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Posted December 29, 2016
Under the s(k)in.



<span class="bold">Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy</span>, a first-person adventure with unique aesthetics and layered narrative is available now, DRM-free on GOG.com.

All around you are the ghosts of sinners. Some are guilty of giving in to their overpowering lust, others may have bloodied their hands with the untimely deaths of innocent people. You must redeem all of them and in doing so avert an upcoming Armageddon that threatens to consume the world at the turn of the millennium. But even though you're the so-called Chosen One, the spirits will not easily comply to your whims. After deducing the sin of which they are guilty, you must locate their signature item, find the appropriate room, and then lure them there for their final redemption. It's going to be a hypnotic journey, filled with formidable puzzles, bizarre but stunning environments, emotional moments, and enigmatic encounters.


Find beauty in the human sin as you lose yourself inside the fascinating world of <span class="bold">Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com.
Posted December 30, 2016
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Posted December 30, 2016
Yes!
Fabulous game, nuff said.
Remember playing this one alongside with that ODT game... memberries ahoy ;)
Posted December 30, 2016
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JudasIscariot: I just finished a quick test on the game in Wine Staging 2.0-rc2:

The game works quite well although the interface may take time getting used to as you change your orientation by moving the mouse around and it can move somewhat quickly. Still, everything seems to work so far, including saving the game.
Thanks! It looks like the kind of a game that I like, so maybe I should try it.
Posted December 30, 2016
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JudasIscariot: I just finished a quick test on the game in Wine Staging 2.0-rc2:

The game works quite well although the interface may take time getting used to as you change your orientation by moving the mouse around and it can move somewhat quickly. Still, everything seems to work so far, including saving the game.
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igrok: Thanks! It looks like the kind of a game that I like, so maybe I should try it.
Yeah, I was expecting something related to DirectX to rear its ugly head but I played the game and everything appears to work :)
Post edited December 30, 2016 by JudasIscariot
Posted January 01, 2017
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Shadowcat: Funny, I was looking at this the other day for the first time in years, and now it pops up here.
...and NOW, while cleaning out cruft in the house, I found myself leafing through an old PC gaming magazine, and there was a review of this game!

(CGW June 1998, for those wondering -- and if you have any vintage game mags around, I highly recommend leafing through them. There's GOG fodder on every other page, and it really is quite the nostalgia trip.)

I'm not going to type the whole two-page review, but reviewer Johnny L. Wilson opens with:

Of Light & Darkness is en eclectic cornucopia of myth, rumour, history, travesty, and theology. Its plot is a rich tapestry in which the seductive power of Evil is rendered with a capital "E" and incredibly sophisticated art and acting are used to pull gamers into the unsettling morass of the story. And this story is an incredibly vivid and disturbing tale set against the backdrop of global catastrophe. It is an adventure game in the finest tradition, but it offers a race against the clock to add adrenaline to the familiar mix, an eschatological marathon, if you will, where humanity's destiny is the ultimate prize.
and concludes:

Of Light & Darkness is a fresh, fascinating, rich, mesmerizing experience. It requires patience, diligence, and frequent restarts to win. It requires forgiveness with regard to its interface. Still, upon completion, the Chosen One looked on all that he had won. And lo, it was very good -- but not quite worthy of a CG Choice [Award].

* Appeal: Fans of puzzle-driven games who don't mind tracking and backtracking; those who crave atmosphere and story in their adventures.

* Pros: Magnificent graphics; sterling acting performances; rich, bizarre plot elements.

* Cons: Infuriating interface and too many Fed-Ex-type excursions reduce the enjoyment factor.

* CG Rated: 4/5
Post edited January 02, 2017 by Shadowcat
Posted January 01, 2017
this looks very interesting I am interested to hear more about it from markH0 or anyone else who can give more of a sense of it (I'm not seeing it be like myst at all)

logical-application puzzles or brain-puzzles? many timed events?
Post edited January 01, 2017 by drealmer7
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