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Wii Fanboy Review: Obscure: The Aftermath

Posted Apr 2nd 2008 10:30AM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Reviews


Most games sound good; after all, someone, somewhere, has to approve them and throw money into the development process, and on paper, Obscure: The Aftermath sounds great. In practice, however, what could have been a fantastic addition to the Wii library simply falls flat due to far too many technical issues.

Obscure: The Aftermath is a video game take on teen horror films. As the follow-up to 2005's Obscure, the sequel picks up with many of the same characters after they've survived a nightmarish experience at the hands of crazed high school teachers. Now the main cast of characters is older, supposedly wiser, and living it up at a local college ... until things turn bad, as they so often seem to do when you're young, attractive, and in a horror scenario.

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Obscure: The Aftermath trailer is like a B movie

Posted Mar 17th 2008 9:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Video

We love survival horror (especially on our Wiis), but after watching this trailer, it's hard to be excited in any way for Obscure: The Aftermath. It looks like a cheesy horror film, though with none of the charm (or Bruce Campbell) that makes such movies worth watching.

Not only did were we completely lost while watching this video (the plot, clearly, is also obscure), but it just looked silly. Do we have another Escape from Bug Island on our hands? Perhaps not, since the first game was supposedly enjoyable, and there's also the budget price of $30 to consider.

If that's enough to convince you to at least give this game a look, it's set to release next week in North America.

*Note: This video is from the PC version of the game.

Obscure II trailers are dark, violent

Posted Sep 13th 2007 12:05PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Video


CVG recently posted a pair of trailers for the upcoming Obscure II. These trailers are for the PC version of the game, so the graphics could be different on the Wii, but the gameplay should translate over relatively unchanged. And, based on these new trailers, the game is going to be fairly action-packed and dark. Like the last trailer we showcased, it provides a glimpse at some co-op fun in the game.

Obscure II trailer seeks to scare up excitement

Posted Jun 28th 2007 4:35PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Video


When we first reported on the sequel coming to the Wii later this year, we found ourselves lacking enthusiasm. After seeing a trailer of the game in action, we can't say we're excited at all for the game. It looks like a lot of the same mundane stuff that comprised the first title. Maybe you don't feel the same way? Oh well, at least the music kind of rocks.

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Obscure II set to scare up some action on the Wii this year

Posted Apr 17th 2007 4:30PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News

We actually played the first Obscure game and the similarities between it and the teen horror flicks of the late 90's (The Faculty, Disturbing Behavior) were all well and good, just the game itself wasn't very fun. Nor was it very good. Regardless, we're getting a sequel to the game in Q4 of this year.

Still, the news of the franchise seeing a sequel on the Wii manages to excite us just a little. We are survival-horror fans by nature, even if it is "whiny-teen survival horror," so the prospect of attacking enemies and navigating a dangerous environment with the Wiimote and nunchuk is a welcome one. We'll just have to wait until we see more before passing judgment ...

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