Night Watcher – Preview

Preview

Night
Watcher


Akella
TBA
Genre: Adventure
3rd Qtr, 2008
Platform:

PC



Preview by Randy Sluganski
August 1, 2008

 

 

 


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Andrei Luzgin arrives in the town of Posolsk to search for his missing friend.
On arrival, he observes that something strange is happening in the city: people
are disappearing without a trace. Corpses with terrible injuries are being found
everywhere. Luzgin investigates and learns a lot about the terrible details
that involve this city, where secret research and scientific experiments are
being conducted. A few years after these experiments, Posolsk becomes quiet
and empty.

Luzgin
soon notices that he is being followed by someone who is clearly not
a human being. The police investigator agrees to cooperate with him
and advises Andrei to terminate the investigation, but Luzgin refuses.
Eventually he starts to keep an eye on Dima Smirnov, who once was
linked to the disappearance. The suspect says that all the disappearances
are accidents, and are the work of security services. It would seem
that a crime has been solved, but not being able to bring his case
to an end, Luzgin disappears.

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some time, FSB (an organization successor of the KGB) lieutenant colonel
Vladimir Dolinsky arrives in Posolsk with a secret mission to investigate
the incidents in the city. But he has his own motivation, his wife
is infected with the rare disease, licantropia. To create a vaccine,
the genetic material from the infected is needed. During his investigation
he learns about the missing journalist from Moscow. The investigator,
who worked with Luzgin, sends Dolinsky into the morgue. Observing
the corpse, Dolinsky has doubts that this is Luzgin. The further the
investigation progresses, the more incredible and horrifying are the
facts that pop up…

Game Features:

  • Based on the fictional novel “Night Watcher” by Oleg
    Divov;
  • A classic third person view Quest with fascinating puzzles in
    the best tradition of the classic horror quest, such as Gabriel
    Knight: Sins of the Fathers, and The Black Mirror;
  • Gamer can switch between two different characters during the
    game;
  • The atmosphere of a small Russian town and its suburbs is carefully
    recreated;
  • 3D-characters and backgrounds;
  • Intriguing plot keeps player in constant tension until the very
    end;
  • Scrupulously detailed locations;
  • 45 gaming locations, including arcade inserts;
  • Intuitive & user friendly controls;
  • Realistic animation;
  • 25 individual characters;
  • Five puzzles integrated into the gaming process;
  • 15 hours of game play

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