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MobyRank MobyScore
Macintosh
...
5.0
Windows
70
4.1
Windows 3.x
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3.8

Description

The Dark Eye is an interactive adventure through the works of Edgar Allan Poe featuring the voice of William S. Burroughs and the music of Thomas Dolby Robertson. While experiencing an original Poe-esque adventure, the player is transported into several of Poe's most famous works including The Cask of Amontillado and The Tell-Tale Heart. All of the stories are surrealistically rendered with claymation figures and haunting music. Burrough's reading of The Masque of the Red Death is not to be missed.

Outside of Poe's literature, the game tells the tale of a nameless protagonist who is visiting his uncle Edwin (Played by William S. Burroughs) and his brother Henry and the young Elise. As time goes on, Henry & Elise engage in a sordid relationship that Edwin does not approve of and the story takes many dark turns that ultimately leads to the characters insanity.

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User Reviews

"The Dark Eye" is one of the strangest games ever made and is pure nightmare fuel. Windows Kadath Bird (157)
"Had bad dreams last night, did you?" Windows Terrence Bosky Bronze Star Contributing Member (5240)

The Press Says

PC Gameplay (Benelux) Windows 3.x Mar, 1996 90 out of 100 90
Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks Macintosh Aug, 2002 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Adventure Classic Gaming Windows Feb 07, 2008 4 out of 5 80
Mac Gamer Macintosh 1996 75 out of 100 75
Quandary Windows Apr, 1996 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars 70
PC Games (Germany) Windows Dec, 1995 63 out of 100 63
Adventure Gamers Windows Dec 04, 2003 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
GameSpot Windows May 01, 1996 5.4 out of 10 54
GameSpot Windows 3.x May 01, 1996 5.4 out of 10 54
PC Player (Germany) Windows Feb, 1996 36 out of 100 36

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This entry was contributed by ClydeFrog (10174) and Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (60846)
 

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