A team of three NATO specialists under the leadership of the Canadian Cole Sullivan is sent in to examine the horrifying events in Gorky 17. Will they discover the terrible secret of Gorky 17? And more important - will they live to tell about it?
NATO intelligence services report that, for reasons unknown, the Russian military has destroyed GORKY 17, one of the old Soviet "Secret Cities". A year later NATO takes over a former Russian secret base built on Polish soil. Diggers discover a laboratory complex in the completely demolished town. After examining the wreckage, NATO decides to leave the lab as it is. But shortly afterwards the town's previously deserted streets are suddenly teeming with hordes of grotesquely deformed creatures. Word soon gets out to the media, making it impossible for NATO to simply destroy the site. So troops are ordered to hermetically seal the area. Nobody is allowed in or out. A team of three NATO specialists under the leadership of the Canadian Cole Sullivan is sent in to examine the horrifying events on the ground.
Will they discover the terrible secret of Gorky 17? And more important - will they live to tell about it? Be prepared for intrigue, betrayal and even some romance. A host of multiple-choice dialog scenes present you with constant choices - many of which can have some unpredictable effects ...
Gameplay
The main hero in Gorky 17 is Cole Sullivan, a fascinatingly complex character. Play for a while and you’ll feel yourself taking on his traits and sharing his emotions, above all his very personal feelings towards the other characters and their environment. Adventure elements are smoothly woven into the strategic battles, to create an exciting world and get you intensely involved in the scheme of things. Here you’re not just an observer - you’re truly part of the action!
Combines the best of three genres:
from Adventure-Games: exploration and interaction with your environment.
from RPGs: character development and skill system
from Strategy Games: engrossing battles with a wide variety of enemies.
Features
The combination of adventure, RPG and strategy elements gives the game a uniquely original feel
The best of three genres: (1) exploration and interaction with a challenging world (2) character development and (3) challenging high-level tactical combat.
A thrilling Sci-Fi story with enthralling dialogs
An easy-to-learn, intuitive, multi-faceted user interface
A spooky soundtrack lends each location a special atmosphere
Fully 3-dimensional real-time rendered characters with flexible skeleton animation and detailed textures
A life-like environment with impressive 3D weather effects
Spectacular 3D effects for weapons, including transparencies, particle-based explosions, colored lighting, texture and vertex animations
Multi-lingual Game Version: DE | EN | FR | ES | PL | RU Reversible Cover included
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
CPU
RAM
OS
GRAPHICS
HDD
MISC
Intel/AMD with 1.0 GHz
1 GB
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
3D graphics card with DirectX 9.0 support and 64 MB RAM
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Odium [akaa Gorky 17] succeeds in making a fine balance between the genre, mixing a chilling narrative with addictive gameplay […] Great story; detailed graphics; wonderful music; fun […]
Wer auf taktische Kämpfe mit tollen Effekten steht, kommt bei GORKY 17 voll auf seine Kosten. Die Rollenspielelemente, die packende Story und die schöne "grusselige" Grafik tun ihr übriges dazu bei, GORKY 17 auch Rollenspielanfängern zu empfehlen. Unsere Empfehlung: Kaufen!
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