GameRx: Hunter Hunted

When "platformers" come up in discussion, we often assume a certain degree of levity in atmosphere. While this isn't entirely fair, it's a reasonable assumption judging by the biggest, most successful early titles -- Mario, Kirby, Sonic, Megaman, et al. With the runaway success of these franchises, many console developers followed suit with their own light-hearted platformers to reach the same demographic. However, there was no such limitation on the generally older audience of PC gaming, resulting in some dark takes on the platformer format. If you're looking for something to break free from the cheery grind of mainstream platforming, Hunter Hunted may be just the game you're looking for. Released on Halloween of 1996 by the tragically defunct Sierra, this platformer for Win95 is incidentally the prequel to the Starsiege: Tribes franchise.

In the then-distant year of 2015, Earth has been attacked by a race of aliens, known only as "the Masters." Humanity has been largely destroyed in the ensuing war, and surviving humans are enslaved, enduring life-or-death challenges for the amusement of their new overlords. The human protagonist, Jake Hunter, is attempting to make a getaway while repairing the remains of an old car with post-apocalyptic scrap as he struggles to survive the Masters' gauntlet. Simultaneously, a similar fate befalls the tauren inhabitants planet Kullrathe as the masters herd the survivors into concentration camps. Put into similarly dire straits, the opposing Kullrathian protagonist, Garethe Den, has similar plans of escape. Who will you be -- the hunter, or the hunted?


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Prometheus: Connecting the Dots (Part 1)

After a personally mandatory re-watching of the first two Alien movies a few days back, I finally got around to seeing Prometheus with high expectations. The film delivered in exactly the way that I hoped. We get a glimpse into the events before the previous movies, finally revealing several missing pieces of the franchise, especially the original Alien. Each revelation kept me on the edge of my seat, and I left quite satisfied.

Of course, all the information present gave me the urge to figure out how all the movies connect together. A few flowcharts later, and I think I've connected most of it. A lot of these will be kind of obvious to Alien fans, but I figure I should leave a detailed list for the sake of completeness.

Of couse, there are many spoilers below. Continue at your own peril.