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Hi everyone!
I didn't really know where to put this as its sot of half electronic/half board game. Does anyone remember the video board game Atmosfear? The one with the crazy gatekeeper who popped up commanding you to do stuff...
Well, after years of waiting they are finally releasing a DVD version. Wonder whats so special about this? Well originally the video would get very boring after a while, as you'd know what happens when. However now with the technology of DVD it can be totally random, he'll pop up when he feels like it, theres millions of different combinations and you really get to interact with him
I dont want to turn this post into an ad because i dont intend it to be that way, i just want to inform everyone that this is coming out next month! Its just if you want any more information about it may i suggest you visit http://www.answorld.net/welloffears (hope the mods dont mind
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Anyway, any views? Does anyone remember this game? I cant wait for the new version!
Here is the official site also - http://www.atmosfear.com.au
And heres a trailer for the game - http://www.areyougame.com/demos/atmosfear/atmosfear.htm
Let me know what you think!
I didn't really know where to put this as its sot of half electronic/half board game. Does anyone remember the video board game Atmosfear? The one with the crazy gatekeeper who popped up commanding you to do stuff...
Well, after years of waiting they are finally releasing a DVD version. Wonder whats so special about this? Well originally the video would get very boring after a while, as you'd know what happens when. However now with the technology of DVD it can be totally random, he'll pop up when he feels like it, theres millions of different combinations and you really get to interact with him
I dont want to turn this post into an ad because i dont intend it to be that way, i just want to inform everyone that this is coming out next month! Its just if you want any more information about it may i suggest you visit http://www.answorld.net/welloffears (hope the mods dont mind
).Anyway, any views? Does anyone remember this game?
I cant wait for the new version!Here is the official site also - http://www.atmosfear.com.au
And heres a trailer for the game - http://www.areyougame.com/demos/atmosfear/atmosfear.htm
Let me know what you think!
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just wondering if you knew when the well of fears forum will be back up and running??
been trying last couple of days, and wasnt sure if the forum had moved site?
Khufu
Anyway the DVD should be released around July/August time!
getting a bit excited over this prospect,i always thought it looked amazing when it was out on video
there was atmosfear 1 - the gatekeeper, atmosfear 2 - baron samedi (zombie), atmosfear 3 -anne de chantraine (witch), atmosfear 4 - elizabeth bathory (vampire), atmosfear - the harbingers, atmosfear - the soul rangers (add on for the harbingers) and also an atmosfear booster tape, but thats really hard to find and its the only thing im missing :mad: . There was also a pc game called atmosfear: the third dimension. never played it but looks pretty good!
if youve never played atmosfear before, or you havent got atmosfear 1 (sometimes called nightmare i believe), you need that to play atmosfear s 2, 3 , and 4.
atmosfear 1 2 3 and 4 are better than the harbingers in my opinion, so if your thinking of buying them, buy these first.
if you're going to be buying the dvd, you need a remote (with numbers on) for your dvd player. ive bought the x-box remote which should be ok. just incase anybody didnt have a remote, go out buy the game then find they cant play it!!
Any news on a sequel to the dvd yet!???
Khufu
Now for some good news, its going to be released at the end of July here in the UK and will be stocked in most places but specifically Argos, Woolworths and Toys R Us!
Can someone elaborate seeing as ALL THREE links in the first post are down...
Yes, it is a dvd board game which changes EVERY TIME you play. Apparently there are over 300 minigames in it (thats excluding all the random talk anyway). Do you remember the original Atmosfear? With a Gatekeeper who told you to do stuff and you had to collect 6 keys before the hour was up..to win. Well its exactly the same concept but on DVD and hopefully a lot more fun seeing as it'll be totally random, so impossible to learn the *script*!
Unfortunatly the answorld site may be down for a long time...apparently it might work at http://www.answorld.net:88/welloffears although it doesnt seem to be.
Again, if you want to know more sign up to the group list at http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/NightmareList/join
Ok, here goes. (will contain spoilers, but gatekeeper spoilers will all be listed at the end, you will be given warning!).
I come home from my last ever day of college with a friend, we were going to play the XBOX. Although of course, we didnt! A mysteriously large package was waiting in the living room with Vivid Imaginations Samples stuck over it. My heart lept, Atmosfear™! I tore open the box and there it was.
The box:
The box looks exactly the same as the American one, except with a Vivid Imaginations logo on the front/back instead of Pressman. The back of the box has a website address - www.atmosfearthegame.co.uk - which does work. Amusingly on the back of the box it says "TV not included".
The contents:
The playing pieces are really detailed and made out of colourful plastic, same goes for the keys. The Well Of Fears is really well made too. The cards have a good design on them and look fresh. The board folds out with a cut down one middle. I think the instructions are printed differently to the American version, they are black and white and on a large piece of paper/card (thicker than paper but less thick than card!). The DVD is *specifically* region 2, and says that some of its contents may be unsuitable for children! The dice are ordinary white dice.
The DVD:
When you put the DVD in, you get the usual logos etc, including the Vivid Imaginations one, so it is specifically made for each teritory. I havent read the character bios however they are not videos as i had assumed, simply text which you read. It looks pretty detailed, i'll check it out later.
And now the biggy...
The Game (including sound review and graphics review):
WOW! The beginning sequence is the same as the one in the video trailer, but hearing it in 5.1 is absolutly manic. The bass pounds away at the sofa brutally as you are sent down through the earth to the gatekeeper. I ran the introduction sequence twice, as i was so excited i wanted to see what it was like before we played the game properly. It changed! Yes, even the beginning sequence changes where the gatekeeper introduces himself. I didnt expect that one.
So off we play, let me tell you that there was only two of us, and so we had to choose another person when the gatekeeper asks so we could play. We did not win. The game is deceptively easy! I managed to get every key early in the game, but also the black key. The black key changed hands a fair few times during the course of the game.
The sound buildup is there once more. The tempo increases as you play, until the last few minutes it is actually the same music as you hear on the official site. However, it is in 5.1. This really adds to the game! The heartbeat goes right through you because of the bass, and sound of the sound effects are extremly eerie, wizzing round the room! I heard a few moans, some children screaming and some sudden loud bangs. Made me jump! I cannot emphasise the need for 5.1, it really does add an extra dimension.
Graphically, this game is awesome. I ended up going to Khufus realm at one point and its basically just a load of underground tunnels i think. You see a few egyptian poles with hieroglyphics on them, but not much. To tell the truth you dont actually get much time to look at the screen, unless someone gets a ridiculous amount of free turns! Near the end of the game (say 12 minutes left) you end up circling around this tunnel with different coloured hues to the stones, there are some gaps in the stones with eyes peeping out watching you! I didnt really understand where we were, but it was cool. And then, at about 5 minutes to go, all reality has gone. There are big red clouds with loads of silver keys darting about the screen. The cool thing is, is that when the gatekeeper comes on screen, some of the keys dart about behind him and some infront. Very clever! Same goes to the smoke effects you have seen in earlier screencaps. The smoke does actually look very real. The lava is also not as bad as it looks, it still isnt that great, but not that bad.
The dvd changing scenes, oh dear
Also, although the Gatekeeper is random, it appears to me that they have still kept the difficulty curve. I was expecting the DVD to pick a gatekeeper moment out of its vast bank, however i think it actually picks them per time segments. So you wont get the gatekeeper dishing out something really evil at the beginning, and you wont get something *less evil* near the end. I thought that was a clever little touch. Then again most people wont notice this.
Gameplay:
Yep, its great! Feels just like the old atmosfears. You do get the rush at the end, even if it is partly because of the music making you go nuts. I do have an issue with the amount of keys you get though. Maybe it was just because there was only 2 people playing, but i managed to get all my keys pretty much within 10 minutes. It seems fairly easy to get a key. I am going to be playing a game with 5 or 6 people tonight so i'll see if this changes! The time cards are great, pretty imaginative as the original Atmosfears were. Same with the fate cards, although you have to read these out aloud now, like in the harbingers (Question: me and my friend got in an argument, as i had to read it out aloud and it said something like roll a certain number to get a key. Does it apply to just me, or to everyone? I thought just me, he thought otherwise).
The gatekeeper:
hmm, well! He is bizzare...thats all i can say. Not too sure on him at the moment but maybe he will grow on me..the mroe i think about him the more i like him though. The script is excellent, its written just how the originals were..no silly choices like in the harbingers. The gatekeeper does sound slightly foreign, i was tyring to see if he sounded spanish in any way, perhaps an indication if thats how they did the spanish version. He sounded like he had an almost Dracula-like accent. Maybe its all part of the show
Gatekeeper spoilers coming up now....
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Ok, some of the games the gatekeeper plays are great. There are a lot of roll the dice games, including some evil ones. "Roll my number with one dice..what did you roll? Too bad..my number is 7!" etc. My favourite though has to be about 2 minutes before the end. This is an absolute stroke of genius. I can only IMAGINE how insane it must be to do this with 6 people. Basically, because no one had won, he said that when he gives the signal, everyone can grab the keys off the board. Yep, a free for all! I can't wait for that to happen with lots of people. He is generally back to his evil ways as in the old atmosfears, calling people maggots, slugs etc. He made the person winning leave the room at some point, and told everyone else (well..just me this time) to stare at him when he comes back..when he asks why we're staring we get to take a key or something. Brilliant
Conclusion:
This game is great. Get it as soon as you can! I can't say anything other than that ...Atmosfear™ is BACK!
OK, i cant think of anything else to write about. So here endeth possibly the longest post i've ever written. Enjoy reading!
Actually, on second thoughts, there is a breakdown of the rules on the tape! I cant remember if it is after or before the main part, but it defintiely tells you how to play the game
Failing that go to the site mentioned above as i think there are rules in the download section, if not people will be able to help you further on the forums.
edit - here ya go i think - http://www.answorld.net:88/welloffears/rtf/atmosfearrules.rtf
PS the DVD game is now out in Argos/Toys R Us Etc!