bit-tech News: Overclocked: A History of Violence

news · May 24, 2008

Hi all,

We have just published a review of *Overclocked: A History of Violence

for the PC* - if you could post a link on your site that would be very

much appreciated.

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*Quote:

*/"Overclocked is the unfortunate and sad reality of the adventure game

genre today -- a genre populated by cheaply produced and really quite

uninteresting titles made primarily for Nordic and German audiences

where they somehow manage to cling to the fringe of popularity.

There are many problems with / /Overclocked, not least of which is the

off-kilter and often irrelevant dialogue. The interface is also a little

unwieldy at times and there are a whole slew of smaller errors and

tweaks that really should have been done to the game as rudimentary

courtesy for players.

And yet, it retains some level of charm if only on a slightly

masochistic level. There is a strange pull to the story of these five

people who were mentally broken from their experiences and the gameplay,

while staid, is enough to make the story accessible. / /Just.

At the end of the day though, the cons clearly outweigh the pros and

while / /Overclocked will no doubt maintain some appeal with the

adventure game enthusiasts, the majority will want to walk on by and try

something a little more polished."/

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*Cheers guys!

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net

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