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Games => General Gaming => Topic started by: MysterD on Sunday, September 28, 2008, 10:21:59 AM
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The Suffering from Midway has been released as freeware to download -- clocks in at 1.3 GB (http://bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=91742)
Warning: This freeware edition contains advertisements in this version and Avast (and probably other anti-virus and anti-spyware) will recognize the advertisement files as viruses/spyware.
The Suffering Freeware [September 26, 2008, 02:00 am ET] - Viewing Comments
Midway now freely offers the PC edition of The Suffering, Surreal Software's survival/horror game set in a penitentiary that is currently being adapted into a feature film. The free version of the [M]ature-rated game is supported by advertising, and the 1.3 GB download can be found on AtomicGamer (http://www.atomicgamer.com/file.php?id=72212), ComputerGames.ro (http://computergames.ro/en/downloads/viewitem/id/11979/name/the-suffering-free-full-game.html), and Gamer's Hell (http://www.gamershell.com/news_60914.html).
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Awesome, I kind of always wanted to try this.
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It's quite a good game, actually. It's a little thin at certain points, and there are some conceptual issues, but I think it actually manages to surprise you because of that. You get the impression its a little run of the mill, but then it actually does some cool stuff. I never did get around to trying the sequel, but if you can forgive a few flaws, the first one is actually quite a unique and cool little game.
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I somehow managed to acquire that one back in its day. It's installed on my system. I can't remember much about it. It must not have made a great impression on me.
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I never got to the sequel, either -- which is a surprise. Though, the PC version of Suiffering 2: Ties That Binds does come w/ StarForce, if you can actually find it in retail stores.
(Though, I'll bet you it's been cracked, by now).
I found the original The Suffering (which didn't come with any StarForce) to be one of the better survival-horrors around. Quite a bit underrated, if you ask me.