Shadow of the Comet – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Shadow of the Comet – Final Rating

On April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

By limbeck The first time I played Shadow of the Comet was probably some time in the late ’90s or early 2000s. I was relatively fresh in RPGs and the Cthulhu Mythos, and still at university. So, a Cthulhu Mythos inspired adventure game definitely looked like just what I needed […]

Shadow of the Comet – Won!

On March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Written by limbeck And so we arrive at the final showdown. The town itself is cleansed from the four families that were working to bring their evil plans to fruition, but all is not yet clear in the skies over Illsmouth. NARACKAMUS is still alive and the comet’s passing is […]

Shadow of the Comet – Social calls

On March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Written by limbeck It took me several sessions to finish Shadow of the comet and you will probably understand it from this post (Edit: and the next one. I had to split the post in two). This last part of the game was much more action-adventurey than I could take, […]

Shadow of the Comet – Flight of Icarus

On March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

By limbeck Things have progressed more smoothly in this session, with a bit of excitement and a lot more exposition. I finished the previous one after getting a quest from Mr UNDERHOUSE to get a diary from the Mayor’s safe and with Miss PICOTT vehemently refusing to give me her […]

Shadow of the Comet – Development Hell

On February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Written by limbeck So, the last session finished with me recovering from last night’s events and Dr COBBLE prescribing me some pills to stop a heart attack. As I get off bed and put on my clothes, I have two goals for the day: get these pills from the pharmacy; […]

Shadow of the Comet – Miss PICOTT’s Dominion

On February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Written by limbeck The town of Illsmouth is quaint, but what about the forest surrounding it? I am curious to scout the forest, in case there are any locations I was missing. I am wrong. The forest consists of a sort of a maze, with only a handful of different […]

Shadow of the Comet – A Friendly Little Town

On February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Written by limbeck So, here I am, in my not so austere room, getting to grips with the controls of the game. I can move with the arrow buttons, but only on four directions, which seems fair. Sometimes, though, you jump to the next screen by stepping at the wrong […]

Game 116: Shadow of the comet (1993) – Introduction

On February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

By limbeck In 1992, Infogrames released Alone in the Dark, which put the player in the role of an unsuspecting investigator who experiences the horrors of the mansion of an eccentric magnate, after said eccentric magnate committed suicide. The player tries to escape from the mansion, the unspeakable lurking fears […]