[Game] Heart of Darkness

Before to start
I played this game to be caused by seeing a review which was written by asdflf of JJang0u. Thank to him. (__)

Title : Heart of Darkness
Release Date : 1998
Developer : Amazing Studio
Genre : Adventure / Action Adventure
Voice : Available
OST : Available
Operating System : Windows 95 / 98
Language : English
Homepage : Unavailable



Heart of Darkness
Action-Adventure game which was developed for a few years by Eric Chahi who was developer of Out of this World which was an old adventure game. Eric Chahi who had already invented new genre through Out of this World which was the similar genre spent to develop it for 7 years.

< Heart of Darkness which was spent to develop for 7 years >

This title was also released to PS, many critics gave a good appraisal, but it delayed because they had some trouble with publisher.

But they set up adventure things everywhere, it's a great game to enjoy whenever you play.

Reference
: On the Internet


Plot
Andy who like to invent play with 'Whiskey' which is his dog. But, one day, it happened to sun to be covered by something. After that, Whiskey disappeared to somewhere...
 

< The strange happened, and Whiskey is... >

but Andy who was disappointed took his invention, travelled to take back Whiskey which was his dog to mysterious world.


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by Young
The age that hundreds games release every year, it's impossible to play all games. Some of them, there are big hit games to owe to their fame, there is the other way and there are overrated games. And, although the quality of a game, there are unlucky game why it's not favorable time for it. One of my review, D-3 was such a game, and I will introduce the game, Heart of Darkness is also such a game.

In the past, the age that most developer developed games from a lot of adventures, RPG and Adventure game was genre to lead the game market. But some players who couldn't be satisfied only to see developed games which emphasize a action, so that's why games which emphasized only to be showy more than important quality appeared. And most player were familiar those games, and they were getting forgetful the adventure games.

< Adventure Game which was appeared when it began to forget the adventure genre >

Around then, Heart of Darkness released. 1992, they announced to develop it at first, after that, if this game which released in 1998 compare with anther games which released at that time, HOD is a shabby game. the graphic seems to see the test version of Starcraft which released a few month later. Eric Chahi who developed Out of this world designed HOD, the story is only one weak point of HOD, very simple and clear, so that's why it's Width-Scroll-Arcade-Adventure Game that the target is children.

Although it's insufficient to call the legitimacy adventure game, im sure it's great work to show well a part of adventure game. it looks to mix between Adventure and Shooting, HOD frequently cross the border of two relations very well.
 

< It's an adventure? or Arcade? >

They removed a part of adventure which to be boring easily, schematize simply, and imported Shooting genre, they produced an atmosphere to concentrate the game. Of course they have a lot of puzzle as adventure but it's not difficult, and they created various game style with puzzle. Especially the monster chased behind player, the obstacle interrupt in front of player, and player have to get through a crisis to use various items. we seem to be Indiana Jones...

Although the story is willful not to believe, the quality is very good to be the story. Especially level design is excellent like genius, then we have to decide quickly, to cope with crisis quickly, to move quickly. Like Indiana Jones.

< Although time has gone, interesting game is still interesting. >

However, this game has only auto-save, and the artificial intelligence of enemies is higher than I think, you might be difficult to kill the enemies. The Target of story is children, but it's very simple and clear, so that's why this game close Shooting game more than Adventure game.

Although that happens, it's enough to enjoy, then, if the quality is good, we can enjoy for a long time even the time changes, they show it. The unlucky game which released in a wrong time.

Game Data Room


Graphic : ★★★☆
Sound : ★★★☆
Scenario : ★★★
Value : ★★★★
Total : ★★★☆