Post Mortem
Post Mortem is a murder mystery adventure game by Microids, released in 2002. Its sequels are Still Life and Still Life 2. The game was also released in French, Italian, German and Spanish.
Post Mortem
- Date
- 2003
- Language
- English · French
- Genre
- adventure video game
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Post Mortem is a murder mystery adventure game by Microids, released in 2002. Its sequels are Still Life and Still Life 2. The game was also released in French, Italian, German and Spanish.
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• Title — Post Mortem • Developer — Microids • Designer — Stéphane Brochu • Engine — Virtools • Genre — Adventure • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Windows
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — In-game screenshot showing the game's main character, Gustav McPherson, in the bar at the Alambic Bistro. Post Mortem uses a first-person player view and a point and click user interface, using only the mouse for control. This slightly differs in its sequel, Still Life, however as it is a third person game. Different cursors appear over portions of the screen to show the player what will happen when it is clicked on. Gus' notebook is used to collate both the menu system of the game and the place to view documents obtained within the game.
Development history
Development history
Microids developed and completed Post Mortem in ten months using Virtools Dev. An in-house team of 27 people created the game. This included 8 graphic artists, 5 animators and 6 programmers. To ensure the game had variety and no linear storyline, Microïds used a software called "Natural Dialog Engine". Post Mortem was later followed by a spin-off series, Still Life, which has currently produced two games. On September 19, 2008 a new Still Life series website was opened, covering the three games.
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Post Mortem published.
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Post Mortem is recorded as published in 2003.
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Post Mortem is associated with France.
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The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. The Cincinnati Enquirer gave it a favorable review about a month before the game was released Stateside. According to Microïds, the game and its successor, Still Life, were commercial successes. The publisher reported combined global sales for the series above 500,000 units by September 2008.
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- 1.Webedia. Post Mortem. Jeuxvideo.com.
- 2.Steve Butts. Post Mortem Ships. IGN. Ziff Davis. February 28, 2003.
- 3.Post Mortem. Microids.
- 4.Post Mortem Adventure Game. Virtools.
- 5.Microids' Post Mortem Shaping Up!. GameZone. September 26, 2002.
- 6.Fandom. Post Mortem. Metacritic.
- 7.Evan Dickens. Post Mortem Review. Adventure Gamers. January 27, 2003.
- 8.Denice Cook. Post Mortem. Computer Gaming World. Ziff Davis. 227. 90. June 2003.
- 9.Jason MacIsaac. Post Mortem. The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions. December 8, 2002.
- 10.Johnny Liu. Post Mortem Review. GameRevolution. CraveOnline. March 2003.
- 11.Ron Dulin. Post Mortem Review. GameSpot. Fandom. February 28, 2003.
- 12.Allen Rausch. GameSpy: Post Mortem. GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. March 1, 2003.
- 13.Scott Steinberg. Post Mortem Review. Gamezebo. January 7, 2009.
- 14.Tha Wiz. Post Mortem - PC - Review. GameZone. March 11, 2003.
- 15.Staci Krause. Post Mortem Review. IGN. Ziff Davis. February 25, 2003.
- 16.Jeff Leclerc. Post Mortem. PC Gamer. Future US. 10. 5. 70. May 2003.
- 17.Skyler Miller. 'Post Mortem' (PC) Review. X-Play. TechTV. March 28, 2003.
- 18.Marc Saltzman. February's new games will keep fans fired up. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. February 4, 2003.
- 19.Microïds annonce l'ouverture du site officiel de la série Still Life. Microïds. September 19, 2008.
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