Software:Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness

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Short description: 2000 video game
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
Necronomicon- The Dawning of Darkness.jpg
Developer(s)Wanadoo Edition
Publisher(s)Wanadoo Edition
Cryo Interactive
DreamCatcher Interactive (North America)
Platform(s)Windows, PlayStation
ReleaseWindows
PlayStation
  • PAL: November 9, 2001
Genre(s)Horror, adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness, also known as Necronomicon: The Gateway to Beyond, is a 2000 video game developed by Wanadoo Edition and released for Windows and the PlayStation video game console.[2]

Plot

The game is set in 1927, where the ordinary life of William H. Stanton is affected by matters of the occult and darker truths about our world.

The game starts off in William Stanton's home in Providence, Rhode Island, where he is startled by a knock at his door. As William opens the door he discovers that it is his close friend Edgar acting in a suspicious manner. He gives William a metallic pyramid and tells him not to give it to anyone, including him, especially if he asks for it. After going back inside there is a knock at the door again. This time it's Dr. Egleton, a friend of Edgar's father. He asks William to visit Edgar at his home soon so he can help decide whether or not Edgar should be committed for insanity.

The game then picks up and the player has to solve a series of puzzles and question shady people to find out what is going on, and uncover the truth about the horrible fate that has befallen Edgar.

Gameplay

You move and interact with a left click while clicking the right mouse button brings up the inventory. It's a linear Point and Click game, you can only do a couple of minor things "out of order". A lot of time things are not obvious or just not told to a player, thus creating "let's click everything possible once again" situations tallying up the "30h hours of play" stated by Necrogame. Realistically it's 6 hours to beat without a guide and about 4 to 4.5 hours with a walkthrough.

"The game has 30 hours of play, 4 difficulty levels, 20 3D-modeled characters, a dozen Game Overs, and original music".[3]

Critical reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PuntaecliccaMixed[4]
JeuxVideo14/20[5]
Adventure-archivMixed[6]
Gry Online6.5/10[7]
AdventureClassicGaming3/5[8]
Game Over Online22/40[9]
All Game Guide3/5[10]
Quandary3/5[11]
Gameboomers56%[12]
Gamezone6/10[13]
GameOver63%[14]
GameKult4/10[15]
UHS2/5[16]
Meristation3.5/10[17][18][19][20]
Just AdventureD[21]
Aventuraycia1/5[22][23]
Game Captain61%[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Necronomicon : The Dawning of Darkness sur PC" (in fr). https://www.jeuxvideo.com/jeux/pc/00004343-necronomicon-the-dawning-of-darkness.htm. 
  2. ↑ "Framegb". 2001-03-08. http://www.necrogame.com/frame_gb/cadregb.htm. 
  3. ↑ "Le jeu". 2001-04-17. http://www.necrogame.com/jeu/jeu.htm. 
  4. ↑ "Punta e Clicca - Soluzioni e recensioni di giochi d'avventura - Soluzione e Recensione NECRONOMICON". 23 March 2009. http://www.puntaeclicca.it/rec/necronomicon.html. 
  5. ↑ "Test Necronomicon sur PC". 5 December 2000. http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00001048_test.htm. 
  6. ↑ Slydos. "Necronomicon - Review english". http://www.adventurearchiv.com/n/necronomiconreviewenglish.htm. 
  7. ↑ "Necronomicon: Świt Ciemności - recenzja gry - GRYOnline.pl". https://www.gry-online.pl/S020.asp?ID=529. 
  8. ↑ "Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness - Necronomicon: The Gateway to Beyond - 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/644/. 
  9. ↑ "Game Over Online Magazine - Necronomicon". 9 February 2005. http://www.game-over.net/reviews.php?id=484. 
  10. ↑ "Necronomicon: The Gateway to Beyond - Review - allgame". 17 November 2014. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=34948&tab=review. 
  11. ↑ "Necronomicon Review by Quandary". 22 June 2008. http://www.quandaryland.com/jsp/dispArticle.jsp?index=399. 
  12. ↑ Singer. "Necronomicon Review by Singer". http://www.gameboomers.com/reviews/Nn/NecronomiconbySinger.htm. 
  13. ↑ "Necronomicon Review - PC". 27 December 2007. http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18625.htm. 
  14. ↑ "Game Over Online Magazine - Necronomicon". 6 May 2007. http://www.game-over.net/reviews/pc/Necronomicon.html. 
  15. ↑ "Necronomicon : L'aube des ténèbres, Test express". 3 March 2008. http://www.gamekult.com/tout/jeux/fiches/J000001964_test.html. 
  16. ↑ System, Universal Hint. "UHS: Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness Review". http://www.uhs-hints.com/articles/reviews/necronom.php. 
  17. ↑ S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE (28 February 2002). "Así se desaprovecha lo que podría haber sido un gran juego.". http://meristation.as.com/playstation/necronomicon-el-alba-de-las-tinieblas/analisis-juego/1509640. 
  18. ↑ S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE (28 February 2002). "Así se desaprovecha lo que podría haber sido un gran juego.". http://meristation.as.com/playstation/necronomicon-el-alba-de-las-tinieblas/analisis-juego/1509640?browserOutputType=mobile&p=1. 
  19. ↑ S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE (28 February 2002). "Así se desaprovecha lo que podría haber sido un gran juego.". http://meristation.as.com/playstation/necronomicon-el-alba-de-las-tinieblas/analisis-juego/1509640?browserOutputType=mobile&p=2. 
  20. ↑ S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE (28 February 2002). "Así se desaprovecha lo que podría haber sido un gran juego.". http://meristation.as.com/playstation/necronomicon-el-alba-de-las-tinieblas/analisis-juego/1509640?browserOutputType=mobile&p=3. 
  21. ↑ "Review: Necronomicon". 5 June 2003. http://www.justadventure.com/reviews/Necronomicon/Necronomicon.shtm. 
  22. ↑ "Necronomicón: El Alba de las Tinieblas - Página 1 - Reviews - Aventura y CÍA". https://www.aventuraycia.com/reviews/necronomicon-el-alba-de-las-tinieblas/. 
  23. ↑ "Necronomicón: El Alba de las Tinieblas - Página 2 - Reviews - Aventura y CÍA". https://www.aventuraycia.com/reviews/necronomicon-el-alba-de-las-tinieblas/pagina-2/. 
  24. ↑ "GameCaptain: Aktuelles aus der Welt der PC-Spiele". 9 June 2003. http://www.gamecaptain.de/flaps.php3?flap=2&file=necronomicon.html. 

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