Obsidian

Description

The plot of this Myst-influenced 5CD adventure game involves issues such as nanotechnology and artificial intelligence. Fortunately, the bundled strategy guide explains the basics of these subjects. Gameplay is linear and largely based around puzzles.

Part of the Following Group

• Visual technique / style: Live-action cutscenes

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User Reviews

The game that should have been as popular and acclaimed as Myst, but didn't.

Windows

Brandon R (4)

The Press Says

Just Adventure	Windows	2003	A	100
Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	Windows	Jun, 2002		100
Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	Macintosh	Jun, 2002		100
GameSpot	Windows	Jan 23, 1997	8.3 out of 10	83
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows	May, 1997		80
Adventure Classic Gaming	Windows	Mar 01, 2012		80
Game.EXE	Windows	May, 1997	73 out of 100	73
PC Action	Windows	Dec 17, 1997	69 out of 100	69
Adventure Gamers	Windows	Feb 12, 2004		60
AppleLinks.Com	Macintosh	Jul 28, 1999		20

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Trivia

Obsidian's only true call to fame (and a pretty rare one among videogames) came courtesy of it's imaginative advertizement campaign. Combining both printed ads as well as tv spots, the campaign was reeeeally weird and portrayed several common situations twisted in a way that defied all laws of physics, nature and logic followed by the tagline "Your rules do not apply here". Ie: a printed ad showing an empy room lit by an overhead lamp, only the lamp produces darkness instead of light... Cooky, innit? Yet the most impressive ad was the famed "egg" TV spot, which became a particular object of cult among publicity buffs and won 3 Gold Clio awards and became a permanent feature on the New York Museum of Modern Art (as well as being a regular on TV commercial specials and a runner-up to Cannes Golden Lion award if I remember correctly).

The spot featured a guy dropping an egg to the floor with unexpected results, and is one truly amazing commercial. Check it out on http://helpllc.com/HTML/broadcast.html