Dark Salvation
Encyclopedia
Dark Salvation is a gothic horror first-person shooter
computer game created by Mangled Eye Studios released on July 28, 2009 for Microsoft Windows
. The game follows the story of Talia, a young woman whose family is killed in the service of the demon Lucafix. After being trapped in his realm, she becomes possessed by the Spirit Crystal, and must use its powers to escape from the underworld. The game is currently being ported to the Linux
and Macintosh
platforms, and there are plans to port the game to the Xbox 360
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s, meaning you have to battle against hordes of monsters while solving puzzles and avoiding traps. The game is seen from Talia's perspective, as in most character based first person shooters. The game allows players to battle through fourteen large levels using ten different weapons, each with the ability to cast their own spells.
. This eventually morphed into the creation of a stand-alone single player game. Work began on what would become the final game in 2003 with the goal of taking "you back to the days of old school FPS shooters with its single player fast action game play." The development of the games soundtrack was handled by thirteen different bands, with their work being showcased full-length on its own separate disk included with the Limited Unrated Dual-Disc Edition. Talia was voiced by Jessica Eastwood, who died shortly before the release of the game. Tayana was voiced by Lindsey Brannock.
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First-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
computer game created by Mangled Eye Studios released on July 28, 2009 for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
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. The game follows the story of Talia, a young woman whose family is killed in the service of the demon Lucafix. After being trapped in his realm, she becomes possessed by the Spirit Crystal, and must use its powers to escape from the underworld. The game is currently being ported to the Linux
Linux
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and Macintosh
Macintosh
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platforms, and there are plans to port the game to the Xbox 360
Xbox 360
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Gameplay
The way the game is played is in a manner similar to most other first-person shooterFirst-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
s, meaning you have to battle against hordes of monsters while solving puzzles and avoiding traps. The game is seen from Talia's perspective, as in most character based first person shooters. The game allows players to battle through fourteen large levels using ten different weapons, each with the ability to cast their own spells.
Development
The original idea behind Dark Salvation was created by Thearrel McKinney in 1999, with the goal of creating a mod that added an extra tier to Quake III ArenaQuake III Arena
Quake III Arena , is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game released on December 2, 1999. The game was developed by id Software and featured music composed by Sonic Mayhem and Front Line Assembly...
. This eventually morphed into the creation of a stand-alone single player game. Work began on what would become the final game in 2003 with the goal of taking "you back to the days of old school FPS shooters with its single player fast action game play." The development of the games soundtrack was handled by thirteen different bands, with their work being showcased full-length on its own separate disk included with the Limited Unrated Dual-Disc Edition. Talia was voiced by Jessica Eastwood, who died shortly before the release of the game. Tayana was voiced by Lindsey Brannock.
Reception
The game has received largely positive comments on Mod DB, Voodoo Extreme, and Shacknews. The game has been compared to Painkiller, Heretic, Blood, and Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare ChildKISS: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child
KISS: Psycho Circus - The Nightmare Child is a first person shooter computer game developed by Third Law Interactive and published by Gathering of Developers for the PC in August 2000. It was also released later that year for the Dreamcast following a port by Tremor Entertainment...
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External links
- Dark Salvation Official Website
- Mangled Eye Studios Website
- Dark Salvation at Direct2Drive
- Dark Salvation at GiantBomb
- A Dark Salvation soundtrack artist
- With Thearrel McKinney From Mangled Eye Studios – The Dark Salvation Developer Linux Gaming News, November 24, 2009 (Article by Maxim Bardin)