Realms of the Haunting
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| Developer(s) | Gremlin Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Gremlin Interactive (UK) Interplay (USA & Canada) |
| Release date(s) | 1997 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ELSPA: 11+ ESRB: T |
| Platform(s) | Windows 95 |
| Media | CD-ROM (4) |
Realms of the Haunting is a British adventure game, played from the first-person perspective, released in 1997 by Gremlin. The game itself is highly atmospheric, featuring a fully realised and well thought out gaming environment. Although it is often overlooked by the wider gaming public, it is considered a classic by many. The 4 CD-ROMs that make the game demonstrate the amount of FMV footage and audio that are a key part of the experience. The graphics appear dated now, as compared to some other games of the time such as the Quake series, as the 3D engine used in this game, borrowed from Gremlin's own Normality uses relatively low screen resolutions, leading to graphics which appear very blocky and pixellated by today's standards. The game is perhaps one of the last 3D games to continue to use sprites for characters, rather than 3D models. This is somewhat mitigated by the high quality of the animations used, and the frequent use of cut-scenes.
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[edit] Plot
Adam Randall ventures to a haunted house in order to investigate the mysterious circumstances around his father's death. As he enters, however, the doors locks behind him and he is forced to journey throughout the entire house while looking for answers as well as means of escaping it. Along the way he meets up with the psychic woman Rebecca Trevisard who provides Adam with guidance as they work together in trying to escape.
The game has easily over 40 hours of content and includes many different universes to travel, and has deep plot which involves multiple sides trying to drive their own causes. First ~10 hours of gaming give the idea of Adam being against demonic forces (as the first chapter of the game has lots of references to ghosts, demons and almost satanic cases), but later on player finds himself caught in much deeper plot between different forces, where demons play only one role.
[edit] Cast
- David Tuomi as Adam Randall
- Emma Powell as Rebecca Trevisard
- David Learner as Belial
- Dave Roberts as Aelf, Raphael
- Marc Finn as Claude Florentine
- Kim Durham as Gaul
- Mark Byron as Hawk
- Roger Franke as Pelador
- Gerry Hinks as Charles Randall
- Mark Bedford as Undead 5
- Terry Malone as Undead 1
- Chris Briggs as Undead 3
- Lee Bedford as Undead 2
- Neil South as Undead 4
- Keith Dando as Taxi Driver, Doctor
- Big Al - Additional Voices
- Corey Johnson - Additional Voices
- Rob Rackstraw - Additional Voices
Notably, David Learner who portrayed Belial, is better know for his role as Marvin the paranoid android from the BBC series The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, and also as Pickle in the cult children's TV program Knightmare.
[edit] Developmental History
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[edit] Reception
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[edit] Trivia
- The FMV sequence in the small chapel where two feathers were dropped from the ceiling took an entire day to shoot as the feathers had to drop right in front of Adam and Rebecca's feet.
