Dark Earth: Fallout Meets Alone in the Dark

Опубликовано: 13 Август 2018
на канале: Indigo Gaming

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Let's step into the universe of Dark Earth: an ambitious 1997 action-adventure game by Kalisto Entertainment. Part true adventure game, part action/thriller, with strong influences from Alone in the Dark (shared by the popular Resident Evil).

Though we only saw the PC game state-side, this was prepped to be a massive franchise, with two editions of a tabletop RPG released in France, a tie-in novel written, and multiple cancelled sequels and spin-offs, with a TV show with Ridley Scott, a movie deal with Steven Spielberg attached, and even an animated cartoon in the works, but never finished.

In this longest episode of Not Forgotten yet, we'll explore what made this setting and game so compelling, and why we should remember it, lest it be forgotten.

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0:00 - Intro
3:29 - Kalisto Entertainment, Dark Earth inspirations
9:32 - Atmosphere
13:11 - Temptation mechanics and dark/light mood
18:23 - Later projects, future of the franchise

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MUSIC CREDITS

Dark Earth soundtrack composed by Frédéric Motte

Youtube audio library music include:
'Archetype' by Anno Domini Beats
'Casual Desire' by Ugonna Onyekwe
'Northern Lights' by Chris Haugen
'Apocalypse' by SYBS
'Aurora Currents' by Asher Fulero
'Elegy' by Wayne Jones
'White Hats' by Wayne Jones
'Forest of Fear' by Aakash Gandhi

Stock music licensed through Audioblocks

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GAMES REFERENCED

Adventure (1979)
Zork I (1980)
Secret of Monkey Island (1990)
Alone in the Dark (1992)
Dark Earth (1997)
Resident Evil (1996)
Nightmare Creatures (1997)
Grim Fandango (1998)
Little Big Adventure 2: Twinsen’s Odyssey (1997)
Flashback (1992)
Maniac Mansion (1987)
King’s Quest VI (1992)
Pac-In-Time (1995)
The Fifth Element (1998)
New York Race (2001)

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FOOTAGE CREDITS

Twinsen’s Odyssey gameplay by Teske’s Lab |    • Twinsen's Odyssey - Parte 3 Indo para...
Flashback gameplay by Retrogaming Computing |    • Flashback Longplay (Amiga) [50 FPS]
Maniac Mansion gameplay by Mike Shade
|    • Maniac Mansion walkthrough
King’s Quest VI gameplay by John Wolfe |    • Kings Quest VI Enhanced [1] - HEIR TO...
Pac-In-Time gameplay by 1upTVGames |    • RetroPlay: Pac-In-Time (Super Nintendo)
Grim Fandango gameplay by CuteFloor |    • Grim Fandango ⭐ Preview Demo
The Fifth Element gameplay by chiliconcomrades |    • SWE: The Fifth Element (PSX) 04: Corn...
New York Race gameplay by ColdheartDunther |    • NYR: New York Race Gameplay
Cold Fear gameplay by SweepersTonyAndNox |    • Cold Fear Walkthrough Gameplay Part 1...

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SOURCES

Thanks to Guillaume Le Pennec for taking the time for an interview and clarifying many points about the game's development and the studio's history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ea...)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalisto...
https://www.ecole.org/fr/626/CR220305...
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dark...
http://gaming.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Earth
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ea...)
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/1970...
https://hg101.kontek.net/darkearth/da...
https://www.unseen64.net/2009/08/03/s...
   • Silent Chaos (Playstation 2/Action-Ad...
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB939678...
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ar...
http://www.jdrp.fr/catalogue/dark-ear...

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