Nosferatu is one game that definitely flew under my radar. Thanks for the video, awbacon; might give this one a chance when the time is right.
Sumez wrote:I kind of like Nosferatu. There are a lot of "cinematic platformers" out there and outside of Prince of Persia (which is excellent) most of them are quite terrible, usually relying on superficial qualities such as atmosphere and world building. But there's something about Nosferatu.
At the same time, those two predicates that you listed are integral to these type of games. Case in point: Prince of Persia excels not only because the game is mechanically solid, but also because it creates the necessary atmosphere that you're trapped in this hellish dungeon and that time is running out for you to save your loved one from the claws of the evil wizard. It wouldn't be the same game without it.
Like others here, I'm also fond of Flashback; the cool sci-fi/action setting and animations being what hooked me into the game way back, although I admit that your criticisms of the game are not without merits, especially regarding the latter parts of the game.