Obscure: The Aftermath

 PlayStation 2
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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 42
  3. Negative: 1 out of 42
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  1. AkeemG
    Jul 28, 2009
    10
    Obscure:The aftermath was not better or worse than the first obscure game,I think that both games are equally great and I think that the Obscure series is far more scarier than any Resident Evil game could ever hope to be.If you had experienced the beginning of both obscure games then you definitely agree.The gretest complaint about this game is probably that it doesn't have any Obscure:The aftermath was not better or worse than the first obscure game,I think that both games are equally great and I think that the Obscure series is far more scarier than any Resident Evil game could ever hope to be.If you had experienced the beginning of both obscure games then you definitely agree.The gretest complaint about this game is probably that it doesn't have any bonuses to unlock after completion,like special weapons or costumes but truthfuly that is what I like about this game because you don't have to worry about the hassel of doing special things,also there is no difficulty level to choose from(hooray)you just beat the game and be done with it just like a movie.Beside this game already have lots of cool weapons and the characters clothes are ok.My only problem with this game was the story,don't get me wrong the story was great but I just didn't like the way things turned out.I didn't like the story for this game because most of the characters from the prequel and the sequel had perished.I wish that this game had an alternate ending or a special edition that shows you what would have happened if kenny didn't become evil or if some of the characters from the prequel didn't die and they had joined the team.I love the fact that this game had two endings because the first endings because they show you that the story of part one was not completely over and the second ending leaves an opening for a third installment in the series.I hope that part three turns out to be a live action or cg movie.If it turns out to be a game that would be cool too.Obsure is just another great game that that has been underated,you will find that some if not most of the games that get an averege score somewhere between a 60 and a 79 on this website are actually a lot more better than some or most games that have higher scores.… Expand
  2. SUBHAJIT
    Nov 25, 2007
    10
    THE CRITICS ARE INTENTIONALLY UNDER RATING THE GAME, Hey till date any game that has given me creeps is silent hill 3 , games like resident evil 4 ,silent hill 4 had high production value but the logic & willingness to complete the gamebecause it becomes more steriotype as we play ,but this game is way better it feels like a mexican chainsaw massacare with the suffering mix. I enjoyed THE CRITICS ARE INTENTIONALLY UNDER RATING THE GAME, Hey till date any game that has given me creeps is silent hill 3 , games like resident evil 4 ,silent hill 4 had high production value but the logic & willingness to complete the gamebecause it becomes more steriotype as we play ,but this game is way better it feels like a mexican chainsaw massacare with the suffering mix. I enjoyed every moment of this game. Anyways critics can u tell us which game r u holding as the basis of judgement while giving out comments.… Expand
  3. TheCoz
    Apr 21, 2011
    7
    Not a scary game, though it wants to be. The story here is pretty dumb and gives you the feel of playing a brainless teen horror movie, where a group of attractive young people get offed by whatever flavor of the month boogieman they've mustered (terribly written/acted dialogue). This time out it's pretty much Resident Evil with plant monsters. At first you may be slightly creeped out, butNot a scary game, though it wants to be. The story here is pretty dumb and gives you the feel of playing a brainless teen horror movie, where a group of attractive young people get offed by whatever flavor of the month boogieman they've mustered (terribly written/acted dialogue). This time out it's pretty much Resident Evil with plant monsters. At first you may be slightly creeped out, but that will quickly change to just frustration.

    Enemy variety is limited but not terrible, the atmosphere is dark and dreary with plenty to look at. The Puzzles in the game are great, they seem rather intuitive but clever with no real help from the game. The real way this game shines is the fact that it can be played co-operatively. And I would suggest it because it becomes a much better experience that way. It can be hard to get used to the idea of 2 people on one screen and the camera is less than forgiving and will be the cause of a lot of your deaths but it's the only survival horror game I can think of that offers this mode and that sort of puts it in a league of its own.

    It is for that reason that I can recommend this game. It's not great, or polished and it WILL be frustrating but it's fun for you and a friend.    … Expand
  4. kk333
    May 26, 2017
    9
    Not a big fan of horror games, maybe that's why liked this game despite it being having a low metascore rating. Also, I am sucker of co-op games, and loved completing this game with my brother. MUSIC IS AWESOME!
  5. bitterroot1995
    Mar 14, 2012
    10
    Best game series EVER. Instead of surviving the horrors of zombies and monsters as typical police or war veterans, you play as un experienced students who need to survive the horrors of Fallcreak. Great story, great graphics and great fun factor. Highly recommend it.
  6. ccrogers15
    Nov 21, 2011
    8
    I give this my highest recommendation if you love resident evil and silent hill! This game is one of the coolest ive seen, and sadly there has not been a third announced. I would love to see this game. This game got underated by IGN and other joke ratings, well, so far all i see is good good good! Sure, the voice acting is horrible, but its a GREAT game.
  7. Moge4579
    Nov 11, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok..Estamos aquí con un juego que me llego a la patata, con mi videojuego favorito de todos los tiempos, un juego al cual le tengo mucho cariño y mi saga favorita, luego de terminar con el primer juego de la saga, de nombre ''obscure'' tenia ganas de mas! hasta que en 2008 sale esta joya, este juego mejoraba en todo , bariedad de armas, mas personajes, muchas personalidades, momentos de comedia, de terror, drama, bariedad de monstrous, Jefes super geniales y memorables para el titulo, y la verdad, este es el primer juego de toda la historia que me hizo llorar, (Spoiler) Luego de que Corey llegara para vengar la muerte de su novia a manos de uno de sus amigos que este habia mutado, el ya no aguanta el estres y se suicida al frente de todos sus amigos...bueno de los pocos que quedaban sin vida, luego ver como shannon mata a su propio hermano para salvar el mundo, la verdad..super recomendado este titulo! mejora bien las graficas a comparacion del primero, aunque las graficas del primero ya estaban de maravilla, la banda sonora mejora un monton a comparacion del primero y agregar nuevas habilidades como el parkour y el hacker estuvieron de maravilla!
    POR FAVOR!!! EMPRESA CREADORA DE OBSCURE 1 Y CREADORA DE OBSCURE: THE AFTERMATH, VUELVE DE LAS SENIZAS CON UN OBSCURE 3 POR FAVOOOOOOR!!!    … Expand
  8. DiogoOliveira
    Dec 13, 2019
    9
    Obscure um jogo incompreendido
    Obscure foi um game com proposta cooperativa para imergi no cenário difícil, o cenário do survival horror, mas como era difícil de prever o game se saiu bem, no primeiro titulo já se via que ele era promissor, os erros cometidos no primeiro já não se via no segundo game, onde a liberdade de exploração era maior.
    Mas isso não foi o suficiente para uma    Obscure um jogo incompreendido
    Obscure foi um game com proposta cooperativa para imergi no cenário difícil, o cenário do survival horror, mas como era difícil de prever o game se saiu bem, no primeiro titulo já se via que ele era promissor, os erros cometidos no primeiro já não se via no segundo game, onde a liberdade de exploração era maior.

    Mas isso não foi o suficiente para uma sequencia, fazendo ele se junta a um seleto grupo de games eruditos sem futuro, incluindo Rule of Rose em seu seguimento.

    O pior aconteceu anos depois, o titulo foi vendido, anos depois se via um game tosco com o titulo de uma franquia que era promissora.

    Obiscure tem em seu grandiosidade a jogabilidade e seus belos gráficos, sua historia acompanha lado a lado, fazendo dele uma obra digna de ser revisitada varias vezes, podendo joga com um amigo, a imersão e bem maior, a diversão e tensão e garantida.

    Obscure foi um gama ignorado que hoje e amado por milhares de Gamers.    … Expand
  9. tunahan43
    Apr 28, 2021
    9
    İlk oyundan daha çok sevmiştim ben bu oyunu .Kesinlikle öneririm.Efsane olmasada herşeyiyle efsaneye yakın bir oyundur.
  10. BioShip0706
    Aug 11, 2023
    8
    My vote: 7.8
    I'm more attached to the second one because of everything behind it and all the data mining me and our community did over the couple of years. Fantastic game, but the large amount of cut content makes the game value go down a lot. Hydravision always in the heart
  11. Muzketin
    May 24, 2023
    9
    Excellent and extremely fun game, but if you are playing in coop with a friend, otherwise playing it alone is less fun. It could have been better but still, a very fun game.
  12. VLG
    Aug 22, 2023
    8
    I played this game with friends and my brother. It lacked the personality and uniqueness of the first one, but still a very good game.
  13. OpiRetroGamer
    Sep 4, 2023
    7
    Una segunda parte que pierde un poco frente a su primera parte, pierde la posibilidad de poder salvar a todos los personajes, estando estos ya decididos al comenzar la partida, y perdemos también el sistema de combate, haciendo que se me hiciese mas tedioso, y menos divertido de raelizar, ya que los enemigos son más ágiles, algo que no es malo, pero si tu personaje no tiene forma de poderUna segunda parte que pierde un poco frente a su primera parte, pierde la posibilidad de poder salvar a todos los personajes, estando estos ya decididos al comenzar la partida, y perdemos también el sistema de combate, haciendo que se me hiciese mas tedioso, y menos divertido de raelizar, ya que los enemigos son más ágiles, algo que no es malo, pero si tu personaje no tiene forma de poder esquivar o bloquear, se convierte en una tortura innecesaria.

    La historia prosigue años después del primer juego, donde hay una extraña flor que los alumnos del campus lo utilizan como una droga, hasta que en una fiesta en una fraternidad, se desata el caos con la llegada de las abominaciones, teniendo que sobrevivir y conocer la verdad de lo que ha ocurrido y ha estado ocurriendo en el campus.

    En esta segunda parte contaremos con menos datos sobre lo que ocurre, y es algo que me desilusiono bastante, mientras que en el primero te iban dando información interesante, en el segundo es mas esporádico y realmente, hasta los últimos niveles, no dan una información real sobre la trama que envolvio su primera entrega.

    Vuelven también algún que otro personaje de la primera parte, algunos me parece realmente que no tenian que haber vuelto, ya que su repercusión es mínima, y no quiero hacer spoilers por lo que no nombrare quienes son, y eso que cada personaje, tenga una habilidad que hace único al personaje, es algo positivo como negativo, ya que en ocasiones, nos tocara volver a la zona donde estan los personajes para coger a otro personaje y coger el objeto, realentizando la jugabilidad del mismo, y alguna habilidad siendo algo inutil ya, que recuerdo el momento que para leer un periodico, o una foto, necesitamos un personaje en concreto, me da que pensar, si los demás o son analfabetos, o en el caso de la foto, es que tienen una visión limitada... lo veo bastante forzado.

    Creo que al menos el ritmo lo lleva bastante bien, hay mas movimientos en otras zona y tiene algun que otro combate muy interesante, utiliza bien sus recursos, pero una pena que en vez de haber seguido la senda del primer juego, pudiendo salvar a todos los personajes, decidieran el camino de hacer una historia lineal en este punto, por mi parte, lastrando el conjunto y acabar aburriendome por la falta de historia hasta los momentos finales de juego, donde se da más información de la investigación y de todo lo que le rodea.

    Un juego que recomiendo mayormente si jugaste la primera parte y te gusto, para conocer lo que ocurrio unos años después, pero si no, no lo recomiendo tanto, ya que por estilo de combate, y al historia como tal, no destaca excesivamente, una pena que Hydravision fuera a la quiebra, ya que me hubiera gustado ver una tercera parte donde hubieran mejorado las mecánicas del segundo, y hubieran dado más historia al mundo de Obscure, que me ha gustado mucho visitar.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#42 Best PS2 Game of 2008
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#7 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2008
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#18 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2008

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Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22
  1. Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
    70
    Nightmarish, gut-wrenching, and frustrating, but still a tempting prospect as long as you're not looking for the next "Resident Evil 4." [Aug 2007, p.78]
  2. Eurogamer
    60
    Obscure II also deserves credit for the slick way it handles co-op play - a feature that's still completely unique and exclusive to this series...But if you're only after the cream of the crop, then be aware that this isn't likely to be one for your Most Wanted list.
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  3. Play.tm
    50
    Silent Hill is consistently creepy, Resident Evil is absolutely action packed, while Obscure is undeniably unsure of itself.
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