Review: Clive Barker?s Undying
We?ve learned to be cautious when authors think they can make games, but Clive Barker?s entry into the first-person shooter wars shines brilliant and dark.
Irish sorcerer Patrick Galloway is summoned to the estate of his friend Jeremiah Covenant to do a little paranormal investigation. Apparently, the ghost of Covenant?s dead sister?and a whole horde of horrifying freaks of nature?are making regular appearances at the neighborhood?s ominous Standing Stones. Playing as Galloway, you search for answers and uncover unspeakable evils, including a Scythe that drove an entire monastery mad, an unspeakable family secret, and the Curse of the Undying King.
Where Undying really shines is in the details. You wield weapons in your left hand, and spells in your right, and the arsenal you collect is perfectly balanced so that you?re always finding new and interesting ways to make your two hands work in tandem. The Scrye spell is an absolutely brilliant little addition, enabling you to see horrifying parts of the world just beyond the edge of reality. It would?ve been simple to turn Undying into a straightforward first person shooter. Instead, EA has crafted a complex gothic horror story that?s worth dying for.
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