168: Dark Seed

Number 168
(16 points)
Dark Seed
1993: 61

Inspired by the works of H.R. Giger, Dark Seed is a creepy take on the point-and-click genre.

Starting the game with a splitting headache, your protagonist heads to the bathroom to take a tablet, but that's the end of normality. Strange things start happening around him, and it's up to you to figure out what's going on. The game uses a simple interface to get around the world, and the graphics are very detailed for the Amiga, although it can be quite slow on a stock A500.

It certainly does have a different atmosphere to other 90s adventures, and I appreciate the very basic interface that doesn't find you fiddling with unnecessary options. Having said that, the game just doesn't seem as engaging to me as others in the genre - one man's creepiness is another man's boredom, I suppose. I don't know if it still holds up well today, but it didn't grab me.

Recommended TOSEC disk(s):
Dark Seed v1.0 (1993)(Cyberdreams)(Disk 1 of 7)[cr QTX]
Dark Seed v1.0 (1993)(Cyberdreams)(Disk 2 of 7)
Dark Seed v1.0 (1993)(Cyberdreams)(Disk 3 of 7)
Dark Seed v1.0 (1993)(Cyberdreams)(Disk 4 of 7)
Dark Seed v1.0 (1993)(Cyberdreams)(Disk 5 of 7)
Dark Seed v1.0 (1993)(Cyberdreams)(Disk 6 of 7)
Dark Seed v1.0 (1993)(Cyberdreams)(Disk 7 of 7)