Penumbra Overture-PROCYON
Group PROCYON released a new adventure just a few moments ago. Little strange name Penumbra Overture can already point some players to the fact it is an adventure. This adventure is little special though: it is a horror one, and people who played the demo could confirm that you will get frightened of it easily. It works on similar shocking system as Silent Hill and similar titles, where something scary appears in the most unexpected moment. Ind if you still find adventures boring, grab the NFO somewhere, these guys went totally mad once again. 
Penumbra: Overture is a first person adventure game which focuses on story, immersion and puzzles. Instead of using violence to progress the player has to use his/her wits to guide Philip on his quest to unravel the past.
Played from a first person viewpoint, Penumbra is very different from other adventure games. Not only is it powered by a 3D engine utilising cutting edge technology, it also has an advanced physics system which allow for a never before seen environment interaction. The player can open drawers, pull levers, pick up objects and more using natural mouse movements creating a highly interactive and immersive game world.
The weapon system differs from your average game; swinging a melee weapon is done using the mouse which increases the realistic feel of combat. Fighting enemies is not something best done with brute force though, in most situations fighting is a last resort and the player is often better of using his/her wits. The AI of the enemies will also do its best to hunt and scare the player. The creatures encountered can break down doors, use group co-ordination, interact with the physics and more.
Penumbra: Overture will keep players on the edge as they have to explore scary and immersive environments never knowing what is behind the next corner. The world is detailed, graphical as well as a story wise making the player feel part of the world as secrets are uncovered.
Like all good nightmares, Philip’s begins with something all too real - his mother’s death. The days following the funeral are characterized by nothing, save for an incessant feeling of abandonment. Until, that is, he receives a letter from a dead man. Philip’s father left before he was born, taking his reasons with him. Now, here he is, opening up the door from beyond the grave. That door leads to more questions, and those questions lead to Greenland. Philip follows the clues - they’re all he has left.
Game features:
- First-person adventure
- Immersive, spellbinding story
- Cutting-edge advanced physics system for maximum environment interaction
- Intricately detailed graphics
- Clever, brain-teasing puzzles
Minimum system requirements:
- Windows 2K/XP
- 1Ghz CPU
- 256MB RAM
- 1000 MB hard-drive space
- ATI Radeon 8500/NVIDIA GeForce 3
Release name: Penumbra_Overture-PROCYON
Size: 1 CD, 373 MB, 27 x 15 MB
Protection: -
Genre: adventure
Filename: pro-po
Reviews, info: IGN
NFO: not yet
Homepage: here
Developer, publisher: Got Game Entertainment, Friction Games
Torrent: NewTorrents
Looks very interesting!
only 373 mb? :O
any idea when were getting this free jimmy
is this like a demo or something?
it’s a full game. adventures don’t need to have 3 GB in size…
It’s an episodes game… that’s why it’s only 373 MB
The old tech demo and the demo of this were both awesome. High quality for a game coming from such small developer, they are like 4-5 guys if I remember correctly.
Highly recommend this, granted… you probably have to like horror games. If you do though, this is fantastic.
“It works on similar shocking system as Silent Hill”
Huh??? SH is psychological horror, there’s not Doom-3-style “boo”, you even have a radio that emits static noise when enemies are near.
Btw, there’s gonna be a Linux and OSX versions too, “Currently, however, for episode 1 the linux and mac versions will be separate from the Windows versions, and be available as download only. For Episode 2 we will hopefully have a unified CD with all three OSes on the CD.”
a friend saw this on RLSLOG and called me to grab it from the private site…
so I will be checking this out
3:58pm - dnldng pro-po
4:05pm - extracting
4:05pm - installing
4:07pm - playing, it works
orig size bin + cue = 387 MB (405,804,744 bytes)
installed size on disk = 829 MB (869,560,320 bytes)
lol, NFO is shit
NFO: http://www.nforce.nl/nfos/shownfoblack.php?nfoid=112907
Looks like a good realease, gona have to grab it when iam done work
No post about Lost this week??? would love to post some comments on episode14 season 3…
this a link to the same game from torrentspy
its going reall fast right now like 150-200 kbs
http://www.torrentspy.com/torrent/1113144/Penumbra_Overture_PROCYON
im the juggernaguh bitchhhhhhhhhhhhh
Having played the game there is only one thing to say: The Fucking Game Sucks ASS… My God it is horrible…
Has got some nice touches, but not enough. 2 out of 10 from me.
Fitte, go play Halo or something you ignorant twit.
You obviously have no taste when it comes to real gaming.
I won’t be downloading this title as I have promiesed
the group making it that I will buy the linux release.
Great game tho, if you like it please support the
designers and buy a copy from them.
shit I spelled “promised” wrong >.
EXCELLENT GAME!
If you look at the size you would NEVER expect
a jewel like this one.
The physic engine and graphics are great, the atmosphere terrifying.
Almost had 2 heartattacks playing this LOL.
Good games do not nec. need ALOT of space, this is one of them
The game is indeed fucking awesome, I must admit I didn’t feel like downloading it because it was only 400 mb. Seeing all the larger releases with the ‘good’ games lately. But still, I downloaded it. Got it pretty fast and started playing about 20mins back. It’s around midnight at the moment and I’m scared shitless while playing it. I know I can expect something coming out of the dark so I’m constantly on my guard and scared of every sound XD
You really get dragged into the story, mainly because you’ve got so much freedom with the random items and physhics and the notes.
Really recommend it for players who don’t mind playing a game that’s not a ’standard shooter’ =p
If you loved Obscure & Condemned Criminals you would really like this too. If you like FEAR probably this too, but not if you liked FEAR because of the ’standard-shooting’ part XD
Just try and play it, it’s only 400mb and installed around 800 and it rocks so far.
I haven’t played it that long just yet, so I can’t really tell much about the rest. But it starts out great and it’s already addicting. Just try it out =p
Meatcart: nice to hear that, i told you it’s not bad
yah home from work time to play
but you did install the openAL libraries when you were asked for it after the main installation, did you?
those procyon guys are on crack, that nfo is seriously fcked in the head
lol.. love the nfo! will try game now..
yes bla I install the openAL libraries…
thanks
cool, it’s out.
i’ll get this for sure, but Condemned was the scariest shit out of all the games i played. The part where guy pushed me down the escalator was fucki9ng unexpected and i freaked big time.
Btw, FEAR wasn’t anything special in terms of horror. Just one time it got me freaked when i was climbing down (or up) the ladder and when turned the bitch appeared out of nowhere, that was the only part that scared me.
Hope this game has few thrills in itself
hello i cant play this game, and i did install open al.
icand hear the game but i cant see it, my screen even goes to a lower res when i start it but all i see is my desktop really big.
spec:
cpu- amd64 3500
mem- 2gig ddr 400,duel channeled, case2
video card - X1900XT
monitor-22inch 1680 x 1050
never had a prop running a game before
ty if u have any advice am checking if there is a newer video driver out now
this game doesnt run for me in vista
http://www.callofcthulhu.com/
http://www.condemnedgame.com/flash.php
Two of the best games of all time. Now there is this \o/
Has anyone beaten this game yet or have a FAQ available? I’m stuck at the part on activating a generator. Provide msn/email/aim if you will so I may contact you and ask for tips ^^
Leechy-kun, hey man. I’ve got both games, but only played and completed Condemned. keeping Cthulhu for later.
I’ve also downloaded this, but will play later coz got no time now.
My MSN is strip@list.ru add me if u want, i might need some tips for this game soon
release got nuked
This is is good for the atmosphere, graphics and physics, but my God DOES THE COMBAT SUCK ASS!!!! I don’t think I’ve ever played a melee game where you couldn’t aim and swing at the same time. Why ruin a great game with one little pain in the ass.
Penumbra: Black Plague (sequel to Overture)
http://rapidshare.com/files/91307035/htd-pbp.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/91301400/htd-pbp.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/91301383/htd-pbp.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/91306236/htd-pbp.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/91306368/htd-pbp.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/91301326/htd-pbp.part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/91301249/htd-pbp.part7.rar
Penumbra.Black.Plague.Update.1.0.1-ViTALiTY
DOWNLOAD:
http://rapidshare.com/files/95815613/Penumbra.Black.Plague.Update.1.0.1-ViTALiTY.rar
PASS:
wareZone
Anyone know a place for a no cd fix for this overture? i’ve been looking for hours.
A no cd fix? I thought this release came with one… I downloaded it off of thepiratebay, and it IS a creepy game… It like plays with your mind, thinking something huge will pop out in front of you the whole game!
Maybe you don’t need a no cd fix… I don’t think I did… And I’m playing it on Vista.