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Obsidian is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Rocket Science Games and published by Sega, released in 1996 for Mac Os and Windows. This is a single-player game.
This game was well-received by critics but was unfortunately not a commercial success. It was praised for its extremely original and innovative puzzles, it was even considered as a classic game. It was also acclaimed for its strong and captivating storyline.
Obsidian takes place in a futuristic universe, the year is 2066. You play as a scientist called Lilah Kerlins. The background story tells that you and your partner Max have just launched the Ceres satellite into orbit around the Earth. The satellite is designed to release nanobots into Earth s atmosphere in order to counteract depletion of the ozone layer and air pollution.
Because the satellite has been endowed with a powerful artificial intelligence, it is thought that all further control may safely be ceded to the satellite itself. Thus, you and Max go on vacation in the woods of a mountain (one of the first areas to be positively affected by Ceres).
While you are having good time on vacation you hear Max screaming, you run to rescue him and you suddenly come across a large black outcropping on the side of the mountain. This object is the Obsidian, and when the glass opens you fall inside and the game begins.
You rapidly discover that Ceres Artificial intelligence has become sentient, which is quite problematic. Ceres has used her nanobots to create a world. However, there is something more sinister occurring within Ceres mind. She seems to be discovering all the faults and downsides of humanity, and asking herself whether or not the Earth would not be better off without people on it.
To advance in the game you will have to solve various and excellent puzzles that are totally logical and extremely fun too.
The environments in the game are all pre-rendered computer-generated backdrops, similar to those found in Myst or Starship Titanic.
The visuals are very abstract and illustrative. Each of the four environments reflects the main characters subconsciouses, as well as shedding light on the overall story through the use of symbolism.
Max and Lilah are the only two human characters shown in the game. The world inside Obsidian is populated almost entirely with vidbots that arerobots with televisions for heads.
The two major exceptions to this are Bismuth, a cobbled-together, elf-like robot with a lamp for a head which is capable of shining its light beam great distances, and the Conductor. Not only that, but at the very beginning of the game, before reaching the obsidian, you can watch a couple of videos of other scientists that Max and Lilah work with.
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