PC Gamer Online, the online edition of this best-selling PC gaming magazine. 'The Review of Phantasmagoria has everything you ever wanted to know about this game and more.' Jason MacIsaac, editor of Gamesmania online gaming magazine. 'Don't be surprised if Anthony knows more about Phantasmagoria than Sierra does.' Please read my extensive interview with him. Greg Tomko-Pavia, a Phantasmagoria systems programmer. 'It's a real treat to find that some of our games inspire people so!' Ken Williams, CEO and co-founder of Sierra On-Line. 'Thanks for all the attention to Phantasmagoria.Roberta really appreciates all you are doing.You have created a truly awesome Phantas Website!' Please note that both my Web subsites dedicated to these products may never again be updated. Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh (Phantasmagoria 2) - designed by Lorelei Shannon and released in November 1996.īoth games are published by, and remain the copyrighted products of, software developer and publisher Sierra On-Line.

Phantasmagoria - designed by Roberta Williams and released in August 1995.

These Web subsites ( Review of Phantasmagoria Memorial, and Phantasmagoria 2 Overview Memorial) are intended for those who would like to know all about the popular controversial cd-rom computer games: * ** If you like Phantasmagoria, try Point of View! * ** The plot comes across as poor man's Stephen King.Review of Phantasmagoria Memorial - Title The final chapter is one long QTE-addled slog. while progression can be unintuitive regardless. Most of the actors were rather awful at acting. +Many optional cutscenes offers some replayability. +Introduced the concept of QTEs before Shenmue did it.

+Technically impressive interaction of CG backgrounds with bluescreened actors. While Phantasmagoria often lacks compelling gameplay or riveting story, there's no denying this project was hugely ambitious and influential within the realm of 'movie games'.

There's also the matter of a violent rape scene which didn't sit well with many video game outlets, and thus refused to carry the game thereof. Phantasmagoria was also highly controversial upon release due to its dark subject matter and unflinching gore. Phantasmagoria was one of the forerunners of the FMV adventure genre, although with far more interaction than was common in the genre at the time. Quick Thoughts: Phantasmagoria was a mammoth project for Sierra, involving 200 personnel, a 550-page Roberta Williams' penned script, two years of filming and programming, a $4.5 million (~$8 million in 2021 money) budget, created in a $1.5 million studio built specifically for its filming.

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