TIGSource: Penumbra

Penumbra

Albert Lai — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 09:15:00 +0000

Penumbra is a dark adventure horror game about a intrepid son who heads to Norway to investigate a place that his estranged father alluded to in notes about a book written in a strange language that was in safety deposit box to which the hero recieved the key following his mother’s death. Or something like that. All of these horror/adventure games tend to blend together after a while. If it’s not a badly lit office it’s a spooky town with a secret to hide.

Sporting 3D graphics, Penumbra sports a physics engine that is used in certain mini-puzzles (Physics! Cool!). Action sequences cause the character (who isn’t armed with weapons in the conventional sense) to slow into bullet time while you try to figure out how the hell you kill monsters without any type of bat/shotgun/ninja saber. In-game clues allow the player to figure out where to go next with the minimum of becoming hopelessly stuck.

But wait! There is no such thing as a game without flaws. For one, the system requirements for Penumbra are a bit intensive, and, more importantly (since I doubt that many of you readers won’t be able to support Penumbra), constant loading screens detract from the experience. If you’re willing to put these problems aside, though, Penumbra is sure to be a good game to immerse yourself in.

"Penumbra" by null

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:36:19 +0000

Try downloading this game from downloads.com? works fine on my HP

"Penumbra" by Likwit_Snake

Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:43:14 +0000

tnx oi, maybe i can play it now :D

"Penumbra" by oi

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 05:05:29 +0000

new patch with wider support for video cards

http://frictionalgames.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=172

"Penumbra" by Likwit_Snake

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:09:35 +0000

yeah indeed… I hope they will make the game compatible for more video cards in the future…

"Penumbra" by pocaitu daniel

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:55:17 +0000

i heard nothing but good things about this game, too bad it hates my video card. i wanted so much to play it, from the screenshots it looks fantastic

"Penumbra" by Likwit_Snake

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:54:25 +0000

I played it on a computer at my school, and it looks really cool. I haven’t got the time to realy play the game (reading everything etc.), but the graphics are very cool for a free game :) Too bad the game doesn’t support a lot of video cards

"Penumbra" by pocaitu daniel

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:00:28 +0000

quote ” too bad for me… after the beginning story, loading. The game goes back to my desktop… :( ”

Same here.

"Penumbra" by null

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:23:19 +0000

qdsqwd

"Penumbra" by Likwit_Snake

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 02:28:14 +0000

too bad for me… after the beginning story, loading. The game goes back to my desktop… :(