Snatcher (and Policenauts and Metal Gear) are more like movies that have games inside them. I've always imagined Hideo Kojima as a storyteller too rather than a game developer. His stories and what he wants to convey is like enjoying a brilliant art-piece - in that you can spend *countless hours* just trying to feel what he thinks about. Much like my favorite films/books etc...
@Samoutuomas : I just miss the old video game sounds and graphics. Video games were full of neon colors back then - no matter what their story telling and it was a window towards Fantasy. Now, they are more like Virtual Reality full of pointless shooting. I adore retro video gaming and adventures/RPGs...
@PsychotronicWar Same here, I couldn't agree more. Just wanted to point out that many of these games (especially japanese ones) are heavily movie inspired. Luckily there are STILL a few games & companies left who do games like these early 1990's -stuff were.
I MUST(!) recommend you play/check out a game called Gemini Rue, it's a pretty recent adventure game for PC, a lot like Snatcher and Blade Runner. It has a very dark atmosphere but manages to be colorful. A masterpiece.
@Samoutuomas :Multinationals are synonymous with constipation. They 'blackmail' to upgrade your system every 6 months to correspond to their games' prerequisites. Older games were darker, their gameplay was epic & they managed to combine thought, decent shooting (Doom, The Heretic, Wolfenstein) & immersion (Monkey Island, Eyes of the Beholder, Zak McKraken, Saboteur 2, Paperboy, The 7th Guest, Gabriel Knight, etc.). I will check Gemini Rue since it must have this cyberpunk vibe.
@Samoutuomas : Oh man, I saw the trailer! Reminded of Beneath A Steel Sky and The Longest Journey. Pointless to mention that I am gonna buy it this Friday! Now THESE ARE GOOD VIDEO GAMES...
@PsychotronicWar Yesh :) I know a few others too that are similar (Cyberpunk adventure), but Gemini Rue makes them all look like crap in comparison. It's really ambitious and well-crafted (They added some action shootout-scenes which are really cool although a little clunky at first, really tells they wanted to create a game that has it's own personality). The music is a lot like in the Snatcher which is also a plus.
Just heard of a game called Technobabylon, looks awesome too!
@Samoutuomas : If you know any similar cyberpunk adventures, please share the titles. As far as I remember, the last good one I played was Bloodnet back from the 90s (and Deus Ex but this is considered as action more)...
@PsychotronicWar I'll definately do that, I appreciate a fellow Cyberpunk-scifi fan :) As I'm writing this I'm trying to remember a couple of very new PC-releases (point'n'click adventure also)... I'll send a message as soon as I remember more than two of them.
I'm an avid indie -supporter and collect freeware games also, mostly because 80% of mainstream is, well, shallow (not to say I don't have lots of consoles and a good gaming PC with tons of games for them).
@Samoutuomas : I agree. There are so many underrated titles just because they are not supported by multinationals. The only relevant title I found from my small research was Gray Matter...
@PsychotronicWar Yep, Grey Matter was one of those I wanted to recommend... But it's not actually very cyberpunkish, I still haven't finished it yet but it's got a great story and is kind of creepy/horrorish. Good voice acting and nice pre-rendered backgrounds.
Really need to go to bed now (2 important things scheduled, early in the morning - it's 0900PM here and I had a bad night's sleep last night), so... comment something and I'll reply to you when I can. Or send a PM.
@PsychotronicWar And you should, those are some fantastic games :D I *just* remember another really great cyberpunk adventure game: "AlternativA". It's a 3D point'n'click game, with pre-rendered backgrounds, very oldschool but also modern. It's pretty easy and not the longest, but you can't stop playing it once you get into it. Available on Steam.
When video games looked like video games...
PsychotronicWar 1 month ago
@PsychotronicWar Funny though, the guy who directed the game wanted to make movies and still thinks Snatcher (and Policenauts and Metal Gear) are more like movies that have games inside them. I've always imagined Hideo Kojima as a storyteller too rather than a game developer. His stories and what he wants to convey is like enjoying a brilliant art-piece - in that you can spend *countless hours* just trying to feel what he thinks about. Much like my favorite films/books etc...
Samoutuomas 1 month ago
@Samoutuomas : I just miss the old video game sounds and graphics. Video games were full of neon colors back then - no matter what their story telling and it was a window towards Fantasy. Now, they are more like Virtual Reality full of pointless shooting. I adore retro video gaming and adventures/RPGs...
PsychotronicWar 4 weeks ago
@PsychotronicWar Same here, I couldn't agree more. Just wanted to point out that many of these games (especially japanese ones) are heavily movie inspired. Luckily there are STILL a few games & companies left who do games like these early 1990's -stuff were.
I MUST(!) recommend you play/check out a game called Gemini Rue, it's a pretty recent adventure game for PC, a lot like Snatcher and Blade Runner. It has a very dark atmosphere but manages to be colorful. A masterpiece.
Samoutuomas 4 weeks ago
@Samoutuomas :Multinationals are synonymous with constipation. They 'blackmail' to upgrade your system every 6 months to correspond to their games' prerequisites. Older games were darker, their gameplay was epic & they managed to combine thought, decent shooting (Doom, The Heretic, Wolfenstein) & immersion (Monkey Island, Eyes of the Beholder, Zak McKraken, Saboteur 2, Paperboy, The 7th Guest, Gabriel Knight, etc.). I will check Gemini Rue since it must have this cyberpunk vibe.
PsychotronicWar 4 weeks ago
@Samoutuomas : Oh man, I saw the trailer! Reminded of Beneath A Steel Sky and The Longest Journey. Pointless to mention that I am gonna buy it this Friday! Now THESE ARE GOOD VIDEO GAMES...
PsychotronicWar 4 weeks ago
@PsychotronicWar Yesh :) I know a few others too that are similar (Cyberpunk adventure), but Gemini Rue makes them all look like crap in comparison. It's really ambitious and well-crafted (They added some action shootout-scenes which are really cool although a little clunky at first, really tells they wanted to create a game that has it's own personality). The music is a lot like in the Snatcher which is also a plus.
Just heard of a game called Technobabylon, looks awesome too!
Samoutuomas 4 weeks ago
@Samoutuomas : If you know any similar cyberpunk adventures, please share the titles. As far as I remember, the last good one I played was Bloodnet back from the 90s (and Deus Ex but this is considered as action more)...
PsychotronicWar 4 weeks ago
@PsychotronicWar I'll definately do that, I appreciate a fellow Cyberpunk-scifi fan :) As I'm writing this I'm trying to remember a couple of very new PC-releases (point'n'click adventure also)... I'll send a message as soon as I remember more than two of them.
I'm an avid indie -supporter and collect freeware games also, mostly because 80% of mainstream is, well, shallow (not to say I don't have lots of consoles and a good gaming PC with tons of games for them).
Samoutuomas 4 weeks ago
@Samoutuomas : I agree. There are so many underrated titles just because they are not supported by multinationals. The only relevant title I found from my small research was Gray Matter...
PsychotronicWar 4 weeks ago
@PsychotronicWar Yep, Grey Matter was one of those I wanted to recommend... But it's not actually very cyberpunkish, I still haven't finished it yet but it's got a great story and is kind of creepy/horrorish. Good voice acting and nice pre-rendered backgrounds.
Really need to go to bed now (2 important things scheduled, early in the morning - it's 0900PM here and I had a bad night's sleep last night), so... comment something and I'll reply to you when I can. Or send a PM.
Samoutuomas 4 weeks ago
@Samoutuomas : Just bought Gray Matter and Gemini Rue. Because of you, I will melt this weekend in front of my monitor...
PsychotronicWar 3 weeks ago
@PsychotronicWar And you should, those are some fantastic games :D I *just* remember another really great cyberpunk adventure game: "AlternativA". It's a 3D point'n'click game, with pre-rendered backgrounds, very oldschool but also modern. It's pretty easy and not the longest, but you can't stop playing it once you get into it. Available on Steam.
Samoutuomas 3 weeks ago
YES!!!!!
NEC = hardcore
PCE / Turbo GFX = hardcore
oldschool SEGA = hardcore
this track = total f#@king hardcore
track ID if you can plz.
SebastianXpander 1 month ago
The Win
MagnitudePerson 4 months ago
sega console
MrDavide1989 7 months ago
nice music :)
MrDavide1989 7 months ago
This game was originally made in '88? I did not know that...
ChrisspacePatti 10 months ago
Snatcher best game ever made!!!!!!!!!! Love it.
DAZZYVANDAM 1 year ago
Like it :) PLain oldskool acid :D
Intosia 2 years ago
love it
klownstyle 2 years ago