Obscure: The Aftermath

Not worth the money to buy it yourself, but fun if a friend has it.

Graphics: I thought the graphics were good. I firmly align myself as a retro gamer, but the graphics in horror games are one place where I can easily concede a point or two. I thought that the backgrounds were pretty slick; creepy too. Music: I don't put a lot of stock in my game music (which I feel bad about because someone's hard work goes into it, but it's not one of my big focuses). I vaguely remember thinking that the music was genre appropriate though. Story (& voice): I feel voice work in games tends to be lacking. My only problem with it was that the script was a passable Sci-fi/horror flick but the voicing was 1 or 2 grades below. Let's face it, they don't get a lot of the super voice talents for video games (think Roger Bumpass or Venus Terzo). Replay: The puzzles won't give you much trouble on successive runs, but I'll probably go through it again just because I really like all of the other aspects of the game. Fun: Amazing if you like Sci-fi/horror. If you don't... Read more

now some say this game isnt that good others love it let me just say its better then most wii games. given its a ps2 port with wii controls it a pretty good game the 2-player co op is good the story is broken/I have the first one some of the stuff they say in the Aftermath is incorrect but I overlooked that because the game is fun pros 2-player co-op move and shoot(can walk and shoot at the same time) good cutsence design easy for new gamers good price cons even with the 480p c. cables it only displays at 480i broken storyline the graphic where not upgrade for the wii

You do not need to play the first game to have fun with this one, although it would help to know the story a little bit. I kind of enjoy this game. I, however, have been playing Silent Hill games for a while and watching horror movies since 3rd grade. If you are scared easily or very jumpy this will creep you out. It is not one of the scary games really, it's a little more frustrating than anything else. One player mode is ok, but when a second player joins the camera angle changes and the second player can't really see where they're going unless the first player slows down and lets them catch up. If one of the players were to slow down during a fight or a chase, let's just say game over. I found myself yelling out of anger at the monsters, rather than fear them. It's an ok game and worth playing but I'd rent it instead of buying.

I'm no video game connoisseur, but I had a lot of fun with this game. It was challenging enough that I couldn't speed right through it, but I also didn't get stuck anywhere. I enojyed the graphics and don't have any complaints on the controls. I'm a big Resident Evil fan and while it's not as good, it definitely had enough similarities that I really enjoyed it.

The plot is kinda murky. I expect a decent plot out of games in this genre. Maybe I'm too used to Resident Evil and Silent Hill. However , the puzzles are fun to get through. I feel the battle system is weak however. So it cancels out. The atmosphere is good nut then the character acting is pretty miserable. Basically, this game should be better than it is.

OK, so I've been playing Res Evil 4, so I'm a little biased. But I've also been playing House of Dead and Res Evil Umbrella Chronicles, so I know a little bit about survival horror games that aren't so great. But Obscure is awful. It starts out so dark you can't even see what is there. I walked arond in circles for ten minutes trying to find a way out. Then you are suddenly flashed back to college and the whole scene becomes a drug induced blur. If you get motion sick from games at all, forget this one! Lousy controls, horrible voice acting (made me feel like I was watching one of those teeny bop horror remakes), no fun.