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Out of this World

Out of this World (XSX) game cover art
Platform: PC
Tags: Adventure
Developer: Delphine Software International
More Platforms: 3DO, Amiga, Genesis, SNES, Switch
AKA: Another World (EU)
Publisher
Region
Released
NA
??/??/1990
EU
??/??/1990

Staff Reviews

Out of This World review (SNES)

Reviewed January 13, 2004

Marc Golding says: "The game looks like something manifested from the pages of a H.P. Lovecraft novella. Nightmarish scenery wraps itself around Lester, from the rocky terrain beneath his feet, to the jagged mountain range in the distance, to the strange moons that look down on his plight. But the gameplay itself closely resembles the infuriating old school Jordan Mechner creation."
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Out of This World review (3DO)

Reviewed December 13, 2003

Marc Golding says: "Imagine being in another world, totally different than this Earth - blue and purple-shadowed, otherworldly and brimming with sudden violence. Anthropoid beasts brood in black uniforms, walking the sunless earth, their faces telling of the grey atmosphere with matted, chalky complexions. Black as death are the animals they keep, resembling bulls, charging about when not kept in check. Lasers crisscross your panorama from the weapons of their two-legged masters, while their proud stone edifices and buildings push up from the ground like crooked fingers. "
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Reader Reviews

Out of this World review

Reviewed December 16, 2004

autorock says: "Arbitrary catch-all labels they may be, but style and substance are useful terms. I'd like to submit a theory regarding these famously independent elements of game design: style and substance are not only separate, but opposing. I submit that slavish devotion to sumptuous visuals and high atmosphere can result in a game with a sensory bite that sullies your experience while it enriches it. "
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Out of this World review

Reviewed November 15, 2008

darketernal says: "The year is 1991. A young boy that will one day grow up into a roguish, jaw-droppingly handsome man - let's use the initials D.E - is home alone. At his side a single 5.14 inch black floppy disk which contained something new. Something different... "
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