Dark Seed

STORY / GAMEPLAY
Mike Dawson is a manager in a multi-national company but his dream was always to become a famous writer. So he recently bought an old and quiet mansion somewhere in Woodland Hills. But here is where the problems begin since Mike doesn't know about the existence of a parallel universe inside the mansion's dark corners, until he accidentally finds clues about the previous owner's death! One day, after he wakes up from a terrible nightmare he discovers that someone (or something) implanted a "dark seed" (an alien embryo) inside his brain. Everything is different now and apparently his life will change forever. Mike suffers from headaches confirming that the nightmare is no longer in his sleep but in reality. His main purpose now is to find out what is going on, having only three horrifying days to do so. The gameplay takes place in different areas and not only inside the mansion. The action includes traveling to a parallel universe through his living room's mirror(!) Unlike most point-and-click adventure games that grant the player time to explore, many actions in Dark Seed must be done within precise time limits. The game has a unique scenario and great visuals and sound,!

GRAPHICS / SOUND
The Amiga version features fantastic graphics with greatt background and foreground details that add a lot to its spooky atmosphere! The perspective seems as if you are watching a theatrical play (with curtains shown on the two sides of the screen) and the characters move in a pseudo-3D environment. All characters are digitized and all scenes have remarkable visuals for the time. Note that the Amiga version runs slower compared to the DOS version that run in VGA graphics mode. The sound has a variety of sampled sound effects including some creepy tunes, plus dialogues when you interact with an other person! Dark Seed's visuals and sound quality are stunning but the process in disk-swapping a 7-disks game becomes rather frustrating!