DOS

Veil of Darkness

As I stated above, the game is perfect in almost every aspect. If I should point my finger at anything, it would be the intro music. It can get somewhat repetative, but this goes ONLY for the intro. The in-game music is (you guessed it) marvellous. Controls can take some getting used to, but do not despair. You can walk by using the cursorkeys, numpad or mouse. Attacks are made by clicking on one of the two hand icons at the bottom of the screen. The same goes for using items such as a crowbar. All in all a great game for the long dark winternights. If you liked Ecstatica, you will like this one as well. Two thumbs up!

On the whole, I liked Veil of Darkness. The game is not technically brilliant - but that's not what makes a great game anyway. It is easy to play and more importantly, fun to play. As I asserted before, it is more of an adventure game than a RPG - a hardcore RPG addict would surely be disappointed but an adventure gamer probably won't be. The artwork is about what one could expect from a game nearly ten years old. The story is perhaps too predictable but there are several interesting twists (no, I won't tell you about them). While Veil of Darkness is not the greatest game of all time, I did not find any serious flaws in it. Combined with pleasant gameplay, that is certainly good enough to get an A- from me.