Talk:Faust (video game)

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 * https://archive.org/stream/computerhoy003/computer%20hoy%20040#page/n95/mode/2up
 * https://archive.org/details/Pcmania84/page/n241
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20010430153504/http://www.zdnet-es.com/pcmagazine/2000/febrero.html?c=tiempolibre2
 * https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue58/page/n63
 * https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue55/page/n11


 * https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue54/page/n67
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20020214105236/http://www.gamespot.fr/stories/news/0,1610,2007943,00.html
 * https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue55/page/n11
 * http://web.archive.org/web/20040203034948/http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/depart/feb99/ringint.html
 * https://www.idnes.cz/hry/magazin/interview-se-stephanem-ressotem-z-crya.A000827_stephanressot_bw
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20190318175017/https://the-eye.eu/public/Books/retrowith.in/PC%20Game%20Manuals%20(F-J)/F/Faust_-_Manual_-_PC.pdf
 * http://archive.is/mqvAJ
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20010501035228/http://www.dreamcatchergames.com/games/seven/seven.html
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=fnQriMeVz4EC&pg=PA187
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20000616011640/http://jeuxvideo.com/previewfiche.htm?articles/00000309
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20140821232030/http://www.game-exe.ru/exenews/8032/for_print.html
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20190316151107/https://www.focus.de/digital/computer/computernews-ein-kampf-um-sieben-seelen_aid_181584.html
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20180219015954/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/gg2000_2
 * https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=27&num=516&album=oui http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero125/Page%20032.jpg
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20190316145151/https://literariness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/literariness-org-seeking-meaning-for-goethes-faust-bloomsbury-academic-2007.pdf
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20190316144831/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/tecnologia/fausto-en-la-antesala-del-infierno-nid179524
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20161230163803/http://game-exe.org/index.php?n=Exe.Exe079VoicesMasha
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20171119000718/http://game-exe.org/index.php?n=Exe.Exe056
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20171119000734/http://game-exe.org/index.php?n=Exe.Exe068
 * https://archive.org/details/Game.EXE_03_2001/page/n61
 * https://archive.org/details/Game.EXE_01_2001/page/n7
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20031219024712/http://justadventure.com/articles/1999_JA_Awards/1999_JA_Awards.shtm
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20010701182714/http://www.nival.ru/rus/pr110400_r.html
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20140509074704/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2000/jan/27/onlinesupplement8
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20181115113542/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/11/05/have-you-played-faust/
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20171103104359/https://en.nival.com/news/newsline/2000/690
 * https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.cryo-interactive.com/faust/*
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20010420000333/http://www.cryofinance.com/Fr/Comm/CAQ399.htm
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20010421022825/http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdr.cgi?zones/previews/apr99/faust.html
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20050118034741/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000309_preview.htm
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20190226091830/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1998/12/18/wagneriaans-strijden-op-de-pc-7427797-a955685
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20190226091115/https://www.idnes.cz/hry/novinky/odyssey-a-faust-konecne-v-cestine.A010205_advceskynov010206_bw
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20010822180505/http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/zones/reviews/pc/nov99/faust.html
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20010630102807/http://www.adventuregamer.com/cgi/news/news.cgi?v=archive&c=Adventure_News&id=042799144634
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20000819073137/http://www.cryo-interactive.fr:80/V1.0/english/faust/faust.htm
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20001217165400/http://www.cryo-interactive.de:80/faust.html
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20001029084851/http://www.cryo-interactive.com:80/V1.0/faust/faust.htm
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20180717215540/http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-technologie-internet/2007-01-23/faust-les-sept-jeux-de-l-ame/1387/0/76615
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20180717215641/http://www.liberation.fr/ecrans/1999/10/15/faust-le-jeu-du-bien-et-du-mal_286340
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20000712155801/http://jeuxvideo.com:80/testfiche.htm?articles/00000012
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20001017040759/http://www.eurogamer.net/features.php3?name=faust_p
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20190226085601/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/1999/oct/21/onlinesupplement
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20190226090039/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/search-engines-second-site-the-devil-you-dont-know-1133600.html
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20041212093513/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000012_test.htm
 * https://web.archive.org/web/19991110042300/http://adventuregamer.com/previews/faust.shtml
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20010411114857/http://www.adventuregamer.com/cgi/news/news.cgi?v=archive&c=Adventure_News&id=09239993634
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20000816155138/http://www.gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/adventure/faust_uk/preview.html
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20000816151011/http://www.gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/adventure/faust_uk/review.html
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20000304111508/http://www.justadventure.com/reviews/Faust/Faust_Review.html
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20010410063807/http://www.adventuregamer.com/cgi/news/news.cgi?v=archive&c=Adventure_News&id=011710075927


 * Arxel's Stephen gives a tonne of behind the scenes info in a forum post
 * https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/faust_p
 * https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/faust
 * https://en.nival.com/news/newsline/2000/692
 * https://doupe.zive.cz/clanek/faust--sedm-her-duse_4
 * https://doupe.zive.cz/clanek/priloha-vydani-faust
 * https://gamesurf.tiscali.it/recensione/faust-i-sette-giochi-dell-anima-c3073.html
 * https://www.lanacion.com.ar/tecnologia/fausto-en-la-antesala-del-infierno-nid179524
 * http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000012_test.htm
 * http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000309_preview.htm
 * https://www.idnes.cz/hry/recenze/faust.A000125_faust_bw
 * One of the five best games of 1999 according to Bonusweb
 * https://www.idnes.cz/hry/preview/faust-minireview.A000217_faust991122_bw
 * https://www.idnes.cz/hry/novinky/odyssey-a-faust-konecne-v-cestine.A010205_advceskynov010206_bw
 * https://archive.org/stream/pcaction_magazine-1999-11/PCAction_1999_11_djvu.txt
 * https://www.theguardian.com/technology/1999/oct/21/onlinesupplement
 * https://www.thefreelibrary.com/MILIA+GAMES+%2799%3A+Getting+Ahead+of+the+Game.-a053332231
 * https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-756309,00.html
 * https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=8063
 * https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1998/12/18/wagneriaans-strijden-op-de-pc-7427797-a955685
 * http://www.videogame.it/faust-pc/395/faust-i-sette-giochi-dellanima.html
 * https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/gg2000_2
 * https://archive.org/stream/PCPowerplay-040-1999-09/PCPowerplay-040-1999-09_djvu.txt
 * https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2000/jan/27/onlinesupplement8
 * https://www.gry-online.pl/S018.asp?ID=42&STR=7
 * http://www.microids.com/data/img/wwweurogamernet-fichier-1390323261.pdf
 * http://gamesweb.sk/380/recenzie/faust.html
 * https://www.focus.de/digital/computer/computernews-ein-kampf-um-sieben-seelen_aid_181584.html
 * https://books.google.com.au/books?id=YJZt66gj2SEC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=%22Stephen+Carri%C3%A8re%22+%22faust%22&source=bl&ots=QECv82cuEF&sig=ACfU3U2ylXB5iEt4eUfXvFMDFyqFwguLEw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBtb3414jhAhVLiXAKHYedDPkQ6AEwCXoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Stephen%20Carri%C3%A8re%22%20%22faust%22&f=false
 * https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/17454
 * https://archive.org/details/LEVEL0999R
 * https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18643/page3/
 * Manual
 * https://archive.org/details/Level27dec-1999/page/n85?q=%22faust%22+%22cryo%22
 * https://archive.org/details/computer-idea-005/page/n75?q=%22faust%22+%22cryo%22
 * Comparison to Cluedo Chronicles: Fatal Illusion
 * PC Games review: 12/99 43%
 * https://archive.org/details/GMC_035_2000_02/page/n103?q=%22faust%22+%22cryo%22
 * https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-040-1999-09/page/n33?q=%22faust%22+%22cryo%22
 * https://archive.org/details/PCGamelive03/page/n49?q=%22faust%22+%22arxel%22
 * https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1999-12/page/n113?q=%22faust%22+%22arxel%22
 * small mention
 * https://archive.org/details/pcaction_magazine-1999-09/page/n7?q=%22faust%22+%22arxel%22
 * https://archive.org/details/pc-open-2000-02/page/n39?q=%22faust%22+%22arxel%22
 * http://www.softclub.ru/games/pc/20285-faust-sem-lovushek-dlya-dushi
 * https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/seven-games-of-the-soul
 * https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/17454
 * https://www.gamesource.it/seven-games-of-the-soul-recensione-faust-the-seven-games-of-the-soul/
 * book menton
 * book mention
 * book mention
 * https://books.google.com.au/books?id=w3w7AQAAIAAJ&q=%22faust%22+%22arxel+tribe%22&dq=%22faust%22+%22arxel+tribe%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjl8ZGAyYrhAhWXgUsFHR8UDGcQ6AEIMzAC
 * https://books.google.com.au/books?id=dtNkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22faust%22+%22cryo+interactive%22&dq=%22faust%22+%22cryo+interactive%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9ib6LyYrhAhUKXysKHRN1Da4Q6AEILjAB
 * https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ULMKAQAAMAAJ&q=%22faust%22+%22cryo+interactive%22&dq=%22faust%22+%22cryo+interactive%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9ib6LyYrhAhUKXysKHRN1Da4Q6AEIODAD
 * https://books.google.com.au/books?id=RbA7AQAAIAAJ&q=%22faust%22+%22cryo+interactive%22&dq=%22faust%22+%22cryo+interactive%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9ib6LyYrhAhUKXysKHRN1Da4Q6AEIRDAF
 * http://www.videogame.it/faust-pc/395/faust-i-sette-giochi-dellanima.html
 * https://www.aventuraycia.com/reviews/fausto-los-siete-misterios-del-alma/
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20020521215118/http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/february01/sgots/index2.shtm
 * https://www.focus.de/digital/computer/computernews-ein-kampf-um-sieben-seelen_aid_181584.html
 * https://www.channelpartner.de/a/mangelware-mac-spiele-arktis-schafft-abhilfe,619683
 * Arxel Tribe was created in 1993 in Ljubljana Slovenia. We started developing games in 1996 and first specialised in adventure games (Pilgrim, Ring, Faust).
 * In the comments the Senior Editor praises the soundtrack
 * Inspiration of game - Atlantis and a desire to reach audiences more etc.
 * Eurogamer's assessment of the publishing/sales of games such as this one from Cryo
 * https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/gg2000_1
 * http://archives.nd.edu/observer/v34/2000-11-17_v34_057.pdf - page 43
 * Budget of $700,000 and other stuff
 * Info on the game engines and other design stuff
 * https://www.idnes.cz/hry/magazin/hry-za-par-korun-z-mesice-zari.A021003_budget0902_bw
 * https://www.gamekult.com/actualite/jeu-d-aventure-tres-grand-public-1181.html
 * http://hlabrande.fr/fi/pubs/historyfrenchif_english.pdf
 * http://archive.is/wyQS3
 * http://archive.li/ghwiZ
 * A comprehensive interview on some dev stuff
 * http://archive.li/vOCif
 * https://archive.org/details/Game.EXE_02_2002/page/n29?q=%D0%A4%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%3A+7+%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BA+%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F+%D0%B4%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B8+cryo
 * https://archive.org/details/Game.EXE_03_2000/page/n67?q=%22%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BA+%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F+%D0%B4%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B8%22
 * https://archive.org/details/Game.EXE_03_2001/page/n61?q=%22%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BA+%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F+%D0%B4%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B8%22
 * http://gamesweb.sk/380/recenzie/faust.html
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20000610084437/http://www.cryo-interactive.com:80/V1.0/english/faust/faust.htm
 * https://www.lanacion.com.ar/tecnologia/fausto-en-la-antesala-del-infierno-nid179524
 * https://www.aventuraycia.com/reviews/fausto-los-siete-misterios-del-alma/


 * Smith, Paul. "Faust, Cryo." Computer Weekly, 17 Feb. 2000, p. 68. Academic OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A60009982/AONE?u=slv&sid=AONE&xid=67f8f1a6. Accessed 18 Mar. 2019.
 * "Faust, from French publisher Cryo, is a Myst-like point-and-click adventure set in an abandoned circus. The Faustian pact is a great seam of dramatic opportunities, as is the circus/fairground as the chilling counterpoint to some central, evil plot. And, to the extent that you can hardly go wrong with such elements. Faust conjures up some atmosphere.

Your character, offensively described simply as "an old black man", has been chosen by God and the Devil to arbitrate between them about the disposition of seven former inhabitants of the circus. You are to gather facts about each of their stories and present them at the end, sealing their fate.

You proceed by travelling through the mysterious habitations of each of the seven, clicking on hotspots. Some of these reveal short, occasionally frightening clips that hint at the history of the character. The characterisation and in particular the voice acting is excellent. Mephistopheles, for example, has a shudderingly mellifluous voice and is nattily attired in a pin stripe suit. He is however, in a constant state of movement that makes him look less like the epitome of evil and more like someone desperate for the loo.

The story itself is wholly linear. You start off in the first episode and there is nowhere else to turn until you have completed it. This involves finding all the hotspots. putting together and using the various objects found and working out clues, some of which are pretty obscure.

While it is creditable, unlike its competitors Myst and Riven. Faust doesn't really add much to the genre. Another point worth noting is that games. written and devised by programmers rather than Hollywood scriptwriters, simply cannot compete, from a story-telling point of view. with films.

Faust then is for fans of the adventure game and conjures up some atmosphere but won't be taking the genre much further"

Book quote

 * https://books.google.com/books?id=YJZt66gj2SEC&pg=PA106

Tout commence par un synopsis souvent envoye par des auteurs independants. Dans le cas des Pokemon, le concept de ce jeu fut imagine par une petite societe japonaise. Prenons un autre exemple, celui de Marcellus Faust, un jeu d'aventure. Son auteur, Stephen Carriere, detaille en cent pages tous les personnages et decors que le joueur rencontrera. On peut y lire des details tels que : "Si le joueur clique sur la chasse d'eau, il entend que quelque chose est casse. S'il ouvre le reservoir, il trouve un couteau de boucher..." Ce genre de propositions, les editeurs en recoivent des dizaines chaque mois. Ils n'en retiennent qu'une ou deux, les plus originales, mais qui correspondent aux attentes des consommateurs : actuellement, les proprietaires de consoles raffolent de jeux de role et de simulations sportives.

Magazine articles

 * http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero125/Page%20032.jpg

En petits caracteres

Deja, on a l'habitude de signer tout et n'importe quoi sans trop faire attention mais avec Internet, le phenomene ne cesse d'empirer. Il y en a un qui doit se frotter les mains s'il existe, c'est Mephistopheles, le roi des petits caracteres au verso.

Allez savoir si ce n'est pas ce qui a donne l'idee aux gars de chez Cryo de faire revenir ce personnage tristement celebre sur le devant de la scene. Apres une incursion dans les meandres du mythique Anneau des Nibelungen, c'est donc au tour du mythe de Faust. Rassurez-vous cependant, l'interpretation s'annonce plus libre et donc moins contraignante pour les auteurs comme pour les joueurs.

Bien qu'il soit demoniaque, Mephistopheles n'en reste pas moins subordonne a une entite malefique. Et si ses actions sont tolerees, c'est qu'elles ont leur utilite. Ces fameux contrats, par lesquels il obtient l'ame de ses victimes en echange de certains services peu reluisants, permettent de reveler les inclinaisons demoniaques de certains humains. Mais se contentet-il de profiter d'ames deja malsaines ou corrompt-il des etres purs? La question semble d'importance puisque vous, Faust, allez devoir le decouvrir.

Signez ici

Propulse dans un parc d'attractions pour le moins etrange, guide par le demon lui-meme, vous allez devoir reconstituer les evenements lies a sept histoires. Chaque chapitre porte sur une periode particuliere des Etats-Unis, comprise entre les annees 20 et les annes 60. Vous rencontrez des personnages tres differents : soeurs siamoises, peintre obsede, dompteur de lions violent, nain contrebandier... Tous ont en commun d'avoir signe un contrat avec Mephisto, a vous d'en decouvrir les conditions.

Pour nous plonger dans cette aventure, Cryo a une fois de plus fait appel au moteur Omni 3D dont la nouvelle mouture donne un resultat vraiment magnifique. Mais l'essentiel des efforts semble avoir porte sur l'ambiance. L'univers est tres adulte et les auteurs ont cherche a creer une atmosphere etrange et trouble. Servi par une excellente bande sonore constituee de standards jazzy d'epoque, Faust sera surement un jeu a part. Il semble cependant que sa linearite et sa duree de vie moyenne le destinent plus au grand public qu'aux aventuriers fous. Mais nous jugerons sur piece.

Frédéric Dufresne


 * https://archive.org/details/Level26nov-1999/page/n23

Tentatia, sub orice forma ni s-ar arata, este si ramane un obstacol foarte greu de trecut, chiar si de catre virtuosi! Sufletul uman este un lucru perisabil care trebuie pastrat intact, pentru o perioada cat mai indelungata!

Can filozofic inceput, dar ce sa-i faci, daca tocmai despre acest lucru este vorba. Cryo Interactive ne va da "peste nas" pana la finele anului, cu un quest de foarte mare valoare. Nu are rost sa-i mai rostesc (de fapt sa-l scriu) inca o data numele, mi-e cam frica, sincer sa va spun! Cryo are a vasta experienta in domeniul quest-urilor care ingemaneaza literatura clasica si filozofia popoarelor, experienta oferita de RING, o saga epica, apartinand poporului nordic, structurata pe mai multe parti.

Sa te jocicu sufletele oamenilor

... aceasta "delicioasa" activitate ii este rezervata al naturii umane, care se foloseste de naivitate, iubire, bani si orice alt mijloc, doar pentru a-si atinge scopul final, acela de a fura sufletul celui care a avut nefericitul noroc de a-i iesi in cale. Partea neplacuta este ca Mefisto nu are un drum prestabilt, pentru ca noi, stiind acest lucru, sa-l putem ocoli, si ca s-o spun p'a dreapta: "de ce ti-e frica, de aia nu scapi!". Lantul slabiciunilor umane, de care tragem fiecare, agatati din greu pe tot parcursul efemerei noastre vieti, este foarte lung si il stim cu totii, asa ca o sa las "balivernele filozofice" si o sa intru in miezul problemei.

Doresti cu adevarat sa te joci cu diavolul?

Marcellus Faust (personajul controlat de tine) este unul dintre ultimii administratori din Dreamland, un parc de distractii abandonat. Pana aici, toate bune si frumoase, acum vine insa partea cu "Bau-Bau"! Dreamland se afla la marginea dintre rai si iad (doua cuvinte atat de scurte, dar care exprima atat de multe)! Cadrul desfasurarii actiunii este America anilor '20 pana in '60. Aceste 4 decenii, pline de jazz, petreceri si violenta, sunt un loc ideal pentru Mephistopheles, un demon aristrocratic, care se va intrece pe sine si va atrage dupa sine 7 caractere in Galeria Tentatiei, plina de ororile create de om pentru om: lacomie, vanitate, dezamagiri si multe alte cuvinte pe care nu doresc sa le cunoasteti pe propria voastra piele! Tot acest titlu este structurat pe 7 capitole (se spune ca numarul 7 este un numar magic!), fiecare diferite intre ele si, aparent, fara nici o legatura intre ele, pe parcursul carora va trebui sa gasesti indiciul necesar pentru a demonstra lumii ca Mefisto este cel implicat in distrugerea esentei umane.

"Cele 7 jocuri ale sufletului..." sunt create sub forma unor episoade de televiziune (o alta inventie diavoleasca!!!), care au prolog, epilog, chiar si distributie (personajele care "interpeteaza")! Cei 7 "batuti de soarta", si la propriu si la figurat, sunt toti predispusi tentatiei, deci o prada usoara pentru Mefisto, pe care, dupa ce ii va "seduce" prin diferite metode, il vom vedea stand la marginea prapastiei si razand la distrugerea lor. Surorile siameze Lily si Jody sunt primele victime si vor fi distruse de dragostea pentru bani; Nathanael, un valoros spion englez care a devenit alchimist in urma unui nefericit concurs de imprejurari; tanarul pictor Franck, care a devenit un monstru tot visand sa fie un nou Casanova; Kalinka desi este incantatoare are o mica problema, aceea de a fi indragostita de o fantoma; Tod care s-a vandut pe sine pentru a salva din mainile Mafiei niste copii, si ultima este Gisele, cea mai mare femeie din lume, dar cu un suflet de fetita. Dupa cum vedeti avem de toate pentru toti, numai bune sa-si infiga coltii Mefisto si sa nu mai lase in urma lui decat ramasite! Toate aceste personaje fac parte din gloria apusa a parcului Dreamland, "lucul de joaca" al lui Mephistophles! De asemenea Mefisto va incerca sa-l distruga si pe Marcellus, cel din urma trebuind sa lupte din rasputeri pentru a salva lumea de la damnarea eterna!

Anumite obiecte din joc pe care le vei accesa (in anumite momente cheie ale jocului), iti vor oferi niste secventele cinematice care sunt prezentate sub forma de amintiri sau franturi de conversatii, in care se regasesc de fiecare data Mephistopheles si personajul supus tentatiei! Din aceste cinematice, Faust, adica tu si nimeni altul, trebuie sa traga concluziile corecte pentru a rezolva aceste adevarate "brain storming puzzles"! Va fi necesar sa combini mai multe obiecte, sa cauti indicii ascunse, uneori chiar sa interpretezi pasaje filozofice, cum ar fi: "Sunt miscare. Traisec pe jumatate in aer si cealalta jumatate in apa, dar uneori calca si pe Pamant! Semnat de catre 7 Dupa Negru"! Cu toate ca este un mesaj filozofic, solutia este cat se poate de simpla. Multe lucruri sunt atat de elocvente, caci de multe ori nu-ti dai seama ca ceva este nelalocul lui. Faust este in primul rand o provocare pentru mintea gamerului, "ruginita" de atatea jocuri in retea, in care deviza zilei este: "Kill, kill, kill si iarasi kill!".

Exista si un "help", denumit Homunculus, care este un fel de companion de-al tau, oferit tie de catre alchimistul Nathanael, der de ajutorul caruia vei beneficia incepand doar din episodul trei si numai in anumite momente cheie ale jocului.

Amatorilor de quest-uri de calitate le recomand cu multa caldura Faust, dar trebuie sa-i previn ca, desi vor acorda acestui titlu multe ore din viata lor de gameri, va merita! Este ceva cu totul special, si, daca nu v-am convins pana acum, cititi mai departe si sper ca ultimele argumente din acest articol ca vor convinge de valoarea acestui titlu.

Nota Bene

Prima "Note Bene" as acorda-o muzicii. Daca ar fi dupa mine, i-as da lui Faust 50 de puncte la notare doar pentru muzica, dar nu se face, domnule! Actiunea, meniul principal, secventele cinematice, toate sunt insotite in fundal de muzica anilor '60, jazz de calitate, piesele fiind interpretate de adevarati "monstri sacri" ai genului, cum ar fi: John Lee Hooker, Marvin Gaye, Lee Koonitz, Sarah Vaughan, Stan Getz si multi altii. Secventele de speech sunt foarte bine integrate, pe voci si accente diferite, iar vocea lui Mefisto, care suna cu adevarat diabolic, te baga-n sperieti, nu alta!

Expresiile faciale, miscarea buzelor si vocile sunt perfect sincronizate cu ajutorul tehnologiei CINmovie iar la baza engine-ului jocului sta CIN-view, care ofera rotatie com-pleta de 360 de grade si "multi animated sprites system". Nu ma intrebati ce inseamna acestea din urma, pentru ca nici eu nu mi-am dat seama prea clar, dar datorita lor, si nu nu-mai, jocul arata si se aude intru-un singur cuvant: BESTIAL! Impresia care a "mestecat-o" ganditorul meu, dupa ce am privit indelung monitoriul pe care rula Faust si am "clickait" cu soarecul zile in sir, de-am innebunit (de placere), a fost una cam de genul: "Ca pacat ca genul asta de jocuri is cam rare, da' asta e, sa zic mersi ca e si asta!"

Cristian Caşcaval