Penumbra: Overture info-video on physics demo

Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 10:32AM by QJ Staff Listed in: News, Titles, Genre, Demo Tags: Frictional Games

Penumbra: Overture, an innovative first person horror game set in Greenland, the main character searches for information regarding his late father. On the strength of its demo alone, it has been called as one of the scariest games ever. The game's tech demo was a smash hit chalking over a quarter of a million downloads worldwide.

In preparation for the upcoming release of Penumbra: Overture in Q1 2007, Frictional Games will release a series of informational videos about the game. In the first video of the series, Penumbra lead programmer explains and demonstrates the physics interaction for the game. He shows such basic functions as pushing a box to more advanced systems where the mouse is used in controlling machines and devices in the game.

Up next in Frictional Game's info-video series are the enemies in Penumbra: Overture and tips on how to avoid, sneak, fight and make the best of the physics to lure and defend yourself against them.

Download: [Penumbra: Overture - Physics demo]

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