#Penumbra overture ita series#

The player can open drawers, pull levers, pick up objects and now manipulate those objects in 3D space - all using natural mouse movements, creating a highly interactive and immersive game world. The unique physics system allows for true environmental interaction in a way not possible in other games.

Played from a first person perspective and powered by a 3D engine utilising cutting edge technology, Penumbra is a substantial advancement of the genre.

#Penumbra overture ita series#

In the intro, the bank on Mayfair that Philip never heard of is called H.P Redfield, likely a reference to American writer H.В P.В Lovecraft (The main inspiration for the Penumbra series) and famous Resident Evil series character Chris Redfield.Penumbra:Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Philip approaches the figure, but the lighting is suddenly extinguished and Philip is knocked out and dragged away. Once inside, Philip notices what appears to be a human watching him.

With no other option, Philip activates the incinerator and, amongst Red's remains, he finds items he needs to progress into a new area of the mine which is identified as ' The Shelter'. Red waits inside an incinerator where he begs Philip to kill him. Abandoned outposts and various scattered papers found throughout the mine indicate that a secret society is studying some unusual phenomena inside the mines.ДЇollowing clues and solving various puzzles, Philip eventually comes to an area deep within the mine where Red is waiting for him. Philip quickly discovers that the mine is inhabited by an ecosystem of abnormally large and hostile animals: dogs, giant spiders, and gargantuan earthworms among others. The game follows Philip as he descends deeper into the mines in search of Red while unraveling the secrets of the mine's previous and current inhabitants. Red promises that if he is found, he will give Philip answers. Philip also begins receiving radio messages from Tom ' Red' Redwood, a man driven insane by cabin fever. The unknown person also describes discovering a psychoactive toxin in the spiders and deduced that, after eight months of consuming them in the mine, it was beginning to have an effect on him, physically. Within the mine, Philip discovers diary extracts written by a scientist of some sort, who was alone and gradually resorted to eating cave-dwelling spiders as an alternative food source as his supplies diminished. Unfortunately, the mine's entrance collapses as he enters it, and he is forced to move deeper inside. The harsh cold forces him to take shelter in an abandoned mine. After receiving a mysterious letter from his supposedly dead father, Philip follows a series of clues that lead to him to a mysterious location in uninhabited northern Greenland. Set in the year 2000, Penumbra: Overture follows the story of Philip Buchanon, a thirty-year-old physicist whose mother has recently died. The game's main focus is on exploration and classic adventure game object interaction: examining and collecting objects and using them to solve puzzles. For example, Philip can close doors behind him to temporarily hold off attacking enemies. The game is designed to emphasize stealth and avoidance over direct conflict. There are no firearms in the game, so during combat the player is limited to improvised melee fighting with a pickaxe, or throwing objects at attacking creatures.

The game also takes advantage of advanced artificial intelligence to respond realistically to noises and light, creating stealth-based gameplay. The use of Newton Game Dynamics emphasizes physics-based puzzles as well as physics-based combat, without standard weapons such as shotgun, machinegun, grenade launcher and handgun. The game blends the genres of survival horror, first-person shooter, and adventure.