Warning, review may contain spoilers.
Penumbra: Overture is a first-person psychological thriller from the makers of Amnesia, Fractional Games. The game takes place in a isolated mine in north-western Greenland after you inherit some documents from your long-dead father.
The game, like others by Fractional, provides a really well balance between action, suspense, and puzzle solving.
Story: Finally, a story that really captures my emotions and pulls me in. The main character, Philip, plays the narrator for the story, providing his own personal opinions and messages whilst you continue with the story line. Nothing is really known about the background of the main character or the father, however, “Red” is the one character that you know better than yourself.
Graphics: (Running on “high”) The game does not have very fancy graphics, but with the right tuning you can get it to look pretty-damn-good. The game isn’t new at all, so amazing graphic cards aren’t something everybody had at the time.
Conclusion: 10/10. This is the first game that I’m rating perfect, but I have no doubts that Penumbra deserves this rating. The game is certainly one to remember and play a couple of times.











