Posted on: January 23, 2009
Nosferatu
Игр: 191 Отзывов: 1
Some flaws, but still recommended, if you like horror.
I played the Amiga-version of this game back in the nineties, but it's almost exactly the same as the pc version, so I think I can make a review anyway. I know the music is different, so I will not comment on that. So this is basically a review of the Amiga-version, I hope this is ok. And I have written the review with this in mind. This is an adventure game with combat, and I wouldn't call it an rpg. It has experience and level progression, but that's about it (when it comes to rpg-elements). What this game is about, is realtime-combat, exploring, and puzzle-solving (often of the use the correct object in the correct place kind, just like in many other "point-and-click-adventure-games" from the nineties). It also plays a lot like "Dungeon master" and "Eye of the beholder", if you are familiar with those games. Because of the 2D nature of the game, you move in "steps", and most of the game can be described as labyrints. Waxworks is a very difficult game, be aware of this, it doesn't hold your hand, and can be very unforgiving. I think this is a good thing, but maybe that's just me ;) (if it doesn't take it too far, read about the flaws I talk about later) The story isn't very good, but the atmosphere is. Sometimes the horror is a bit cheesy, but it's not totally silly either. The game is very gory, and every time you die, you will see an image of your mutilated corpse (different depending on how you died). Very disturbing stuff, and if you think you will find this offensive, this is not a game for you. This is probably the goriest game I have ever played. There are 4 waxworks in the game (or 5, but the last one is finished in about 1 minute, so I don't count that one), and each one transports you to a different time period where you have to kill your evil ancestor. The waxworks are so different, that it almost feels like 4 different games, but it adds to the variety. The best one IMO, is Jack the ripper, it really feels like Whitechapel, during those times (ok, I haven't been there, but I like how it looks in the game). There are some flaws however: The combat is not good. And that was a nice way of saying it... And a lot of the game is about combat.... Most often, you just klick on the bodypart you want to aim at, and hope for luck. Often (very often), you die because you were unlucky, not because you did anything wrong. Sometimes, there are ways to kill enemies without fighting them, but that's not always possible. There are also ways to make the game unsolveable, and the game doesn't tell you about it, and it's not obvious that you made a mistake either. Maybe you didn't pixel-hunt enough in a certain place, and missed an item you needed later? Too bad, you can't go back, and you can't figure out why you can't progress. Not good. But still, this is a good game, and if you like horror (and can live with the flaws), and also Iike adventure-games of this kind, I recommend Waxworks. Maybe not as a fullprice game, but here on GOG, everything is cheap :)
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