| Suffering, The | Surreal Software / Midway / Encore | 2004 | |
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This console port of a survival horror game combines a chilling storyline with third person action and adventure to create one of the most frightening and horrifying experiences available on the PC. Players assume the role of Torque, a man convicted of a horrible crime that he may or may not have committed. He's sentenced to life in Abbott State Penitentiary, a haunted place that hides a terrible secret, one that threatens both the prison guards and the hardened criminals that call this isolated hell home. Instead of employing the fixed-camera perspective and static scenes that gamers have come to expect from horror titles, The Suffering offers complete camera control combined with a fully immersive and interactive environment in both first and third person views. The game emphasizes fast-paced shooting and hand-to-hand combat, combined with a hideous creature form you are able to transform into during particularly hectic combat situations. The player is presented several opportunities to test their morality, usually in the form of a person who is trying to survive the horrors of the island. In most cases, the player is presented with three options: help the person (good), kill them (evil), or remain indifferent to their plight (neutral). Torque's "morality level" is indicated by the picture of his family in the inventory, which gets cleaner with good acts and dirtier with evil ones. The game featured monster designs by Stan Winston. In September/2008 it was released as a free game with in-game ads. | ||
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