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Penumbra: Black Plague
"Like the sound effects, the music in Penumbra: Black Plague is outstanding. The soundtrack is fittingly dark and eerie, and does a great job of ramping up the suspense in key parts of the game. The music never feels forced and never distracts you from the action, but nicely blends into the rest of the game's lugubrious atmosphere. The frequently discordant tones, heavily relying on the piano, end up being absolutely central to your sense of disorientation." - Adrenaline Vault
" ...for me the atmosphere was threaded together by the combination of perspective, soundtrack, and the physics...
...the muted cries, clanks, and hisses of the ambient tracks are excellent and contribute heavily to the game's atmosphere." - IGN
"The Good: Great music and sound effects." - GameSpot
"The sound still remains to be one of its strongest components, however. The sound effects are great once again and the ambient noises and atmospheric music really add to the dreadfully good atmosphere." - 2404.org
"Distant noises immerse players into the game, while whispers and strange noises, along with music that is similarly creepy, works wonders to draw players in immediately. Even in its brevity, Black Plague stands as a testament to the ability that ambient audio can make even a lower budget game better." - Game Positive
"The tension is well-maintained throughout, with all the trimmings such as menacing low-key music and thumping heartbeats." - Eurogamer
"Try this game after midnight with all the lights turned off and 5.1 sound system plugged to your PC. See if you are a real man in this situation! A plus for the menu music..." - Games32
"The audio is truly great..." - Game Industry News
"The music is great, as are the sound effects, which really helps to drive home the fact that you're in a scary, surreal world." - Cheat Code Central
"The atmosphere is relentlessly dark and hostile, with fantastic use of audio to convince you that there's something truly horrible round the next corner." - PC Gamer UK
"One of my favorite things about Penumbra: Black Plague is its ability to keep you constantly creeped out with its sound effects and foreboding environmental music." - Game Chronicles
"With sound effects and music of such a high quality, we recommend you play with the volume turned up loud!" - Gamers Universe
"The music and lighting certainly fitted the bill..." - TotalVideoGames (preview)
Penumbra: Overture - Episode one
"The music in Penumbra does an awesome job of enhancing the feel of the game, with piano the most prominent instrument but with other orchestral instruments also playing a role. For example, when an enemy is close by, the soundtrack becomes tense. When you discover the creature, the score becomes frantic as the enemy begins to rip you to shreds. When you find something horrific, a sudden, jarring chord increases the shock. Often, before a surprising encounter, there's little or no music, which makes you feel like everything is a little too quiet. The title screen music should be a tip-off, for it's an epic masterpiece." - Adrenaline Vault
"The game's audio is stellar." - GameSpot
"Immersive and suspenseful games can be made or broken by audio choices and Penumbra made all the right moves." - Gamer's Hell
"On the plus side, the game's music is a treat. It's very well produced, and dynamically changes based on the current situation." - YouGamers
"...beyond this fantastic sense of fear that Penumbra: Overture so artfully applies through tense music and atmospheric lightning (that is, darkness)..." - PC ZONE
"Penumbra is a pretty silent game, once the music kicks in, it matches the situation perfectly. Sometimes spooky, sometimes hectic, its fitting really good into the game." - DNC Games-Magazine
"The audio is superb and is primarily responsible (more than the graphics) for the eerie ambience of this game. Playing this game alone and in the dark, with the sounds turned up, can be truly terrifying (in a good sense)! The haunted music and ambient sound effects from a distance work well to create a sense of impending doom that is relentless throughout the game." - Adventure Classic Gaming
"Generally, the game is well presented, with accomplished ambient lighting effects and a particularly good soundtrack." - Gamespot (preview)
"Many of the puzzles involve searching the area, which can be really freaky, with brilliantly dramatic music backing up the tense and eerie feel to the surroundings." - The Gaming Shack Network (preview)
"The audio that was there was good with a fitting and impressive soundtrack." - PALgaming (preview)
"The sound of creaking doors, scuttling spiders, your own footsteps and the soundtrack add to the creepy ambience." - Hexus.gaming (preview)
"The music is deceptively calm at times, and beautifully repugnant at others. The soundtrack merges seamlessly with the sound effects without forcing the player to adjust volume controls." - Hooked Gamers (preview)
Epsilon Tahari: Reign of The Machines
"The music is where Epsilon Tahari shines - like Deep Trouble before it, Epsilon Tahari is accompanied by a rich, epic classical score that gives it a certain sci-fi majesty akin to Star Wars games. Unfortunately, it can get drowned out by the engine rumblings and other in-game goings-on; don't let yourself ignore the music, though, because it's very, very good." - Macgamer
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