Outcore - Desktop Adventure for mac instal

One big quibble I have with Sanity is the inability to jump or climb. Once you finish the game, there is no reason to go back. The worst thing about this is that it makes the game extremely linear. Most chapters share the same structure: complete a puzzle, return to the central area, fight a few minions, complete another puzzle, and so on. If you think puzzles in Tomb Raider are easy, you will feel insulted when playing this game.įortunately, most of the psionic powers you can use (called 'talents' in the game) are cool enough to keep you playing, just to see what the new ones can do. Puzzles, unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately for action fans) are very easy - far too easy to challenge adventure fans. Your progress in the game depends upon completing alternating rounds of puzzles and fights.

While there is plenty of action - you will be able to use dozens of cool psionic powers, most of which resemble RPG-style spells - what sets Sanity apart from most 3D action games is the prolific use of puzzles. You control the action from the bird's eye view + isometric angle, with freely-roving camera that lets you zoom in and out on impressively detailed 3D sets. Similar to Crusader: No Remorse, the game is roughly mission-based: it goes to the next chapter once you finish a certain number of areas.

Even though some portions of the game feel repetitive, the fun story will incentivize you to keep playing, just to see what happens in the end.

Like most other 'action games' from Monolith, the story is original, interesting, and ties together all the action sequences very well. The voice talent of player character is provided by rapper Ice T, and is surprisingly good.

As with No One Lives Forever, this game has style - and plenty of it. One thing Sanity has in abundance is character. Pretty soon, you find yourself unraveling the mysteries of your own origin, as well as the origins of psionic powers themselves. Set in a very creative version of the 21st century, the game puts you in the shoes of Cain, an agent in the Department of National Psionic Control (DNPC), which is set up to investigate rogue-ish uses of psionic power. One of the most underrated action/adventure hybrids in recent memory, Monolith's Sanity: Aiken's Artifact is a fun and creative game that showcases how versatile the powerful LithTech engine (that powers No One Lives Forever) can be.

Outcore - Desktop Adventure for mac instal