Posted on: September 5, 2020
Hurdrax
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Tragic Heroine
Twenty-five years ago my adolescent life changed when Phantasmagoria arrived in the mail. I still remember the distinct smell of its CD case. Phantasmagoria helped shape me as a gamer but didn’t age well in my heart. Is it a classic? No doubt. It deserves the attention of every gamer that enjoys history. But just like the classics of every artform, there is a wide shade of gray inside the concept. Case in point. As with a lot of these 90s titles, I’d give them a 5 Star for historical value alone. Phantasmagoria is Roberta Williams’ tour de force, no question, and I still respect what it did right (graphics, amazing soundtrack, art direction). In my mind it is the ultimate champion of gore from that Era (at least in terms of style). Robert Miano’s portrayal of Zoltan Carnovash stands alone in terms of acting. His deliverance still resonates after all these years (“Best regards… Zoltan” gets me every time). The man alone managed to turn the ‘Battleship Potemkin’ of cheesy game scenes (the face of a spirit manifesting through green barf, to put it mildly) into a memorable moment that I carry to this day. And he did it just with his voice. I don’t mind the plot in general, perfectly in par with the genre. However, the protagonist arch throughout the game aged worse than a nervous, catastrophic first time over a pool table in some sleazy bar. Most people would point to a particular scene at the beginning of Chapter 4. For me it’s not just that, but Adrienne’s motivations and approach to every plot twist in general and how she reacts to the horrors around her. It’s bland, almost like a Frankenstein of emotions stitched together by a line called ‘wtf levels of troping’. It’d be unfair to go on, I'd have to spoil the game. Suffice it to say that Adrienne alone kills the game for me, at least with my 2020 goggles. Nevertheless, I remain steadfast when it comes to classics, for better or worse: put on your goggles and try it out if you haven’t already.
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