Obitus

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Description

A medieval history lecturer named Wil Mason has been transported to the fantasy world of Middlemere, which is ruled by four rival brothers. Wil's aim is to find the secret to how he was transported here and discover a way back.

Obitus is a role-playing game with action elements. It utilizes a first-person view for exploration, similarly to Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder. One of the more remarkable features is in the first-person mode: rather than having just 4 directs to face and flicking between them, there are 8 directions and the view scrolls smoothly as you turn. This smooth scrolling continues when you move forward, giving the game more of a 3D feel.

The action elements consist of horizontal scrolling areas where you fight enemies with your bow while avoiding their attacks. Later you encounter a similar type of gameplay that involves exploring castles and adds 4 directional movement.

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Critic Reviews

Génération 4	Amiga	Feb, 1991	93 out of 100	93
Australian Commodore and Amiga Review	Amiga	Apr, 1991	90 out of 100	90
Amiga Action	Amiga	Mar, 1991	85 out of 100	85
ST Action	Atari ST	Nov, 1991	84 out of 100	84
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Amiga	Mar, 1991	830 out of 1000	83
GamePro (US)	SNES	Dec, 1993	4 out of 5	80
ST Format	Atari ST	Jun, 1992	61 out of 100	61
PC Joker	DOS	Apr, 1992	60 out of 100	60
Power Play	DOS	Mar, 1992	50 out of 100	50
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	May, 1991	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

In the PC version, it was much easier getting through the dungeons (which were dark in the original Amiga/ST versions if the player had no torch) since it only ran in 16-colours, leaving no way to darken the maze very well, so it got left as full brightness.