| onEscapee | Invictus Games, Ltd. / Sadeness Software | 2005 | |
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According to the developers, onEscapee is a graphic action-adventure in the Flashback mould with a gameplay similar to Another World. The title is a combination of the two words one and escapee. One, because the hero is alone against the world, escapee, because he has escaped alien kidnappers. Gameplay is essentially an alternation of combat and puzzles, with the puzzles having some action elements too. OnEscapee was created by a Hungarian team. Naturally, they wanted it to be as international as possible and therefore kept text and speech to a minimum. They could support over 17 languages this way, but it also earned them one of the few criticisms back in 1997: some puzzles would really have benefitted from some explanation. When it arrived just in time for Christmas back in 1997, it was received enthusiastically by the Amiga community. It was generally deemed a worthy sequel to its declared model Flashback. One reviewer said some aspects reminded him of Myst, which had only just been ported to the Amiga, but it was more fun. A Windows version was released more than seven years later. Graphics have been redone in 640×480 hi-color, otherwise the game is unchanged. There are 7 levels to get through before things come to an end, containing lots of puzzles as well as tough action moments, many of the puzzles being timing-sensitive. You can die in several different ways, each one bringing an animated sequence to life. There is plenty of help for the early puzzles, which increases the chance of you becoming hooked, and allows you to adjust to the combat system. | ||
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