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Can’t Git Gud
So, I randomly, without any outside intervention remembered this game, Dark Earth:
It's a 1997 action adventure game. Not point and click - you control Arkhan with keyboard arrow keys like classic tank controls.
You talk, collect items, fight and solve environmental puzzles.
It takes place in far future after the apocalypse. the setup reminds me of Horizon Zero Dawn but sadly it doesn't go in similar direction.
You do uncover "ancient" technology but in the end you don't discover any reactor or car or anything... but usual forces of light and dark in the form of aliens underground. makes little to 0 sense
I only played the demo back in the day but I remembered the atmosphere.
And yeah! After fiddling with dosbox win95 etc, I got it running and it's SO GOOD.
The atmosphere is thick. The music, sound design of voices and noises echoing the castle are really well done.
The characters are crude looking but backgrounds are beautiful!
track 07 as you enter the main square - BEAUTIFUL!
Game is of course very crude and some voice acting is really bad but for the most part, the story and conversations are engaging.
You talk to some people, progress the story and fight someone. There is very little combat.
Now... the game reminds you why 90s was "THE BACK THEN":
-You click C to enter COMBAT mode. Then hold ctrl and use arrow keys to perform attacks.
-You click tab to enter DARK mode. In this mode you are more aggressive. You scream at people or can interact items differently. Arkhan is more bold. It's like rdr2.
-You need to go to your inventory, select an item, place it in your hand, go out of inventory AND THEN USE IT.
-None of that is said anywhere in the game. I had to go to manual to learn controls and what does what.
-Even settings are impossible without manual lol.
-Only manual saves at save points
-you can miss an items and get stuck. You can run out of healing items and ammo... and you are done.
-The game is also on a timer because you are changing into a monster
That said, I enjoyed my time with the game a lot. It's a very thick vibe and atmosphere. The story goes in a stupid direction and sadly it's kinda crap later on.
Took me 28 years but I finished it lol
Funny thing is that Horizon actually stole from this game. There is a sun good, sun seers etc. It's totally like that sun city from horizon1.
It's a 1997 action adventure game. Not point and click - you control Arkhan with keyboard arrow keys like classic tank controls.
You talk, collect items, fight and solve environmental puzzles.
It takes place in far future after the apocalypse. the setup reminds me of Horizon Zero Dawn but sadly it doesn't go in similar direction.
You do uncover "ancient" technology but in the end you don't discover any reactor or car or anything... but usual forces of light and dark in the form of aliens underground. makes little to 0 sense
I only played the demo back in the day but I remembered the atmosphere.
And yeah! After fiddling with dosbox win95 etc, I got it running and it's SO GOOD.
The atmosphere is thick. The music, sound design of voices and noises echoing the castle are really well done.
The characters are crude looking but backgrounds are beautiful!
track 07 as you enter the main square - BEAUTIFUL!
Game is of course very crude and some voice acting is really bad but for the most part, the story and conversations are engaging.
You talk to some people, progress the story and fight someone. There is very little combat.
Now... the game reminds you why 90s was "THE BACK THEN":
-You click C to enter COMBAT mode. Then hold ctrl and use arrow keys to perform attacks.
-You click tab to enter DARK mode. In this mode you are more aggressive. You scream at people or can interact items differently. Arkhan is more bold. It's like rdr2.
-You need to go to your inventory, select an item, place it in your hand, go out of inventory AND THEN USE IT.
-None of that is said anywhere in the game. I had to go to manual to learn controls and what does what.
-Even settings are impossible without manual lol.
-Only manual saves at save points
-you can miss an items and get stuck. You can run out of healing items and ammo... and you are done.
-The game is also on a timer because you are changing into a monster
That said, I enjoyed my time with the game a lot. It's a very thick vibe and atmosphere. The story goes in a stupid direction and sadly it's kinda crap later on.
Took me 28 years but I finished it lol
Funny thing is that Horizon actually stole from this game. There is a sun good, sun seers etc. It's totally like that sun city from horizon1.
Sad they never got the opportunity to refine the experience in a sequel, it was a very intriguing setting.
