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Amnesia: The Dark Descent is still considered to be one of the best horror survival games ever released. A third-party total conversion modification for Amnesia has recently been released and it rivals Amnesia's spine chilling scare score. Penumbra: Necrologue was originally released for Microsoft Windows on Halloween night, October 31, 2014. Then, on February 6, 2015, Penumbra: Necrologue was released for Linux. Penumbra: Necrologue is available as a free mod, but only if you already have Amnesia: The Dark Descent installed in your computer. You can obtain Penumbra: Necrologue direct from the http://penumbranecrologue.ru website or from Steam depending on your preference. Penumbra: Necrologue is a third-party modification to Amnesia: The Dark Descent from a dedicated team of Russian fans who call themselves CounterCurrent Games. A third-party total conversion modification is a mod to a game which completely changes the game while at the same time still using its original game engine. This is exactly what Necrologue is. However, although Necrologue is based on Amnesia: The Dark Descent, there are also elements borrowed from the Penumbra video game series. In fact, it can be argued, and I actually believe, that Penumbra: Necrologue is the fourth installment of the Penumbra game series.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent est toujours considéré l'un des meilleurs jeux d'horreur et de survie jamais publié. Une modification/conversion totale d'Amnesia, faite par des tiers, est sortie récemment et elle égale la terreur générée par Amnesia. À l'origine, Penumbra: Necrologue est sorti pour Microsoft Windows la nuit de Halloween, le 31 octobre 2014. Puis, le 6 février 2015, Penumbra: Necrologue est sorti pour Linux. Penumbra: Necrologue est disponible en tant que modification gratuite, mais uniquement si Amnesia: The Dark Descent est installé sur votre ordinateur. Vous pouvez obtenir Penumbra: Necrologue directement du site Web http://penumbranecrologue.ru ou à partir de Steam selon vos préférences. Penumbra: Necrologue est une modification à Amnesia: The Dark Descent faite par une tierce partie, une équipe dédiée de fans russes qui s'appellent CounterCurrent Games. La modification/conversion total fait par des tiers est une modification à un jeu qui change le jeu totalement, tout en gardant le moteur de jeu original. Necrologue est tout à fait ça. Cependant, bien que Necrologue soit basé sur Amnesia: The Dark Descent, il contient également des éléments empruntés à la série des jeux vidéo Penumbra. En fait, on peut dire, et je crois vraiment, que Penumbra: Necrologue est le quatrième de la série des jeux Penumbra.
At its core, Penumbra: Necrologue is a puzzle, first-person, survival, horror game. It picks up where Penumbra: Requiem left off. You play the role of Philip as you awake in a sort of underground lab called The Shelter. The only thing you need to know is that your goal is to survive. You can basically interact with almost everything in your environment. Anyone who's played any of the games from the Amnesia series (The Dark Descent or Machine of Pigs), or the Penumbra series, will feel right at home playing Necrologue. When you first awake, you have no memory of anything nor do you know how you got there or even where you are – you don't know if you're alone or accompanied. In the first set of rooms when the game begins, there isn't much for you to do other than learn how to navigate around, how to examine objects (by the way, you can examine pretty much anything), how to open doors, etc. It's especially important that you learn how to save your game progress and how to use the journal as well as your inventory.
Fondamentalement, Penumbra: Necrologue est un jeu subjectif d'horreur, de survie, et d'énigme. Il reprend là où Penumbra: Requiem s'est terminé. Dans le rôle de Philip, vous vous réveillez dans une sorte de laboratoire sous-terrain qui s'appelle The Shelter (L'abris). La seule chose qu'il faut savoir, c'est que votre objectif est de survivre. Vous pouvez interagir avec presque tout qui compose votre environnement. Quiconque a joué à des jeux dans la série Amnesia (The Dark Descent ou Machine of Pigs), ou dans la série Penumbra, ne sera pas dépaysé en jouant à Necrologue. Au départ, quand vous vous réveillez, vous ne vous souvenez de rien, vous ne savez pas comment vous êtes arrivé ou, même, où vous vous trouvez - vous ne savez pas si vous êtes seul ou accompagné. Dans le premier groupe de salles, ou le jeu débute, il n'y a pas grand' chose à faire sauf apprendre comment naviguer, comment examiner des objets (d'ailleurs, vous pouvez examiner à peu près tout), comment ouvrir les portes, etc. C'est très important d'apprendre comment sauvegarder votre progression dans le jeu et comment utiliser le journal ainsi que votre inventaire.
**I've been playing the game with mouse/keyboard setup though you can also use a gamepad controller. I would have liked playing Necrologue with my controller but unfortunately there was a minor bug affecting my controller. Everything works fine except that, for some reason, I can't move sideways (left/right) with the gamepad so instead I've chosen to play with my mouse/keyboard. I use the standard WASD to move and the mouse to look around with a few other keys for other actions, such as picking up objects, rotating them, turning the flashlight on/off, etc*
Je joue au jeu avec une configuration souris/clavier, bien qu'il soit possible d'utiliser une manette de jeu.
As you're first setting up the game, one of the first screens informs you that this game is better enjoyed while using headphones (instead of speakers). I completely agree. I also recommend turning the lights off and isolating yourself from others while you play. By using headphones, and playing in the dark, you are cranking up the game's fear factor beyond 10. The eerie soundtrack that ominously plays while you aimlessly wander the dark halls of this decrepit facility keeps your body tense and alert as if you were really physically walking in The Shelter and your very life were at stake. At the end of the dark hall, as it intersects another hallway, you notice someone's flashlight approaching from the right which makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up from the chills. Is it friend or foe? You've spotted them but have they spotted you? Do you keep walking in that direction or open the door to your left and hope they haven't noticed you? These are the kinds of decisions you must make while playing the game.
Now might be a good time for me to say that you have zero weapons in the game. This is a survival game to the core, all you can do is run, hide, or run then hide. Often you must solve puzzles in order to get to a new section or to get out of your current predicament. If you're looking for a good scare, if you're a fan of survival games, or maybe if you're looking for something a little different, then you should try Penumbra: Necrologue.
Of course, you've got to keep in mind that it is absolutely necessary that you already own Amnesia: The Dark Descent and that it be installed on the same machine in which you're planning on playing Penumbra: Necrologue. If by chance you're interested in playing Necrologue but you've never played Amnesia: The Dark Descent, then you're definitely missing out on perhaps the scariest horror survival game ever made and without a doubt you should buy Amnesia and play it either before or after playing Penumbra: Necrologue. You can get Amnesia: The Dark Descent from Steam, The Humble Bundle, or Desura, for $19.99 and, as I've stated earlier, you can then add Penumbra: Necrologue for free.
Conclusion
I've enjoyed playing Penumbra: Necrologue very much. For being a fan-made modification, it has exceeded my expectations. The gameplay is nothing new, especially for having already played games from the Amnesia and Penumbra games series. I didn't expect it to be drastically different, after all it is a mod. Think of it as a continuation of Penumbra and Amnesia combined into one. The map is completely new, the characters are new, and the monsters are new. The frightful mood maintained throughout is really this game's strong point. However, the minor glitches I encountered, specifically with the gamepad controller lack of left-right movement, prevent me from giving it a perfect score.
Minimum System Requirements: OS: Major Linux Distribution from 2010, Debian should work but is not supported. Processor: High-range Intel Core i3 / AMD A6 CPU or equivalent. Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 200 / AMD Radeon HD 5000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update. Hard Drive: 2 GB available space