Comments on: It’s All Overture http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/09/13/its-all-overture/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:42:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: It Ain’t Penumbra till the fat lady sings. | Rock, Paper, Shotgun http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/09/13/its-all-overture/comment-page-1/#comment-40351 It Ain’t Penumbra till the fat lady sings. | Rock, Paper, Shotgun Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:38:25 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=256#comment-40351 [...] actual development of Penumbra is proving just as shocking as the horror-games themselves. We thought the series was over, with the planned two parts being crammed into the final Black Plague. Except it’s not true - [...] [...] actual development of Penumbra is proving just as shocking as the horror-games themselves. We thought the series was over, with the planned two parts being crammed into the final Black Plague. Except it’s not true – [...]

]]> By: Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Still Hoping For That Post-Apocalyptic Robot Versus Monkey Immersive Sim » Blog Archive » Penumbra: Black Plague Demo http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/09/13/its-all-overture/comment-page-1/#comment-22844 Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Still Hoping For That Post-Apocalyptic Robot Versus Monkey Immersive Sim » Blog Archive » Penumbra: Black Plague Demo Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:24:54 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=256#comment-22844 [...] we reported last year, the Penumbra games were meant to be a trilogy, but the last two parts have been built into one. [...] [...] we reported last year, the Penumbra games were meant to be a trilogy, but the last two parts have been built into one. [...]

]]> By: John Walker http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/09/13/its-all-overture/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 John Walker Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:11:58 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=256#comment-1184 Have you heard about the Grey Fox? Have you heard about the Grey Fox?

]]> By: The_B http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/09/13/its-all-overture/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 The_B Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:57:55 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=256#comment-1183 Wait, did I just step into an Oblivion NPC conversation? Wait, did I just step into an Oblivion NPC conversation?

]]> By: fluffy bunny http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/09/13/its-all-overture/comment-page-1/#comment-1171 fluffy bunny Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:24:55 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=256#comment-1171 Uh, that's what I get for skipping those text-boxes :) Uh, that’s what I get for skipping those text-boxes :)

]]> By: John Walker http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/09/13/its-all-overture/comment-page-1/#comment-1164 John Walker Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:11:32 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=256#comment-1164 That's interesting, because *I* heard that the reason it's no longer a trilogy is because they had problems with their UK publisher, Lexicon. There was a chance that ther wouldn't be any more Penumbra games at all, before Paradox stepped in. That’s interesting, because *I* heard that the reason it’s no longer a trilogy is because they had problems with their UK publisher, Lexicon. There was a chance that ther wouldn’t be any more Penumbra games at all, before Paradox stepped in.

]]> By: fluffy bunny http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/09/13/its-all-overture/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 fluffy bunny Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:09:39 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=256#comment-1160 One of the reasons it's no longer a trilogy is apparently that the devs had major problems with their UK publisher, Lexicon Entertainment. Before Paradox stepped in, they weren't sure if there would be any more Penumbra-games at all. One of the reasons it’s no longer a trilogy is apparently that the devs had major problems with their UK publisher, Lexicon Entertainment. Before Paradox stepped in, they weren’t sure if there would be any more Penumbra-games at all.

]]> By: John Walker http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/09/13/its-all-overture/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 John Walker Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:38:28 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=256#comment-1147 I'm still not sure if this is happy or sad news. The original Overture was all the more remarkable, being born of a student project to build a game engine, and creating something quite so remarkably vivid looking. There were moments, arranging corrogated metal sheets against rusting shelves to make impromptu bridges to air vents and banging the overhead lamp so it swang its dull light in arcs around the room, when the uncanniness of it astonished me. I’m still not sure if this is happy or sad news.

The original Overture was all the more remarkable, being born of a student project to build a game engine, and creating something quite so remarkably vivid looking. There were moments, arranging corrogated metal sheets against rusting shelves to make impromptu bridges to air vents and banging the overhead lamp so it swang its dull light in arcs around the room, when the uncanniness of it astonished me.

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