![]() Fusion Effectsįusion brings the world’s most advanced compositing software for visual effects artists and motion graphic animators right into DaVinci Resolve! So now you can create cinematic feature film quality visual effects and stunning broadcast motion graphic animations without having to switch software applications! Colour CorrectionĭaVinci Resolve has been used on more feature films and television shows than any other grading system! You get the industry’s most powerful primary and secondary correction tools, advanced curve editor, tracking and stabilization, noise reduction and grain tools, ResolveFX and more. The high-performance playback engine makes editing and trimming incredibly fast, even for processor intensive formats such as H.264 and RAW. It’s perfect for both offline and online editing. These include a new LUT browser, shared grades, multiple playheads, Super Scale HD to 8K up-rezzing, stacked timelines, on-screen annotations, subtitle and closed captioning tools, better keyboard customization, new title templates and much more! Professional EditingĭaVinci Resolve includes everything professional editors need to cut blockbuster films, television shows, and commercials. ![]() There are also dozens of new features and improvements that editors and colorists have asked for. ![]() With new Apple Metal and CUDA GPU processing, the Fusion page is faster than ever! Fairlight audio gets a massive upgrade with new ADR tools, audio normalization, 3D panners, audio and video scrollers, a sound library database, and built incross platform plug-ins such as reverb, hum removal, vocal channel and de-esser. Fairlight Audio in DaVinci Resolve 15ĭaVinci Resolve 15 now has full Fusion visual effects and motion graphics built in! The Fusion page gives you a complete 3D workspace with over 250 tools for compositing, vector paint, keying, rotoscoping, text animation, tracking, stabilization, particles and more. Multiple editors, assistants, colorists, VFX artists and sound designers can all work on the same project at the same time! Whether you’re an individual artist, or part of a larger collaborative team, it’s easy to see why DaVinci Resolve 15 is the standard for high end post production and is used for finishing more Hollywood feature films, episodic television programing and TV commercials than any other software. Plus, you never have to export or translate files between separate software tools because, with DaVinci Resolve 15, everything is in the same software application! DaVinci Resolve 15 is the only post-production software designed for true collaboration. With a single click, you can instantly move between editing, colour, effects, and audio. It also lets you collaborate and bring people with different creative talents together. DaVinci Resolve 15 is the world’s first solution that combines professional offline and online editing, color correction, audio post production and now visual effects all in one software tool! You get unlimited creative flexibility because DaVinci Resolve 15 makes it easy for individual artists to explore different toolsets.
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![]() When it comes to his basic visual appearance we took Tolkien’s description to heart six teeth, pale eyes, height about 110 cm, wrinkly oily skin. How did you balance staying true to the original depiction of Gollum while creating a fresh take? Altogether it was an ultra nice experience and a very fruitful collaboration.Įven at points in which we had the impression to go too far and a little off the boat with the designs, they’ve sent us pictures of deepsea blobfishes, to describe Gollum’s skin consistency better and maybe giving him a little extra on the blobfish side, to make the smeagol faces more relatable. They showered us with background information about the character, about his travels and his personality. First rough ideas and sketches went back and forth. The entire process was accompanied by our partners at Middle-earth Enterprises. Can you describe the process of bringing Gollum to life for the game? There were also inconsistent reports of Gollum having webbed hands or wearing dark clothing. Like a creature that is emerging from the swamps. We looked into Tolkien's description of course, but also into earliest visual takes on the character, which tended to be quite amphibian. We decided early on to build him from the ground up and try a fresh take. ![]() To design an iconic character like this was quite the challenge. It's up to you to decide which of his personalities will triumph in the difficult moral choices that will dictate the future of your precarious alliances.(Image credit: Daedalic Entertainment / Nacon) What was your inspiration for the design of Gollum in the game? Tortured by his split personality, he can be vicious and wicked as Gollum, yet friendly and cautious as Smeagol. But Gollum doesn't break he bends, he adapts… In 500 years he has experienced events that would destroy the toughest of beings. Gollum is one of the most fascinating characters in The Lord of the Rings universe. While Gollum is no fighter, he is more than capable of strangling a careless enemy when the opportunity presents itself… or of finding a more creative and less risky way of getting out of trouble. Find your way past the Orcs as you climb the Dark Tower of Barad-dûr and give the Elves the slip in the mysterious Mirkwood. Use his unique skills to explore and infiltrate legendary locations and dizzying heights. From his flight from Mordor, where he escaped the Mouth of Sauron and the demon-spider Shelob, to the dungeons of the Elvenking Thranduil, Legolas' father, Gollum has had many adventures and encounters on his extraordinary journey.Īfter being corrupted by the Ring over hundreds of years, Gollum has developed exceptional agility and sharp wits. For the first time, follow the untold story of Gollum: an experience that stays incredibly faithful to the books. Tolkien, it has never been told in detail. Although his desperate quest is a central part of the story crafted by J.R.R. ![]() He has survived dangers most wouldn't dare talk about, driven by the singular desire to once again hold in his hands what was stolen from him. You play as the enigmatic Gollum on his perilous journey and find out how he outwitted the most powerful characters in Middle-earth. Taking place in parallel to the events described in The Fellowship of the Ring ™, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is an action-adventure game and an epic interactive experience. He's got nothing more to lose… How far will he go to retrieve his Precious? The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ is an official adaptation based on the literary works of J.R.R. This happened often throughout the demo, so here’s hoping they fix it in the full release. Horizon 3 had a similar issue, so it could be a bug in the Forza engine. This would bring my car and all AI traffic to a halt for a few brief moments. Sometimes, my vehicle would be moving faster than the map, so there’d be entire areas missing in front of me. I did run into one performance-related issue, though. Although, while I do have the in-game limiter set, the game never seemed to obey it, so there would be moments where the framerate would get up to almost 60. Certainly no powerhouse, but Forza Horizon 4 has treated it gently using the dynamic optimization set to Medium and a resolution of 1080p. I rock a Lenovo Y700 laptop, outfitted with a Nvidia GTX 960M (4GB), Intel Core i7 6700HQ (boosts to 3.30GHz), and 8GB of RAM. In fact, the game’s system requirements are lower than that of Horizon 3, so even more folks should get a chance to play this time around. I didn’t run into any of the same issues like what Horizon 3 had. It seems that Playground Games has really learned its lesson this time around, as the game runs beautifully. There are still a few titanium-grade trees here and there, but for the most part, Horizon 4 seems rather lenient when it comes to letting you romp around its open-world without much interruption. I was plowing through fences and shrubbery with ease, and seeing pieces break and fly all over was oddly satisfying. In particular, roadside objects are often breakable. What stood out to me is that there seem to be far fewer obstacles that’ll kill your speed. But the available portion has been incredibly fun to poke around, and it offers some breathtaking sights. The demo doesn’t allow you to explore the entire map, unfortunately. Horizon 4’s Britain is filled with little gravel paths that meander through the hills (and there sure are a lot of hills), acres of beautiful countrysides, lots of historical architecture, and a healthy amount of asphalt that blends nicely with the surroundings. It’s a pretty big contrast to the Australian Outback from Horizon 3. The map has a surprising amount of variety, even in a single season. The included events do a good job of showing off various parts of Playground’s take on Britain. To enter, all you have to do is play the Horizon 4 demo between now and October 2nd.After that introductory race, the demo lets you try out a handful of other events during the summer season, teasing you with the incoming autumn release of the game. They will also receive an Xbox One X, a copy of Horizon 4 and an Xbox Elite controller. Two lucky winners of the draw will receive an all-expenses paid trip and participation in the Pure McLaren driving experience, which will allow them to sample a McLaren 570S GT4 on a race circuit with instruction from professional instructors. The pack includes exclusive outfits for the player’s in-game avatar as well, along with exclusive quick-chat phrases for use in multiplayer mode.įinally, Microsoft also announced the Forza Horizon 4 Demo Sweepstakes competition, which is open to residents of the US and Canada. The Lotus Esprit S1 will also be available with a body kit that will make it look like the amphibious version that featured in the 1977 Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. For example, the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 will feature a revolving number plate and retracting bumper ram bars. 2015 Aston Martin DB10 from Spectre (2015)įorza says several of the cars will feature gadgets inspired by the James Bond films that the player will be able to view in the Forzavista vehicle viewing mode. 2008 Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace (2008) 1999 BMW Z8 from The World is Not Enough (1999) 1986 Aston Martin V8 from The Living Daylights (1987) 1981 Citroën 2CV6 from For Your Eyes Only (1981) ![]() 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) 1974 AMC Hornet X Hatchback from The Man With the Golden Gun (1974) 1969 Aston Martin DBS from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) ![]() The pack exclusively features vehicles that appeared in Bond films and includes the following: Microsoft and Playground Games also detailed the first DLC pack that will be offered with Forza Horizon 4: the ‘Best of Bond Car Pack’. SEE ALSO: Forza Horizon 4 Car List: Here it is in Full The game is set in a fictitious take on the United Kingdom and will feature over 450 cars, a full list of which was released last week. The highly anticipated open-world racing game will go on sale digitally and in stores in October 2nd, but eager gamers can download the free-to-play demo as of today. The pre-release demo for Forza Horizon 4 has gone live on PC and Xbox Live today. ![]() Each Stage will last for a week and each of them will be broken down into four Directives, with each of these containing a predetermined number of missions. Update 0.7.10 brings new Stages for the Royal Navy event. Update 0.7.11, however, will consist of three Stages only. Therefore, the Royal Navy event will comprise five Stages instead of four. The Royal Navy Event - Update 0.7.10 will last for as long as five weeks instead of the standard four. More details about the new ships and the equipment they carry will be available in a dedicated article. These ships all come with a feature to boast: the ability to fire torpedoes individually, one at a time unique smoke screens and the Hydroacoustic Search and Repair Party consumables for high tiers. What does it have in store for you?Ī fully-fledged tech tree with British destroyers the second part of the Royal Navy event the return of the older, Halloween-inspired operations, and a new operation featuring submarines–a totally new type of warship in the game a new format of Ranked Battles and much more!īritish Destroyers - The British Arc frenzy gains momentum in World of Warships as Update 0.7.10 brings in a complete tech tree of U.K. Update 0.7.10 is ready to hit the live servers. The issue occurred only if the operation was completed with a result of 5 stars or if the operation was completed with 3 stars and a subsequent repeat of the operation with 5 stars. ![]() Fixed an issue that resulted in a reward of 300 doubloons being deducted from a player’s account after the 5 star completion of Operation “Sunray in the Darkness”.De aankondiging van deze uitgave met nummer 0.7.10.0.1 ziet er als volgt uit: Update 0.7.10.0.1 Changes Voor meer informatie en spelerservaringen verwijzen we naar dit topic op ons Forum. World of Warships is een spel waarin je in teamverband zeeslagen levert met schepen in verschillende klassen, zoals destroyers, cruisers en battleships. World of Warships is afkomstig van Wargaming, de maker van World of Tanks, World of Warplanes, Master of Orion en Total War: Arena. Check out the current drops in this article. Earn 40,000 XP in battle to unlock the 50% Super Savings discount.Īnd don’t forget about our Key Cards! Each Card provides you with a mix of Gold and additional in-game content (including possible Premium tanks!) that’ll give your battles a boost.It can even surprise you while sidescraping. With its multi-turret functionality and sturdy armor, this tank destroyer feels more like a frontliner than a sharpshooter.Soviet Tier VIII Orthrus KV-4 KTTS Tank Destroyer.Earn 20,000 XP in battle to unlock the 50% Super Savings discount.Unleash the beast by meeting this week’s requirements. With its solid protection and two gun options, the Lioness Škoda T 45 is an easy-to-play vehicle that also sports good mobility once you get going.Czechoslovakian Tier VII Lioness Škoda T 45 Heavy Tank.Earn 8,000 XP in battle to unlock the 50% Super Savings discount.In addition to getting a tank with excellent rate of fire and DPM values, you’re also adding a real gem to your collection as this retired vehicle cannot be obtained via the Store or the Premium Tech Tree.French Tier III FCM 36 PaK 40 Tank Destroyer.Each offer is available for 72 hours from the moment you unlock it in game. Each Super Savings vehicle offer is available to players who don’t yet own the tank. Earn battle XP to unlock the deals below at a 50% discount. Java (the programming language Minecraft Java Edition is written in) doesn't de-allocate sections of RAM right after they are done being used. I'm not an expert, but this is my understanding of why it works this way: I actually posted this first at r/Minecraft and second at r/Optifine but I think this will get more traction here or idk man I just wanna share smthn I learned lol xdddd My other reason is that the game became too complex that the CMS Collector ain't viable for the game anymore and maybe because of that is when they upgraded to G1GC.ĭisclaimer everything I just said about the G1GC switch above are all my opinions and are not stated by Mojang or anyone tbh. Now for MY reason why they decided to switch to G1GC.I think the best reason why they switch is that the CMS Collector has been deprecated in Java 9 and was removed in Java 14. At this point if you don't want to read technical stuff just pick between the two and test which one is better for you're system. Xmx2G -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:G1NewSizePercent=20 -XX:G1ReservePercent=20 -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=50 -XX:G1HeapRegionSize=32MĪt this point we'd be done but below are I THINK is the reason why they decided to change these to a more robust and better but laggier Garbage Collector. These are great JVM Arguments for Beefier PC's but if you're using very old hardware (like me) the first one is a better choice for performance and stability. If your using any version above 1.14.x, you'll immediately have this JVM arguments defaulted when launching. Xmx2G -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSIncrementalMode -XX:-UseAdaptiveSizePolicy -Xmn128M If your PC is struggling with performance or you're using an old version of Minecraft (1.13.x Below). These are the original classic JVM Arguments for Minecraft since Minecraft 1.5.2 until Minecraft 1.14.x. ![]() I decided to create this post for people trying to find the default JVM arguments in Minecraft. Glitches which only apply to specific items, such as rails or gravity blocks are allowed. Please ask the moderators if you are unsure about what technical minecraft is.ġ1) No posts regarding general duplication clitches. This does not mean that we provide help with any problems you may be having with these mods, see r/feedthebeast (or r/scicraft) if you are having any issues with mods you have installed.ġ0) Posts must be related to Technical Minecraft. No mods, datapacks, or command blocks, except when used provide useful, technical information to the player (such as Village Marker, Redstone Debug, and Carpet Mod). all ages of people play Minecraft.Ĩ) Please only "Vanilla" content. For server advertisement try r/mcservers and r/technicalmcservers.ħ) Keep the posts PG. Sharing technical Minecraft inventions and discoveries is okayĥ) No server advertisements. By extension this is also not tech support for any mods/data packs/commands, including those allowed in rule 8. This subreddit is meant for discussion of & help with technical Minecraft, such as mob farms and automation, not for Minecraft tech support. ![]() If it is obvious that you have not read the frequently asked questions before posting, your post will be removed.Ģ) This is not a subreddit for minecraft tech support. Minecraft Map Testing: /r/MinecraftPlayTesting This subreddit is still WIP, expect changes to come some time soon. ![]() It’s a bit complicated to fill in tiles one by one specially if the row/column requires to fill in, let say, 2 tiles on a, let say, 20x20 board. I will like it to be able to auto fill the ‘x’ tiles even if I fill in the number(s) of tiles in the wrong position(s) on any given column or row. One feature is the option to have auto fill for the ‘x’ tiles. I appreciate the work you have put on it but there is two features that are missing that I think would be very helpful and would make game play a bit more pleasant. After searching and searching this became one of my favorite (I have one other that I already completed so waiting for future updates). This can help you visualize your next moves on a puzzle page.ĭive into the world of Nonogram! Challenge your mind with a puzzle page of your preferred difficulty.I really enjoy this app. You can mark cells that should not be colored with crosses.There should be at least one empty square between unbroken lines in this number puzzle.They show you how many unbroken lines of colored cells there are in a given row or column, and their order. Every nonogram puzzle page has numbers beside each row and above each column of the grid.Follow the clues with numbers to understand which cells should be colored or left blank to solve nonograms.The goal is to fill the picture cross grid and reveal a hidden image by deciding which nonogram cells to color.If you've heard of any of these, you likely know the rules. Auto-crosses help you fill the grid on the lines in the number puzzles where the squares are already correctly colored.Ī nonogram is also known as a picture cross, griddler, picross, or pictogram.Use hints if you get stuck while solving picture cross puzzles.Choose a more difficult puzzle page to practice your skills, earn more points, and win the top prize! Compete with other players and color as many nonogram pictures as you can. Get a special monthly trophy if you solve all the nonograms and collect all the crowns in a month! Solve picture cross puzzles every day to earn crowns. Follow our number puzzle updates to never miss a single event! Reveal and collect all the unique picture cross postcards. Complete time-limited events by solving nonograms of several difficulty levels. Plenty of nonogram puzzles with non-repeating images to color.Pick up your phone or tablet and color some nonogram pictures to relax and unwind! These number puzzles are great for whenever you need a break from your daily routine.Exercise your logical thinking and imagination at the same time! Choose your difficulty level, and enjoy building a unique nonograms collection. Picture cross puzzles are a great tool to keep your mind active.Find your favorite puzzle page, and play anytime, anywhere. Classic nonogram puzzle gameplay meets a clean design and a set of features to make your game varied and exciting.Challenge your mind with this easy-to-play number puzzle from a top developer, and become a real Nonogram master! Join nonogram puzzle players all around the world, use logic to reveal pixel art pictures, and have fun! is an addictive picture cross puzzle with a vast collection of griddlers. Picture cross is a mix of number puzzles and pixel art games to train logic. ![]() These aren’t the only improvements in Dorico 4.0.20.
Series creator Tom Ruegger says that the Warners are simply toons, and that their species is cartoonicus characterus.ĭainty, demure and deliciously witty, this precocious little sweetheart is seriously cute.and she knows it. They also do not rule out the possibility of being related to humans. ![]() He also states that he and his siblings are infertile "like mules " the reference to mules implies that, like them, the Warners are some kind of hybrid. Wakko says that he is 5% salamander, before demonstrating an ability to remove and regrow his tail. The Warners seem to have some idea of what they are, though they also do not know entirely, as Dot questioned if their DNA test could reveal such information. Wakko especially tends to show canine traits, such as barking, chasing frisbees, or doing tricks for treats. The siblings, mainly Wakko, do show traits of some of these animals, though the siblings have been seen howling like wolves or stretching like cats. They have explicitly specified that they are not: bats, bees, bugs/insects, bunnies, cats, dinosaurs dogs, eels, elephants, horses, monkeys, penguins, rabbits, seals or skunks. When asked what they are, the Warners will never give a clear response, with their main answer simply being that they are the Warner brothers and the Warner sister some other responses include "cute" and "infested with fleas." ![]() The Warner siblings' species is never specified, much to the confusion of the other characters. The flower has five petals in the original series and four in the reboot. She wears a short pink skirt, as well as using a yellow flower with an orange pollen on the center to tie back her ears, similar to a ponytail. ![]() Dot has primarily black fur, red nose and white feet. Jenkins weeklies require next major versionĮrror: A JNI error has occurred, please check your installation and try againĮxception in thread "main" : hudson/remoting/Launcher has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 55.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0Īt 1(Native Method)Īt (ClassLoader.java:756)Īt (SecureClassLoader.java:142)Īt (URLClassLoader.java:473)Īt $100(URLClassLoader.java:74)Īt $1.run(URLClassLoader.java:369)Īt $1.run(URLClassLoader.java:363)Īt (Native Method)Īt (URLClassLoader.java:362)Īt (ClassLoader.java:418)Īt $AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:352)Īt (ClassLoader.java:351)Īt (LauncherHelper. If you are a Java developer, then you should definitely give this release a try and provide feedback to Microsoft on what you think about it, whether there are any glitches, and how they can make it even better.The above data reveals that the lifecycle of each major Java version is clearly a Gaussian function.Įach major version of Java is released by the vendor,īegins a phase of rapidly growing adoption,Īnd finally reaches vendor end-of-life (EOL), This allows them to get ahead in the game and be prepared for what 21st century Java technology has to offer. OpenJDK 11 Preview brings an opportunity for the developers to test out their products on the new version before it is rolled out as a stable update. The JDK includes tools useful for developing and testing programs written in the Java programming language and running on the Java TM platform. Extract the downloaded zip file to a directory. Java SE 8 Archive Downloads (JDK 8u202 and earlier) The JDK is a development environment for building applications using the Java programming language. JDK Mission Control (JMC) is an advanced set of tools for managing, monitoring, profiling, and troubleshooting Java applications. These downloads can be used for any purpose, at no cost, under the Java SE binary code license. For Windows, download the zip file for Windows 64-bit, i.e. Download the Java including the latest version 17 LTS on the Java SE Platform. OpenJDK is distributed in only zip or tar.gz file. Then scroll down a little bit to find the version 11.0.2. The file will be downloaded from secure FileHorse servers This file is safe and scanned with 59. These backport fixes allow Microsoft to expedite fixes and improvements in the future which shall be available to all Java developers everywhere in the world. To download OpenJDK 11, you have to go to OpenJDK Archive download page. Once you have downloaded the JDK 11 Software (jdk-11.0.14windows-圆4bin.exe), double click on it to see the start of the installation process. To download JDK 11 software, visit its official website Oracle Website’s Java and go to Java SE Development Kit 11.0. You can read more about these backports and vulnerability fixes in the release notes. Step-1: JDK 11 download for Windows 11 64-bit. OpenJDK 11 has fixed a number of backports and other security concerns raised by developers through feedback. OpenJDK 11 Preview has now been successfully installed on your device. Once it is complete, click Finish on the final page of the wizard. The installation process should not take very long. On the next screen, click Install to begin the installation process. To do so, click on the icons next to the components, and then select the option from the context menu, as in the image below. Now, select which components you would like to install, and which you would not. OpenJDK 16.0. Java SE subscribers will receive JDK 11 updates until at least September 2026. You can download the latest JDK releases from the Java SE Downloads page. On the next screen, agree to the terms and conditions by checking the box and then click Next. Ap 1 minute read Clifford Wayne The Java SE 16.0.1, 11.0.11, 8u291, and 7u301 update releases are now available. The latest releases recommended for use in production are listed below, and are regularly updated and supported by the Adoptium community. ![]() Temurin is available for a wide range of platforms and Java SE versions. that is fully compatible with the Oracle Platform Java Standard Edition (Java SE) 11 application. To install OpenJDK 11 Preview on your Windows 10 PC, download it from the link provided above. Eclipse Temurin is the open source Java SE build based upon OpenJDK. ![]() ![]() You may find more downloadable content on Microsoft’s OpenJDK page. Microsoft OpenJDK 11.0.10.9 for Windows 圆4 Click on the links below to download OpenJDK for your operating system. ![]() This creepy adventure game is the follow-up of the first Phantasmagoria and works very nice in Porting Kit and works great in Crossover as well. Just don't say I didn't warn you.I added this game for a little while already but never made a post for it, so here it is: Phantasmagoria 2. Personally, I thought it was a little to linear for my tastes, but you might considering giving this a go. If you can put up with the aforementioned frustration, you'll find a deeply compelling and very scary adventure game. What this really means is, you've missed some piddling little trigger, preventing you from continuing. On one day, if you try to visit your psychiatrist, you are told your appointment isn't till 5:30. Furthermore, you can't complete the tasks in any order, as you can in Discworld or The Pandora Directive. The day only ends when you've performed a certain number of actions, and on the first couple of days at least, you could end up trying to find that one action that will let you finish that day. In Phant 2 however, I felt more like a passenger than a participant.Īlso, you aren't always given any real clue as to what you're supposed to be doing. In comparison to this, Access's The Pandora Directive let you influence the storyline it was up to you whether you managed to save the girl or not, and how you treated people directly affected the ways events progressed. There's no way of turning down either Curtis's girlfriend, or Miss S+M. You can't actually change the change of events at all no matter how many times you play, Curtis will always end up doing the same things you also can't choose what you say to the characters. Sometimes, the game's linearity lets it down. Crunchieīut I do have a problem with the game. And while this is definitely an adult game, the gore isn't really excessive, as it was in Harvester. The production quality is comparable to the likes of the X-Files, and the storyline is easily worthy of an X-Files episode. This means that all the characters are filled on real sets, rather than just standing them in front of a blue screen, and adding computer generated scenery, and it shows. And Sierra have also taken the 'proper set' approach, rather than the blue screen approach, which sometimes looks a bit dodgy. Fortunately, the acting is of a very high standard amongst all the characters, I couldn't spot a single piece of dodgy acting. In fact, when you do almost anything, you get a video clip, showing the results of that action be it hacking into a computer, or triggering a hallucination. Phant 2 is one of those games that uses copious amounts of Full Motion Video to chronicle important events in the game. You'll have to be very observant, if you want to progress one of the passwords to a computer is hidden in the MD's office if you can spot it. Things aren't easy, but on the other hand, they're nowhere near as illogical as in Leisure Suit Larry 7, one of Sierra's other adventuring titles. Each day you'll need to complete a number of puzzles in order to progress to the next day these range from simple things like finding Curtis's wallet, to managing to break into a guarded basement. Fortunately, there is a 'quick resurrect' option should you manage to splatter his gibs everywhere. ![]() You'll need to gather information about what is really going on a Wytech, and keep Curtis alive long enough to get to the bottom of things. It's up to you find out the truth, over the space of five CDs, one for each day. And if that wasn't enough, he has to cope with the attentions of both his girlfriend and Teresa, his S+M loving colleague. And then things get really nasty a colleague is murdered in a particularly gory fashion, and Curtis becomes the prime suspect. He starts hearing voices, and seeing things. Isn't he? Maybe not, because odd things start happening to him. Before Curtis got his job at Wyntech, a research and development company, he spent some time in a asylum something to do with childhood trauma. Ordinary that is, until his past comes back to haunt him. In Phantasmagoria 2 you play Curtis, an ordinary everyday joe. What I actually got was somthing that was genuinely chilling, and very very scary indeed. So was expecting the usual dial-a-plot stuff from Sierra's latest adventure, Phantasmagoria II: A Puzzle of Flesh. Just chuck in two or more of the following a haunted house, demonic possession, an ancient indian burial ground, a masked psychopath, and hey presto, instant shlock horror. Let's face it, you could knock up a plot on the spot. Unfortunately, there's just as much, if not more, mediocre stuff about. There's also a lot of good horror movies around Night of the Living Dead, Phantasm, Hellraiser. As far as horror fiction goes, there's a lot of good stuff Ramsey Campbell, Stephen King, Richard Laymon, and Dean Koontz, four of the best horror writers around. |
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