![]() ![]() This doesn’t make her weak as she definitely knows how to fend for herself, but it’s nice to play as a character who is not jaded and cynical. ![]() Despite the fact that the world is so bleak that it has a cult worshiping the Reaper and praying to him for deliverance from life, Amy remains kindhearted. Of course, wherever there is oppression there is also sure to be rebellion and Amy is quickly caught up in the middle of it all.Īmy is a great lead character and her tale had us hooked from start to end. ![]() This is something not a lot of games can pull off and it makes the story even more intriguing. The main villain is all pomp, powdered wig and porcelain gas mask, but you can also understand his motivations, which makes him harder to despise. The developers did a great job with the characters in this game as you encounter quite a few memorable people on your journey. We don’t want to spoil too much about the story as it is really quite good, but it definitely has a bit of a “Beneath a Steel Sky” vibe to it. It is a great introduction for the bleak world Amy inhabits and makes it clear right from the start that the game doesn’t pull any punches. The game opens with Amy grudgingly attempting to fix a reactor for the ministry of energy and then encountering the person who was sent to do the job before her. Instead, you can learn as much or as little about the gameworld as you like by talking to characters, examining the environments and generally just paying attention to what’s going on in the background. There is a lot of lore behind the world of Shardlight, but it doesn’t force it down your throat. It is during one such job that she encounters a dying man whose last wish sets her on a course to change history. Amy Wellard is just a simple mechanic, but when she contracts the dreaded Green Lung disease she is forced to take on dangerous government jobs to earn vaccine lottery tickets. ![]() It is set in a post-apocalyptic world where death, hunger and disease is rife, leaving the poor to scrabble for food and water while the rich “Aristocracy” controls the resources. The 41-track soundtrack for Lamplight City is currently available on multiple platforms including Bandcamp, iTunes and Spotify.Shardlight, the latest point & click adventure from Wadjet Eye Games, opens 20 years after the world was decimated by bombs. Lamplight City (Original Game Soundtrack) by Mark Benis It’s the worst performance that I’ve ever given, but in context maybe it’s my best? On the album you hear the piece after Singin’ Tom practices quite a bit, but in the game… get your ears ready.” – Mark Benis, Composer I stayed up until 2am, took off my glasses, and sight-read it hunched over my MIDI keyboard months after I had first written it. As the composer I had to figure out a way to create a believably horrible performance so I did it the only way I know how: I played the chorale myself. The only problem is he hasn’t been practicing it, a chorale arrangement of ‘Down Among the Dead Men.’ Frankly he’s terrible at it. “In a cathedral you visit in the game, you encounter the church’s choir director named ‘Singin’ Tom’ who is playing through a piece at the organ. The music created by Benis is highly immersive, employing little details such as a high piano note for that flickering street light, tremelo and pizzicato strings for the dark alleyways, or an unsettling harp for the unbreakable bond between detectives Miles Fordham and Bill Leger. Lamplight City is a steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight, putting you in control of private investigator Miles Fordham to find justice for his clients and track down his partner’s killer before his entire world comes apart. Mark Benis, who in the past has collaborated on several fan projects including Materia Collective’s Pokémon Piano Collections and FATE: A Tribute to Majora’s Mask has now seen his first original game soundtrack released in the film noir-inspired video game, Lamplight City. It’s always a wonderful thing to see artists that made their debut in the video game music community with collaborations and fun album projects graduate to composing full game music soundtracks. ![]()
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