Inspired by movies like The Silence of the Lambs and Seven, the story follows Ethan Thomas, a federal agent whose latest investigation takes a startling turn when he’s framed for murder. It was developed by Monolith Productions, the same company responsible for First Encounter Assault Recon (F.E.A.R.) at about the same time in both years.
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It’s never a good day when you’ve got to be the one to crouch under that yellow tape…Ĭondemned: Criminal Origins was released first for the Xbox 360 on November 16, 2005, and then released for the PC in April of the following year. Close to a decade later, has its relevance faded too much, or is it still worth a swing of the sledgehammer? If you want to know the answer, pick up that lead pipe and follow me into the darkness of the criminal mind… What if you gave every gun a few shots and instead populated your levels with improvised melee weapons that both player and enemy could pick up and use against one another? You would have Condemned: Criminal Origins, a game that plays more like a brawler than a shooter, telling a tale of criminal intrigue and horror as the game mechanics put a little life and originality back into an otherwise tired genre. After all, lots of people feel cheated having to leave behind guns that they have entire boxes of ammo for, just because they can only carry two at a time.
The idea of a “realistic” first-person shooter isn’t an easy subject to tackle.