Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #11505 in Digital Video Games
- Brand: Microsoft
- Released on: 2012-10-25
- ESRB Rating: Mature
- Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP
- Format: Download
DEADLIGHT [Download]
Product Description
The world has ended. There is no hope. No new beginning. Only the survivors. DEADLIGHT follows the journey of Randall Wayne, a man searching for his family across Seattle during the aftermath of a 1980s event that has decimated life on earth.
In an apocalyptic world where existence is futile, a solitary man treks the American west coast. Survival is the measure of all. In an alternate vision of the 1980s, a mysterious disease has decimated mankind, transforming people into killer automatons. During his odyssey, Randall Wayne will find other survivors, men and women who are no more than ghostly remnants of a fading society, a flame in the desert fighting extinction.
Key Features:
- Deadlight is a narrative driven survival platformer set in the post- apocalyptic 80s devastated by a zombie epidemic.
- A unique graphical approach with 3D backlit silhouettes increasing immersion with a continuous notion of danger.
- Survive above all and face your fears.
- Solve obstacles, dodge zombies, set traps and manipulate the environment. Escape any way you can!
- Combat is always an option, albeit a poor one
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
By R. J. Sand
Graphics in this game are outstanding. The backgrounds are detailed and atmospheric. The use of shadows is great also, especially the way the characters are all silhouettes.Deadlight has a solid story in a tired genre with good voice acting even if the main character is a bit of a cliche tough guy.As I proceeded through the game I had a lot of fun with the puzzles. There are times when you have no weapons and have to find ways to defeat traps/puzzles by using the zombies instead of fighting them, which is interesting.There isn't really a lot of combat if you're looking for an action game. You will spend most of your time evading or running from enemies. Weapon selection is limited and at times non-existent. I thought it worked well for this game, since the game design doesn't require you to fight that often.Deadlight is full of Steam achievements, some of which are obtained just by reaching checkpoints, so it regularly rewards you with a sense of accomplishment.On the downside, the game can be frustrating. There's a lot of trial and error. Sometimes the color scheme of the game can make it difficult to discern certain objects. I fell through floors I thought were there a few times. On the plus side, checkpoints are very frequent, so you can afford some trial and error. Save points are frequent too, but if you quit the game, be prepared to repeat a few checkpoints, which is really no big deal.Here's the MAJOR problem. This game is a port from XBOX Arcade, so it was designed with a 360 controller in mind. The conversion to keyboard and mouse is not pleasant. I eventually just gave up after COMPLETELY failing to outrun a helicopter through an obstacle course about 25 times. It requires fast reflexes and precision timing that I just couldn't manage on a keyboard (but maybe you could). You need to sprint away from the copter, then basically stop and inch your way up to fences, because if you hit jump while moving you will just bounce off the fence. Fence climbing in general is frustrating. Sometimes it would just take too long for the character to interact with the fence to get away from the helicopter in time. If you ARE using a 360 controller it may work better for you. I tried a PS2-style Logitech PC controller but couldn't remap the pre-configured 360 controller commands. Even my L1, L2, R1, R2 buttons weren't doing the same as the 360 buttons.I was disappointed that I ultimately put this game down (at least until I get a 360 controller I guess), because I really liked the puzzles, graphics, and atmosphere.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By Boomboxcity
This is a survival game not action. You are not a super human or bad*** that can kill 5 zombies at once and then laugh about it. You are a regular person who is trying to survive what has happened. The game is very good with submerging you into the atmosphere and with some headphones it is a great story to lose yourself in. Voice acting is done fairly well and the sounds are creppy and engrossing. If you enjoy survival horror then don't let the other reviews stear you away from this great game. Not a perfect 5 because of the price. I got it on sale so it was very worth it but 15 at normal price seems kind of much. 10 bucks or less go for it.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
By Shane
GAME-PLAY is mostly bad. You often don't know what you're supposed to be doing. Lots of trial and error. The controls are clunky.STORY is boring as hell. Don't know why they put a story in for this game. It didn't need one. No one cares.GRAPHICS look good but it's often hard to distinguish between the background and foreground.It was so annoying hearing the same piece of dialogue every time I died.I don't don't think the developers really cared when they made this game.I had sound issues. No sound in cut scenes.Puzzles sometimes broke.Overall. It's awful.
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