Enemy Zero (1996)
Genres:Adventure, Shooter
Themes:Open world, Action, Horror, Stealth, Survival
Game modes:Single player
Story:Enemy Zero was the second game to star the digital character Laura Lewis—the first being D.
In E0, gameplay sequences alternate between interactive FMV and real time exploration, both from a first person perspective. The interactive FMV component uses gameplay identical to an earlier Warp game, D.
The real time component of E0 is unique. Enemies are invisible, and location is only possible through the use of sound, with notes of different pitch helping the player find the distance and direction of enemies. Additionally, every gun in the game must be charged up immediately before each shot, and charging a shot for too long will cause the charge to dissipate, after which the charging must start over. Since all available guns have very limited range, this makes timing crucial; beginning to charge the gun too late or too soon will allow the enemy to reach Laura, resulting in an immediate game over.
In Enemy Zero, reloading the gun and moving the character around are mechanics that have been made intentionally slow,[4] which stimulates players to avoid combat and direct contact with the alien enemies as much as possible. In the early segments of the game, avoiding detection is not only recommended; it is required, since the player has no means to defend him or herself without a gun. Enemy Zero is an example of a game containing stealth elements[5] roughly two years before the release of Metal Gear Solid popularized the genre worldwide, though ten years after Metal Gear started the genre in 1987.Show more
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The second title of Kenji Eno's "Laura Trilogy" as one may want to refer to it. An absolutely brilliant horror game that truthfully is rather brutal and hard as well - but maybe one of the greatest takes on the horror genre in terms of how on edge it has the player from start to finish. Kenji Eno's legacy deserves to be preserved proper.
Enemy Zero has one of the more unique game mechanics for "FMV" games of this style - you need to use the sounds of the monsters to find them - they don't show up visually otherwise! All of Kenji Eno's games while he was at WARP (including "D", D2) really need to see more distribution as they've been criminally unavailable for years. At least "D" saw a release on GOG a couple years ago! Here's to seeing more great horror and adventure games from the past see a new resurgence!
This was Alien: Isolation for the 90s.
Genuinely anxiety-inducing gameplay, with an entirely original mechanic.
This game absolutely deserves to be played by new audiences today.
Enemy Zero is a game that truly deserves to be considered a horror, unlike many games that were just horror-themed back in the day. I played it on the Saturn when I was young, but never managed to finish it (I completed it years later on PC). It was eerie and claustrophobic, a real masterpiece for a horror fan like me, after enjoying the first Resident Evil (also on the Saturn). Facing an invisible menace, limited ammo, walking (or crawling) through labyrinthine environments, and its captivating story have left a lasting impression on my mind. As far as I know, the issue with re-releasing it is about its copyright. I hope that the problem would be solved because I would definitely buy Enemy Zero again (especially to avoid compatibility issues and the disk swapping). I use Linux the most, but I would still buy a Windows version.
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