Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi demo [Archive]

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Intrepid Homoludens

09-20-2003, 03:26 PM

http://www.game-revolution.com/previews/featured/pc/nosferatu5.jpg
title - Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
genre - action/adventure, survival horror | developer - Idol FX (Sweden)
publisher - iGames | official site (http://www.nosferatu-game.com/) | Gamespot preview (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/nosferatu/preview_6073761.html)
official demo (http://www.gamershell.com/download_3455.shtml?q=Nosferatu) (Gamer's Hell mirrors)

Whoah, I think I like this one. It'll remind you quite a bit of Clive Barker's Undying. The theme is vampires, circa 1912. You play as a young sword champion and son of a British lord, and your sister is to wed the son of a mysterious Romanian count, but when you arrive to meet your family at the host's ancient castle you discover that they have been kidnapped, imprisoned deep within the estate, and will be sacrificed. Your mission is to find and rescue each one.

I haven't finished the demo yet. I died twice, and each time you restart the level the random architecture generator would re-arrange everything (from the rooms to item placement to where the rescue victims are hidden) so that your memory of the previous layout is practically useless, and you must start from scratch. And then you have only 30 minutes or less to find your family members. And most of the gameworld is very dark. And then all these hideous beasties keep coming at you, and from anywhere at anytime - from the ceilings, from the floors, the walls, behind you. This game is NOT for you weaklings who scare easily or cannot react with split second timing. There is no resting during the playing because enemies can suddenly come out of nowhere. Each enemy has its exclusive weakness and can only be killed with a particular weapon.

http://www.game-revolution.com/previews/featured/pc/nosferatu3.jpg

The tradeoff for the random architecture generator is that the graphics are rather outdated. I actually think that Undying had a much more pleasingly designed world. However, Nosferatu drips of atmosphere, very excellently done. The sound is exquisite, again just a few notches below the quality of Undying, but overall quite impressive. You guys need to try the demo and tell me what you think. This is the perfect game to play on a cold windy autumn night, with all the lights out and the sound turned up, it's definitely up there with Undying, Thief, System Shock 2, Nocturne, Silent Hill series, and Blair Witch Volume 1. Oh, and it comes out just before Hallowe'en! http://216.40.249.192/s/contrib/sarge/Paranoid_anim.gif

Phil25

09-20-2003, 03:43 PM

I'm a tad worried about the enemy weaknesses. Are you saying that each vamp can only be killed with one weapon?

Intrepid Homoludens

09-20-2003, 03:51 PM

Yes, and no. I think that some of them can be killed with a combination of two weapons, or something like that. Sometimes you'll find yourself facing two different enemies at once, each enemy required a different tactic to dispatch, so combat strategy is tantamount. To help you along there are books and parchments to stumble on that give the histories of the creatures and their respective weaknesses.

Phil25

09-20-2003, 03:54 PM

Mind giving an example?

Intrepid Homoludens

09-20-2003, 04:00 PM

The shadow vampire is ethereal and cannot be killed with physical weapons, but you can banish it with the crucifix. The ogres are human and can be dispatched with the sword, however the jumping demon beasties (similar to Undying's howlers) are pretty tough but can be destroyed with a single flintlock shot. You'll find often find yourself in the same room with at least two enemies, so expect to switch weapons back and forth as fast as possible.

Intrepid Homoludens

09-20-2003, 05:01 PM

http://forums.3drealms.com/ubb/graemlins/doh.gif Goddammit! What is it with game devs using sh!t voice actors?! I just found Rebecca: "James, don't take too long!" She sounded like we were at some joyous picnic in the countryside instead of a dark gothic castle teeming with monsters. To make it worse, she was dressed like it was the 1920s - it's supposed to be 1912, so she looked slutty for the time period - and she was smiling! Arrrgggh! There's nothing more insulting than inconsistencies to jerk you out of a game's immersiveness.

*D HA! It wasn't a total loss, though. When I saw here standing halfway across the dark room I attacked her with a stake, thinking she was a vampire. It was hilarious watching her following me with a stake sticking out of her chest!

I died again during the boss fight with the succubus wench. Ah well, back to go try it again....

Moosferatu

09-20-2003, 05:25 PM

I was wondering when you were going to mention the demo, Interpid. I saw it on Gamespot some time last week.

Henke

09-20-2003, 10:27 PM

I still hate this game because I was going to be in the betatestgroup but the stupid girl in the reception never told me where the gamedevelopers where (she never replied to my mail as soon as I confirmed I could do it on the agreed time). So I didn't know where to go. Atfter that I got a mail from her saying that she was angry that I didn't show up there when I had said that I would. :( :( :(

Intrepid Homoludens

09-21-2003, 11:23 AM

http://smilies.jeeptalk.org/otn/sad/shame.gif Man, that sucks, Henke. But at least try the demo, it's very good, very challenging. I plan on getting the full game some time later, as I haven't had a horror action fix since Undying.

Henke

09-24-2003, 05:54 AM

VoodooFX

09-27-2003, 10:45 AM

But where is the fun of it, if you must finish the game within 30 minutes, playing same story again and agian, with only objects and persons placed differently, is just not my idea of fun.

silverbryan

12-29-2003, 05:46 PM

Sorry to bother you, but... does anyone know where and how to find the Succubus vampire? I got the Moraie's key and also the Heavenly Scroll. What should I do now? What about the Cript Key? Where can I find that? I must confess: I'm completely lost...
Thanks for the help!!!