Dark Fall II: Lights Out
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Dark Fall II: Lights Out (also known simply as Lights Out or Dark Fall 2) is a sequel to the game Dark Fall
. A third Dark Fall game, Lost Souls
, was released in late 2009.
In 2009 Darkling Room published the Directors Cut version of the game. It includes new scenes, ghosts and puzzles.
are dangerous and have cost many ships and lives. Benjamin Parker, a cartographer
has been sent to map the area in order to allow a safer passage. He notices that there is a lighthouse
on an island out at sea. Why would he be sent here if an operational lighthouse is already here? Benjamin soon learns from his employer that something is happening at the lighthouse and the keepers may be in danger.
As the game unfolds, you discover a sinister enemy has been behind the disappearances of many people at Fetch Rock. Throughout the game you traverse through four different time periods as you try to stop whatever evil is under the Fetch Rock lighthouse from claiming any more lives.
by Wilfrid Gibson. Other influences include the television series Doctor Who
serial Horror of Fang Rock
, Moon Dial by Helen Cresswell
and A Warning to the Curious
by M.R. James.
In December, 2009, a Director's Cut was released that included enhanced graphics, effects, music, and sound as well as more ghosts and creatures to generally heighten the mood and ambiance to provide a scarier atmosphere. The interface however remained largely unchanged. A couple of puzzles have also been made a little easier. Finally, the story has been enhanced with the addition of a few new characters and ghosts.
Dark Fall
Dark Fall is a British first-person horror-adventure game which was independently released on June 4, 2002 by XXv Productions. It was released worldwide by The Adventure Company in 2003 with the title Dark Fall: The Journal. The game has developed a small cult following. A sequel titled Dark Fall...
. A third Dark Fall game, Lost Souls
Dark Fall: Lost Souls
Dark Fall: Lost Souls is a British first-person horror-adventure game. It is a sequel to the first Dark Fall game. It was released as a digital download on 4 December 2009 and as a boxed version on 11 December 2009.- Plot :...
, was released in late 2009.
In 2009 Darkling Room published the Directors Cut version of the game. It includes new scenes, ghosts and puzzles.
Plot
It is 1912, the shores of Trewarthan, EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
are dangerous and have cost many ships and lives. Benjamin Parker, a cartographer
Cartography
Cartography is the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.The fundamental problems of traditional cartography are to:*Set the map's...
has been sent to map the area in order to allow a safer passage. He notices that there is a lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
on an island out at sea. Why would he be sent here if an operational lighthouse is already here? Benjamin soon learns from his employer that something is happening at the lighthouse and the keepers may be in danger.
As the game unfolds, you discover a sinister enemy has been behind the disappearances of many people at Fetch Rock. Throughout the game you traverse through four different time periods as you try to stop whatever evil is under the Fetch Rock lighthouse from claiming any more lives.
Development
The game was influenced heavily by The Ballad of Flannan IsleFlannan Isle
Flannan Isle is a famous English poem by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson, first published in 1912. It refers to a mysterious incident that occurred on the Flannan Isles in 1900, when three lighthouse-keepers disappeared without explanation.-In popular culture:...
by Wilfrid Gibson. Other influences include the television series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
serial Horror of Fang Rock
Horror of Fang Rock
Horror of Fang Rock is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 3 September to 24 September 1977.-Synopsis:...
, Moon Dial by Helen Cresswell
Helen Cresswell
Helen Cresswell was an English author of more than 100 children's books, including the Lizzie Dripping series, and The Bagthorpe Saga...
and A Warning to the Curious
A Warning to the Curious
"A Warning to the Curious" is a ghost story by M.R. James, found in his book A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories first published in 1925. The tale tells the story of Paxton, an amateur archeologist who travels to "Seaburgh" and inadvertently stumbles across one of the lost crowns of...
by M.R. James.
In December, 2009, a Director's Cut was released that included enhanced graphics, effects, music, and sound as well as more ghosts and creatures to generally heighten the mood and ambiance to provide a scarier atmosphere. The interface however remained largely unchanged. A couple of puzzles have also been made a little easier. Finally, the story has been enhanced with the addition of a few new characters and ghosts.