Dark Fall: The Journal (Windows)

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Description

This first-person, point and click adventure is an atmospheric ghost story which takes place primarily in an old train station and a nearby hotel in Dorset, England.

The game begins as you listen to a phone message from your brother urging you to meet him immediately because "something has gone wrong" and that "what they were looking for has found them." You leave immediately and, upon arriving, you discover that your brother is only one of many whose disappearances are unexplained.

Your investigations into the past and present will involve reading diaries, newspapers, letters and other records to uncover the secrets hiding in the buildings. You will be finding clues to puzzles as you explore the creepy environment where apparitions come forth without warning.

The in 2009 released Classic Edition adds support for Windows XP and Vista, new sound effects and other technical adjustments.

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Alternate Titles

• "黑暗之秋" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Обитель Тьмы" -- Russian spelling
• "Dark Fall: Rencontres avec l'au-delà" -- French title
• "Dark Fall - Il Diario dei misteri" -- Italian title
• "Dark Fall: Das Journal des Geisterjägers" -- German title
• "Dark Fall (Classic Edition)" -- 2009 re-release title
• "Dark Fall 1" -- Common title

Part of the Following Group

• Dark Fall Series

User Reviews

Thrills and chills abound in this spooky, mystifying adventure!

Jeanne (76226)

Critic Reviews

Just Adventure	Aug 10, 2003	A	100
Puntaeclicca.it	Feb, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	Aug, 2002		85
Gamers' Temple, The	Dec 23, 2003	80 out of 100	80
IGN	Aug 20, 2003	7.8 out of 10	78
GameBump/Gaming Horizon	2003	6.9 out of 10	69
Game Critics	Dec 17, 2003	5.5 out of 10	55
PC Games (Germany)	Jan, 2004	46 out of 100	46
Gamekult	Dec 12, 2003	4 out of 10	40
Joystick (French)	Feb, 2004	1 out of 10	10

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Trivia

Extras

There is a subdirectory on the CD, which contains instructions for the gameplay, a making of and a full hint system.

Inspiration

Many of the railway station and hotel settings are based on the 1979 'The Railway Station' episodes of the British sci-fi mystery series 'Sapphire and Steel'.

Related Web Sites

• Allia's Walkthrough (Another excellent Dark Fall walkthru)
• Hints for Dark Fall (These hints will help you solve the game without spoiling it for you.)
• Official Game Page (XXv Production's Dark Fall page)
• US Publisher's Official Page (The Adventure Company's Dark Fall: The Journal page)
• Walkthrough (Walkthrough by MaGtRo)
• Zarf's Review (A review of The Journal by Interactive Fiction developer Andrew Plotkin (September, 2002).)