Dark Seed II

Dark Seed II Review

The real fun of this game isn't in the find-and-use adventure mechanics, which are still pretty standard, but in the sheer nasty-mindedness of it: some of the psychological sequences are certain to give the sensitive gamer nightmares; the music is high-quality and spooky; creepy innuendoes abound (such as the jerk-hole medical examiner who can be seen furiously making out with an assistant behind the pebbled glass in the morgue is a good example); anybody who fancied Blue Velvet a good first-date movie should have a real ball with DSII. Even the end-of-game epiphany (which the marginally disturbed gamer can see coming from the half-way point) is no less awful for having been predictable. More valuable as an indication of what can be summoned from the game experience---not to mention a showcase of some truly ghastly art---Dark Seed II is a worthwhile endeavor. Better yet, give it someone sensitive and squeamish as a Christmas gift.

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