Penumbra: Black Plague

K. Fields
2014-02-07T17:17:26-05:00
Video Games

Last night, I finished Penumbra: Black Plague. It was similar to Penumbra: Overture, but with some notable differences. The awkward combat from Overture was removed. Black Plague had potentially deadly enemies. You had no weapons to defend yourself, however, so they were to be avoided. There were still puzzles to solve, even more of them in fact. Overall, the tone felt less scary than Overture. It was perhaps a bit more disturbing, though, thanks to Clarence, the voice in your head. Clarence serves as your unwelcome companion for a good portion of the game. He has a twisted sense of humor and enjoys taunting and tormenting you. I was glad when I finally rid myself of him.

Black Plague pretty much brought the Penumbra story to a conclusion. There is an expansion pack, Penumbra: Requiem, however. It is supposed to flesh out the story a bit. Requiem is next on my play list.