Undying is a first-person shooter, but far higher than the standard of what gamers were used to at the time. But regardless, this doesn’t create too much of a problem throughout. The biggest criticism I have about the visuals is that like the game Darkwatch, the environments are sometimes not lit enough, almost to the point of impracticality. There’s not a great deal of music throughout to add to the tension, but what music there is in certain sequences was expertly composed. The mansion is also littered with terrifying creatures from every corner of horror, from Lovecraft to Bram Stoker. It reminded me very much of Hellraiser II when the main character is taken to the labyrinth world of the cenobites. But throughout, there are also some wonderfully disturbing secrets to uncover with certain sections breaking away to lead the player to some horrific environments the game’s setting is like a character in and of itself, which is something that Clive Barker is renowned for conveying. Undying takes place in a dark and atmospheric mansion on the coast of Ireland, similar to games like the original Resident Evil and Luigi’s Mansion. However, there were a few games in the genre that unfairly fell through the cracks and never got the attention they deserved, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a better example than this. Both the sixth and seventh generation of games would be a time for many first-person shooting series to find popularity throughout the gaming industry with the likes of Halo, Call of Duty, Half-Life, and Red Faction dominating sales charts everywhere. I recently played through this game for the first time, and I was taken completely by surprise with just how great and how silently innovative it was in the grander scheme of things. Despite being released to widespread critical acclaim at the time, the game ended up selling unjustifiably poorly, and a sequel has been shelved ever since. Released in 2001 at the dawn of the sixth generation of gaming, Undying is a first-person shooter programmed by Brady Bell of Medal of Honor fame and written by acclaimed horror writer and director Clive Barker telling a story of the occult, eldritch horrors, and creatures of the night.
Developer(s) – EA Los Angeles Publisher(s) – EA Games Director(s) – Brady Bell Producer(s) – Brady Bell PEGI – 18
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