Although not perfect, I felt that Strangeland wasn't as bad as what every critic has said. The film has a dark, moody, melancholic atmosphere which adds to the tone of story. In a way that's what makes him appealing. Snider's character is eccentric, bizarre and psychotic who says stuff that really doesn't make any sense. The acting is fairly decent, never anything good but definitely not as bad as what many critics have said. Although Snider's ideas are a bit rough, there are still plenty of good things going for the film. This is an underrated film that has a unique concept. Minor issues I had aside, it's still a damn tour de force of the genre.Strangeland which is written by Heavy Metal musician Dee Snider of Twisted Sister fame. Something really powerful could have been said here about love, life, loss, and self-hatred, but as it stands it didn't quite hit the emotional resonance I felt that it could have. That being said, the overarching story and the revelation as to what "The Dark Thing" is felt a tad bit underdeveloped. It's a game that is fiercely intelligent and expects you to keep up. There are references/jokes/allusions to all sorts of classical literature, religious mythology, philosophical quandries, and much much more. As I said before, this is a VERY dense game text wise. I enjoyed the characters, the story, and the voice acting a lot. The combining of items in different ways allow the use of said items in a natural, logical way. Items you find and use have multiple uses and aren't just "one time" throw away items. Thankfully, this game has none of those problems. Point and click adventure games have fallen out of fashion in the last decade or so, largely because the people making them have bizarre, awful logic that makes puzzles a chore or too separated from the plot to make any sense. I've not experienced anything like it in a long long time. Point Strangeland is very densely written body/surrealist horror experience. Strangeland is very densely written body/surrealist horror experience. The ride might be too intense at times, but you'll never regret it. I may sound hyperbolic, but I could never praise Strangeland high enough I couldn't do it justice with 10000-words piece of prose poetry. That it garnered so little attention only bespeaks a bias and an immaturity inherent to videogames and what surrounds them. As a whole it remains one of the most imaginative, profoundly moving things I ever played. Where it maybe excels is as a narrative vehicle, a maelstrom where level design and an unforgettable, stream-of-consciousness story melt together as if unborn and captivate both mind and heart. Nor does it engage the player with tawdry tropes. One could argue that for a graphic adventure that relies on puzzles it doesn't present the (albeit challenging) most fresh or ingenious. After a replay it still grabs my throat and carries me away with the utmost subtlety, largely unparalelled in any media. After a replay it still grabs my A densely harrowing, unique experience that seems to have been engendered by the likes of Kafka or Beckett. … ExpandĪ densely harrowing, unique experience that seems to have been engendered by the likes of Kafka or Beckett. For almost a decade, we've been working on a worthy successor to the fan-acclaimed Primordia, and we are proud, at long last, to share our second game.
Strangeland is a classic point-and-click adventure that integrates a compelling narrative with engaging puzzles. All the while, a shadow shrieks from atop a towering roller-coaster, and you know that until you destroy this Dark Thing, the woman will keep jumping, falling, and dying, over and over again.
You seek clues and help from jeering ravens, an eyeless scribe, a living furnace, a mismade mermaid, and many more who dwell within the park. All the while, a shadow shrieks You awake in a nightmarish carnival and watch a golden-haired woman hurl herself down a bottomless well for your sake. Summary: You awake in a nightmarish carnival and watch a golden-haired woman hurl herself down a bottomless well for your sake.
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