The Darkest Night is an adventure developed by J. Kintz, released 1 November 1996 on DOS.
What The Darkest Night is
The Darkest Night is an adventure game developed by J. Kintz and released in 1996. It was published by Northstar Solutions. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Darkest Night is a graphical adventure game with a horror theme, set in the land of 'Tilorm'. The protagonist is a young anthropomorphic fox called 'Rolan', who is lost in a forest after an evening of heavy drinking with his friends, celebrating Hallows Eve. While sleeping it off in the woods, he is awakened by a tattered and bloody yelling man, who comes running up to you, collapsing but managing to tell you of an evil cult trying to release the Demon Yaxagiraw tonight, a netherworld being who was imprisoned in an old Abbey hundreds of years ago, but who could be released again during Hallows night, when the souls of the damned are close to our dimension. Having delivered his warning…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Darkest Night launched on 1 November 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.
Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.
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When did The Darkest Night come out?
The Darkest Night was released on 1 November 1996 for DOS.
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