Product Description

Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder which is the first of a series of three games, is a panoramic first person 3D adventure/horror thriller game which takes place in an imaginary "Lovecraftian" place called Wellsmoth. The story of the game was written with the help of the impressions of the great writer H.P. Lovecraft's works. So players will encounter a dark and frightening world to interact with, and sinister characters to speak with or beware of. Thus, the game's environment and characters were designed appropriately for the series' main objective which is to give fear, psychological pressure and most important of all, a Lovecraftian feeling to the gamer. This Lovecraftian environment is enriched with a deep and immersing story, cinematics and music.
The Earth holds many secrets within, some of them are willing and others not. If one seeks and searches thoroughly, they can find much more than expected. These may be glorious, wondrous and marvelous but it has to be kept in mind that there are things which were not, which are not and which shall not be good for mankind. And, even if the end will be destruction, sometimes it is good to be unaware of it. It was a cold November day of the year 2011 when our protagonist, police detective Howard E. Loreid, was given a new case in which he had to find a fugitive murder suspect. A murder suspect he always wanted to get acquainted with; Loath Nolder. And this case would change his life into something that could not be described with our inadequate words. If you ask him, he would say that he probably is a lucid dreamer or has a sleep disorder like sleep paralysis or night terror. But it is sometimes only a thin line between the waking world and the dream world...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2872 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Lighthouse Interactive
• Model: PC000550MB
• Released on: 2007-11-06
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP

Features

• Built-in Hint System with 3 Difficulty Levels ¿ Players can choose to play in Standard, Detective, or Senior Detective modes.
• Unique Inventory System ¿ Utilizing the ¿thinking screen' allows players to collect and examine items, and thoughts. Clues can also be researched, combined or used.
• Dynamic Puzzles and Features ¿ Traditional adventure game puzzles are complimented by deciphering dreams and underlining excerpts in documents to garner critical clues.
• Enhanced Gameplay Experience ¿ The proprietary game engine enables compelling special effects and stunning visuals in a panoramic first person game environment.
• Eerie Gameplay Atmosphere ¿ An immersive experience is created by a fascinating story, chilling real-time cut scenes, and haunting music.

Customer Reviews

A creepy adventure game with minor flaws.
"Darkness Within" is a creepy point and click in the same category as Scratches. The game plays mind games with you, using ambient sound and dark lonely locations. The voice acting is very well done, but very scarce. At times I had to remove my headphones to keep playing. It was just too tense to play with sound! The clue finding system is kinda odd, and clues aren't too prevalent. But a lot of the puzzles seem relevant and logical.

Just a note that after reaching the mansion I ran into a bug, and had to install a patch to fix it. Regardless, I'm glad I bought this game and look forward to the new "Darkness Within 2"!

Best of the Adventure Games
Darkness Within:In Pursuit of Loath Nolder is by far the best adventure game I have ever played. The unexpected waiting to occur at any moment. My X-Fi
definitely enhanced the experience. EDGY-no boredom in this game.

The story line slowly draws you into a feeling of fright, dread, & terror.

Thanks Lighthouse-Interactive, Darkness Within is worth every penny.
Far cry from Shadow Tor's Barrow Hill, the worst adventure game I've ever played. BORING, unless you're afraid of crickets.

Very good adventure game
I especially liked that you could choose from 3 different levels of play. There is a built in hint system, if you are roaming around wondering what to do or where to go next, a ? will pop up and give a slight hint, such as, look at the photos closer. I need that in all the games I play. ha-ha I would recommend this game.