Still Life 2 Pc Game

Menu

    Still Life 2 Pc Game

      понедельник 16 марта
          21
    Still Life
    Developer(s)Microïds
    Publisher(s)
    • NA:The Adventure Company
    Designer(s)Mathieu Larivière
    Writer(s)Mathieu Larivière
    Composer(s)Tom Salta
    EngineVirtools
    Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Xbox
    ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
    Xbox
    • EU: June 3, 2005
    Genre(s)Adventure
    Mode(s)Single-player

    Jun 30, 2009  Still Life 2 is the second chapter in the Still Life story and will have you following the case of the East Coast Killer. Metacritic Game Reviews, Still Life 2 for PC, Still Life 2 is the second chapter in the Still Life story. Victoria McPherson, FBI investigator, has.

    Still Life is a 2005 adventure game by Microïds. Still Life is a sequel to Post Mortem. A sequel, Still Life 2Clash of clans hack no human verification. , was released in 2009. The game has since sold 240,000 copies worldwide.[1]

    A major theme throughout the game is art, especially the technique of still life that the game is named after. The game also uses a storytelling device of switching back and forth between two player characters.

    Gameplay[edit]

    Plot[edit]

    FBI Special Agent Victoria McPherson is investigating a series of brutal murders in 2004 Chicago. While visiting her father for Christmas she discovers an old notebook that belonged to her grandfather, private investigator Gustav McPherson. Victoria is surprised to learn that Gus had been involved with investigating a very similar series of murders in 1920s Prague. The player alternates between these two characters as they work to hunt down what seems to be the same serial killer more than 70 years apart.

    In both cases the murderer targets sex trade workers: street prostitutes in Prague, and employees of an exclusive Chicago massage parlor and S&M club called the Red Lantern. The killer or killers are disguised in a dark cloak, top hat, and silver mask.

    Gus eventually identifies the man responsible for the Prague murders, but the killer escapes justice and relocates to America. Near the end of the game Victoria discovers that similar murders occurred in 1931 Chicago and later in 1956 Los Angeles.

    The identity of the 2004 Chicago killer is never revealed. Victoria encounters him several times, but never sees behind his mask. She does not believe he is the same person as the Prague killer, but rather a younger person who has been influenced by the Prague killer in some way. At the climax of the game, Victoria manages to shoot the Chicago killer, but he plunges into the Chicago river and does not surface. As the game ends, the Chicago police are still searching the river for the killer's body. Victoria plans to travel to Los Angeles to learn more about the 1956 killings.

    A controversy surrounding the game is its lack of an ending. Originally planned as the second of a trilogy,[citation needed] with Post Mortem as the first, Still Life ends without revealing the villain. The story was meant to continue in a third game, but it seemed unlikely that the finalé would ever be made, as part of the development arm of Microïds in Canada was bought out by Ubisoft.[2] However, on December 6, 2007, Microïds announced the development of a sequel, Still Life 2, which was released in 2009.[3] On September 19, 2008 a new Still Life series website was opened, covering the three games.

    Development[edit]

    Still Life was made with Virtools applications;[4][5] the same software as Post Mortem and some other Microïds games. The point and click gameplay is also based on the first two games in the Syberia franchise.

    Reception[edit]

    Reception
    Aggregate scores
    AggregatorScore
    GameRankings75.77% (PC)[6]
    68.68% (Xbox)[7]
    Metacritic75/100 (PC)[8]
    70/100 (Xbox)[9]
    Review scores
    PublicationScore
    Eurogamer5/10[10]
    GameSpot6.7/10[11]
    IGN7/10[12]
    X-Play[15]
    Just AdventureA[13]
    Computer Games Magazine[14]

    According to Microïds, Still Life and its predecessor, Post Mortem, were commercial successes. The publisher reported combined global sales for the series above 500,000 units by September 2008.[16] The worldwide sell-through of Still Life alone surpassed 240,000 units by May 2009.[17]

    Still Life received fairly favorable reviews from critics. Its Metacritic scores are 75/100 for PC[8] and 70/100 for Xbox,[9] based on reviews by respectively 27 and 29 critics. Its GameRankings scores are 75.77% for PC[6] and 68.68% for Xbox,[7] based on reviews by respectively 35 and 31 critics. David Clayman of IGN commented: 'Still Life is an enjoyable albeit short diversion for fans of classic adventure games. As usual, this type of game controls better on a PC and character movement feels slow and clunky with the Xbox controller.'[12]Eurogamer's John Walker: 'There's a lot that Still Life does well, but in the same way adventure games were doing things well ten years ago. There is therefore no excuse for it to not manage other basic, fundamental elements when rehashing these decade-old ideas.'[10] Shannon Hall of Just Adventure: 'Anyone who loves a mystery and has an investigative mind will get many hours of pleasure from Still Life.'[13]Ryan Davis, writing for GameSpot: 'Its slavish dedication to convention will scratch the methodical, cerebral itch all diehard adventure game fans have. As a genre exercise, though, it exerts little energy to draw in new players.'[11]

    Still Life was a finalist for PC Gamer US's 'Best Adventure Game 2005' award, which ultimately went to Indigo Prophecy.[18]

    In 2011, Adventure Gamers named Still Life the 20th-best adventure game ever released.[19]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^'Encore to Release Still Life 2 - Sequel to Still Life'. Encore. PR Newswire. 2009-05-05. Archived from the original on 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
    2. ^'Ubisoft Montréal enters into an agreement to acquire Microïds Canada's development operations'. Ubisoft. 2005-03-02. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
    3. ^'Microïds announces Still Life 2'. Microïds. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
    4. ^'Still Life project'. Virtools Applications. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
    5. ^'Still Life Review'(PDF). Virtools Applications/ Adventure Gamers. 2004-12-20. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
    6. ^ ab'Still Life for PC'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
    7. ^ ab'Still Life for Xbox'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
    8. ^ ab'Still Life for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
    9. ^ ab'Still Life for Xbox Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
    10. ^ abWalker, John (1 August 2005). 'Still Life'. Eurogamer. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
    11. ^ abDavis, Ryan (1 June 2005). 'Still Life Review'. GameSpot. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
    12. ^ abClayman, David (14 June 2005). 'Still Life'. IGN. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
    13. ^ abHall, Shannon (19 May 2005). 'Still Life'. Just Adventure. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
    14. ^Martin, Tiffany. 'Gruesome and Gory, and Leaving You Wanting More'. Computer Games Magazine (177). Archived from the original on November 8, 2011.
    15. ^Stevens, Tim (May 24, 2005). 'Still Life Review'. X-Play. Archived from the original on May 26, 2005.
    16. ^'Microïds annonce l'ouverture du site officiel de la série Still Life' (Press release) (in French). Microïds. September 19, 2008. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009.
    17. ^'Encore to Release Still Life 2 - Sequel to Still Life' (Press release). Los Angeles: Reuters. May 5, 2009. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011.
    18. ^Staff (March 2006). 'The Twelfth Annual PC Gamer Awards'. PC Gamer US. 13 (3): 33–36, 38, 40–42, 44.
    19. ^AG Staff (December 30, 2011). 'Top 100 All-Time Adventure Games'. Adventure Gamers. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012.

    External links[edit]

    • Still Life's original official website - Captured by the Internet Archive, March 29, 2005
    • Still Life, at Microïds
    • Still Life at MobyGames
    Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Still_Life_(video_game)&oldid=921928513'

    Who is hiding behind Mr. Still Life 2 reveals the long-awaited ending ofStill Life and spells a new investigation for Agent Victoria McPherson.In Fall 2008, Victoria is sent to Maine where Ellen Dunnigan's body has just been found. The modus operandi and the video sent to the police and press leave them in no doubt as to the killer's identity: the East Coast Torturer has struck again! No clues are picked up during the autopsy, as the serial killer painstakingly washed the body. Once again, the killer has not committed any errors.From her motel room, Victoria comes across a report by Paloma Hernandez, the journalist covering all the crimes bearing the East Coast Torturer's signature. Hernandez has been highly critical of the FBI's and Victoria's lack of progress.

    That does not stop Hernandez from phoning and asking Victoria to meet her later that evening. Hernandez claims to have some so-called clues on the killer in her possession. Victoria flatly refuses. Just moments later, Paloma is kidnapped by the TorturerStill Life 2 remains true to the spirit of its first installment, but now allows you to play and manage two characters bound by the same fate.

    This time, the aim is to control two heroines, see the game from two complementary viewpoints and experience two different gameplays. Depending on whether you are playing Paloma Hernandez, the victim being hunted by the killer or Victoria McPherson, the FBI agent tracking him down, you can alternate between survival and investigation.