The Dark Eye

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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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Part of the Following Groups

• Game Engine: Director
• Inspiration: Author - Edgar Allan Poe
• Inspiration: Literature
• Visual technique / style: Rendered in clay

User Reviews

"The Dark Eye" is one of the strangest games ever made and is pure nightmare fuel.	Windows	Kaddy B. (796)
"Had bad dreams last night, did you?"	Windows	Terrence Bosky (5463)

Critic Reviews

Just Adventure	Macintosh	1997	A+	100
Just Adventure	Windows	1997	A+	100
Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows 3.x	Apr, 1996	90 out of 100	90
Gamezilla	Windows	Nov 09, 2000	85 out of 100	85
Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	Windows	Aug, 2002		80
The Retro Spirit	Windows 3.x	Dec 11, 2011	4.5 out of 6	75
Mac Gamer	Macintosh	1996	75 out of 100	75
Adventure Gamers	Windows	Dec 04, 2003		60
GameSpot	Windows 3.x	May 01, 1996	5.4 out of 10	54
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows 3.x	Apr, 1996		40

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Windows platform	3	vedder (50937) Mar 03, 2011

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Related Web Sites

• Hints for The Dark Eye (These hints will help you solve the game)
• The Dark Eye - FAQs & Guides (Walkthroughs and other files on GameFaqs.com)
• Zarf's Review (A Mac review of The Dark Eye by Andrew Plotkin (August, 1996).)