![]() ![]() When you play with a friend, Obscure II becomes a much more fun and compelling game, that is the best way to experience it. Here is a character dies, it is game over! Also, when the AI is controlling a companion, they are way to trigger happy! It is very frustrating to see them blow through a bunch of ammo as ammo is scarce. In the first game, if a character died you kept on playing, but you got a different ending. This does keep you on your toes and I do like the idea of it. The enemies in the game range from partially deformed humans, which seem to be in a zombified state, or extremely mutated fictional monsters, as well as. It has a random nature to it where the AI will randomly decide where items are and what items you will get in any given area. With Obscure The Aftermath what we have here is not a bad game, but there are a few issues. The gameplay of the first game was not amazing, but I feel the story and characters, plus the multiple endings made it better. They feel way too Silent Hill inspired for my liking and are more like twisted versions of what a person was than just a straight up monster. The only downside to the presentation is the monster/creature designs. It is a damn shame they did not release this on PS3 or 360 with an HD upgrade. When it comes to the PS2 and in terms of visuals I would say this is one of the more unsung games. It also has a very fitting college rock kind of soundtrack too.įor a later PS2 game, this also looks great. The voice cast here does a great job and actually helps sell the rather weak plot way better than you would think. Obscure II is even better in this regard. The first game looked good, had a great soundtrack, and offered impressive voice acting. One thing I have to give Obscure The Aftermath a ton of credit for is the presentation. It is not horrible, but it lacks that little something that made the first game so special. Honestly, the plot this time around is full of cliches and just not as good as the first game. Once again there is a strange flower and once again it is turning people into monsters. The story has moved on a few years and now takes place in a college town. They introduce a bunch of new characters, but it is kind of lame they just made a decision about what the “real” ending of the last game was. With Obscure The Aftermath they have decided that only three of the characters from the original game, Shannon, Stan and Kenny survived. It was kind of like The Faculty or Scream in that it was a teen horror movie and it had multiple characters, different endings, and a rather interesting story all around. I have to start by saying the first Obscure really clicked with me. The previous game had come out like four years earlier, not exactly set the world on fire, and by the time this came out we had the PS3 and Xbox 360, yet this game was still made for the PS2 and the PSP, although they did make a Nintendo Wii version as well. Because of this, we decided to revisit the 80s and uncover even more lesser-known and classic games that only those who lived through the decade will likely remember.No matter if you call it Obscure The Aftermath or Obscure II, this is a pretty decent horror/survival game that back in 2008 when it was released I was pretty surprised that we got it. There were a lot of awesome titles that hit consoles and arcades, with some of them providing the groundwork that would fuel our favorite franchises in the modern age. Arcades were exploding in popularity, console technology was growing, and developers were popping up offices all over the world. Updated Apby Russ Boswell: The 80s were iconic for so many reasons but video games wouldn't be what they are today without the subsequent gaming boom that took shape during the era. Unfortunately, though, there are so many awesome titles that the list could go on forever, but let us revisit at least some of these forgotten games that only 80s kids will remember. To us, they are still the most challenging and fun games that we have ever played. They stand for an era, they remind us of growing up, making memories with our friends, our family, or even just by ourselves. RELATED: The 10 Best Games Set In The 80sįor most of us, these games represent so much more than just games, they represent our childhood. Fear not though, since at the first sight of those minimalistic graphics and at the hearing of the first few 8-bit music notes, those memories come back like a flood and will put a smile on your face as they did so many years ago. A multitude of other games, however, are not so easy to recall but are locked away in the back of our minds clouded behind decades of memories. The most famous of these games we can recall quickly like Tetris, Mario Bros., and Pac Man. More than likely you spent countless hours in front of a screen (while you should have been playing outside) ingraining wonderful 8-bit sights and sounds into your mind, so deep that they can never be forgotten, even though you might not remember them immediately. If you grew up in the 80s, you probably have fond memories of playing classic 8-bit games. ![]()
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