Software:Last Half of Darkness

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Last Half of Darkness
Last Half of Darkness video game.jpeg
Genre(s)Adventure, horror
First releaseLast Half of Darkness
1989
Latest releaseLast Half of Darkness: Society of the Serpent Moon
2011

Last Half of Darkness is a point and click adventure horror video game franchise that began in 1989 with the DOS "early horror adventure"[1] video game Last Half of Darkness developed by SoftLab Laboratories.[2]

Other games in the series include: Last Half of Darkness II (1992), Last Half of Darkness III (1993), Last Half of Darkness (2000), Last Half of Darkness: Shadows of the Servants (2005), Last Half of Darkness: Beyond the Spirit's Eye (2007), Tomb of Zojir: Last Half of Darkness (2009), and Last Half of Darkness: Society of the Serpent Moon (2011). The final game was published by Iceberg Interactive.[3]

Gaming Lives said that the franchise "has many fans and offers traditional horror adventure gaming with some innovative 'hands-on' puzzle features".[4]

Production

The 2000 game Last Half of Darkness was a remake that combined the first three games in the franchise.[5]

Gameplay

The franchise is based around adventure game mechanics; for example the first entry allowed the player to manipulate items using four verbs: Move, Examine, Take and Operate. It is very rare in the franchise for the player to interact with other human characters.[6]

Plot

Consisting of an investigative[7] and horror-themed series of plots, the games are based inside locations such as a haunted mansion where cases must be solved.

Critical reception

  • Last Half of Darkness received a 3/5 from Abandonia.[8] MyAbandonWare deemed it "one of the most obscure horror games ever made".[9] According to DocCollection, the game acquired a cult following.[10]
  • Last Half of Darkness II received a 2/5 from Abandonia.[8]
  • Last Half of Darkness: Shadows of the Servants received a B+ from GameBomers,[11] and 4/5 stars from Metzomagic.[12]
  • Last Half of Darkness: Beyond the Spirit's Eye received 90/100 from AdventureLantern[13] and 4/5 stars from Metzomagic.[14]
  • Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir received a 6/10 from Gamer.nl.[15] DiehardGamerfan wrote that "the atmosphere is spectacular, the music is chilling, the game is creepy as hell and it features some really innovative puzzles".[16] AdventureLanterm gave it 4.5/5 stars[17] while AdventureGamers gave it 3.5/5 stars.[18]
  • Last Half of Darkness: Society of the Serpent Moon received 3.5 stars from AdventureGamers,[19] and a B from GameBoomers.[20] Adventure Classic Gaming called it "absorbing, thrilling, and enjoyable".[21] Diehard Gamefan deemed it "solid, [and] mostly stable".[22] It received 5.5/10 from CapsuleComputers.[23]

References

  1. ↑ Cobbett, Richard (9 August 2014). "Saturday Crapshoot: Haunted Casino". http://www.pcgamer.com/saturday-crapshoot-haunted-casino/. 
  2. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness for DOS (1989) - MobyGames". http://www.mobygames.com/game/last-half-of-darkness. 
  3. ↑ "Iceberg Interactive To Publish Latest Last Half Of Darkness Game - GamingLives". http://www.gaminglives.com/2012/04/18/iceberg-interactive-to-publish-latest-last-half-of-darkness-game/. 
  4. ↑ "The Great GL 2011 Adventure Roundup - GamingLives". http://www.gaminglives.com/2011/02/11/the-great-gl-2011-adventure-roundup/. 
  5. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness (Game) - Giant Bomb". http://www.giantbomb.com/last-half-of-darkness/3030-37068/. 
  6. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness Society of the Serpent Moon review for Windows". 5 July 2012. http://www.gamercast.net/society-of-serpent-moon-review. 
  7. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness returns in Society of the Serpent". 19 April 2012. http://www.gamercast.net/last-half-of-darkness-society-of-the-serpent. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Last Half of Darkness II, The". http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/24222/Last%20Half%20of%20Darkness%20II,%20The.html. 
  9. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness". http://www.myabandonware.com/game/last-half-of-darkness-16u. 
  10. ↑ "Last Half Of Darkness - #1 Place To Download Last Half Of Darkness". http://doscollection.com/last-half-of-darkness/. 
  11. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness review". http://www.gameboomers.com/reviews/Ll/LastHalfDarknessbyinferno.htm. 
  12. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness: Shadows of the Servants Review by metzomagic.com". http://www.metzomagic.com/showArticle.php?index=703. 
  13. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness: Beyond The Spirit's Eye Review - Adventure Lantern". http://www.adventurelantern.com/reviews/lhodbeyondspiritseye/lhodbeyondspiritseye.htm. 
  14. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness: Beyond the Spirit's Eye Review by metzomagic.com". http://www.metzomagic.com/showArticle.php?index=816. 
  15. ↑ "Tomb of Zojir: Last Half of Darkness". gamer.nl. http://gamer.nl/articles/review/tomb-of-zojir-last-half-of-darkness/. 
  16. ↑ "Review: Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir (PC) - Diehard GameFAN". http://diehardgamefan.com/2009/07/23/review-last-half-of-darkness-tomb-of-zojir-pc/. 
  17. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir Review - Adventure Lantern". http://www.adventurelantern.com/Reviews/tombofzojir/tombofzojir.htm. 
  18. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir review - AdventureGamers.com". 26 October 2009. http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18354. 
  19. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness: Society of the Serpent Moon review - AdventureGamers.com". 26 August 2011. http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18600. 
  20. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness: Society of the Serpent Moon review". http://www.gameboomers.com/reviews/Ll/LastHalfSerpentMoon/LastHalfSerpentMoon.htm. 
  21. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness: Society of the Serpent Moon - Review - Adventure Classic Gaming - ACG - Adventure Games, Interactive Fiction Games - Reviews, Interviews, Features, Previews, Cheats, Galleries, Forums". http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/reviews/743/. 
  22. ↑ "Review: Last Half of Darkness: Society of the Serpent Moon (PC) - Diehard GameFAN". http://diehardgamefan.com/2012/07/26/review-last-half-of-darkness-society-of-the-serpent-moon-pc/. 
  23. ↑ "Last Half of Darkness: Society of the Serpent Moon Review - Capsule Computers - Gaming & Entertainment News, Reviews, Interviews & Competitions". 28 July 2012. http://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2012/07/last-half-of-darkness-society-of-the-serpent-moon-review/. 



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