Brian the Lion (1994) (Platform) (Amiga CD32) [GAMEPLAY] [FR] [HD]
YT : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-8NwMVvYdo
#retrogaming #brianthelion #amigacd32 #1994 #platform #videogame #gameplay #games #gaming #reflections #psygnosis
Brian the Lion (1994) (Platform) (Amiga CD32) [GAMEPLAY] [FR] [HD]
YT : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-8NwMVvYdo
#retrogaming #brianthelion #amigacd32 #1994 #platform #videogame #gameplay #games #gaming #reflections #psygnosis
Leander Amiga Playtest: Forgotten Classic?
#Amiga1200 #Leander #RetroGaming #Psygnosis #TravellerTales #AmigaGames #A500Mini
https://theoasisbbs.com/leander-amiga-playtest-forgotten-classic/?feed_id=3593&_unique_id=683da2f7063d6
Sachmal @RetroGamer_offiziell, Soll ich die Gegner in #Terrorpods von #psygnosis jetzt umfahren oder umfahren? Das wird aus eurem Text nicht ganz deutlich
So lucky to pick up this gem at my local book store, thanks for the great memories #wipeout #psygnosis #gamehistory
It's one of those nights
https://idlesunder.bandcamp.com/track/adolf-at-berghof
#idlesunder #music #ambient #psygnosis #mood #tootradio #by-nc-nd
"Red dragon", 1987
by Roger Dean (British illustrator, born 1944)
Game box illustration for Atari ST and Amiga "Barbarian" video game from Psygnosis, 1987
Last hours to get the 432-page Psygnosis book and a free T-shirt!
Today the crowdfunding for volume 1 of the Psygnosis book by Éditions64K will end. This volume covers the years from 1980 to 1993. At the time of writing, the project is just around 310 euros short of the first of its defined targets.
Only 2 days left to fund the book dedicated to Psygnosis!
https://editions64k.fr/product/psygnosis/
432 pages filled with images, archives, analysis and interviews.
And a free T-shirt!
A book on the early days of Psygnosis covering the games on the Amiga? Backed. I owned so many Psygnosis games back then. Audio/visual feasts even if the gameplay often left much to be desired. Psygnosis was iconic, legendary and bar raising. #psygnosis #retrogames
NEW VIDEO: What's the most insanely difficult adventure game ever released? If your answer isn't Blue Ice, then you're wrong, and I'll tell you why...
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lwDlm1IOM2o
Watch on #PeerTube: https://spectra.video/w/toQHEwUTCWyz5aeddQ3b4u
Terrorpods, the first Psygnosis game I played (on Atari ST)
In addition to anecdotes about the games, I see there will also be interviews.
Can't wait for the book!
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Having played quite a few Psygnosis games on Atari ST and Amiga, I had to back this book dedicated to the company
https://www.editions64k.fr/psygnosis/
What's more, a T-shirt is offered!
Les Éditions 64k ouvrent une nouvelle campagne de financement participatif (d'une durée d'un mois) pour le lancement de leur prochain livre, le premier tome d'une série de deux livres dédiés à Psygnosis.
Intitulé "Psygnosis Games People Play Tome One", uniquement dans en anglais, le livre sera disponible mi-juin avec un t-shirt si cette campagne est un succès (et peut-être plus en fonction des paliers !).
https://editions64k.fr/psygnosis
Crowdfunding: Éditions64K is planning a two-volume publication on the history of the games company Psygnosis (e.g. Lemmings, Shadow of the Beast).
In contrast to the previous campaign, the book is almost finished and will be ready for printing by the end of the crowdfunding period on May 11. Shipping should begin around June 15.
Now available on Nintendo Switch 2
Play Lemmings with two mice just like on Amiga!
Wÿntër Ärvń – Sous l’Orage Noir – L’Astre et la Chute Review
By Twelve
Wÿntër Ärvn is a really cool project. It takes its inspiration from black metal of the ’90s and channels it into an almost fully acoustic and almost fully instrumental framework, building on many familiar feelings from that space—bitterness, inner struggles, anger, the usual stuff—in a pleasant, rather than jarring way. The French one-man project writes on acoustic guitars and builds on it such instruments as the cello, shakuhachi, and, yes, clarinet—but no electric guitars in sight. It’s a powerful concept and worked very well on Abysses, to the delight of the venerable Emya. Following up is always tricky, but a new album is here to continue the journey; how does Sous l’Orage Noir – L’Astre et la Chute stand up?
I should admit straightaway that I didn’t love Abysses. On paper, it’s right up my alley—gorgeous dark and neo folk music with a beating heart from black metal- but I found that its lack of immediacy meant it didn’t work so well for me as it did for Emya (and a lot of you). Sous l’Orage Noir – L’Astre et la Chute—Under the Black Storm – The Star and the Fall—challenged my preconceived biases fast with “Un Voile sur l’Azur,” a calming, peaceful tune that utilizes bagpipes and whistles from Geoffroy Dell’Aria (Les Bâtards du Nord, Épaves) to stunning effect. Similarly, “Remembrances” is a gorgeous song in a similar vein, with compelling acoustic guitar and a beautiful hurdy-gurdy lead that has placed it among my most-listened-to songs over the past few weeks. It is evocative—mesmerizing, even—with an appropriately strong sense of melancholy and nostalgia that hangs over Sous l’Orage Noir in the best possible way.
As alluded to above, there is a strong diversity of instruments across Sous l’Orage Noir, thanks in part to a variety of guest musicians. Raphaël Verguin (In Cauda Venenum, Psygnosis) provides cello for “Ad Vesperam,” Vittorio Sabelli (Dawn of a Dark Age) performs clarinet for “Vingt Ans de Brouillard” and “L’Astre et la Chute,” and there’s even a harp from Laurène Telennaria (Orkhys). Similarly, not all tracks are instrumental, with singing and a few growls (Judith De Lotharingie of Ofdrykkja and Wÿntër Ärvń himself, respectively) making rare appearances throughout. Many of these elements were present in Abysses, of course, but I love the way the songwriting, production, and album direction support them. The way Sabelli’s clarinet emerges as if from the titular fog in “Vingt Ans de Brouillard” is so memorable, as is the way “Appelé à l’Abîme” builds and builds before Telennaria’s singing descends as if from a great distance. Wÿntër Ärvń demonstrates excellent songwriting on Sous l’Orage Noir, like the best of October Falls, while taking influence from across the French metal scene.
There are only two things I don’t love about Sous l’Orage Noir (a great thing to be able to say for a dark folk album). The first is that I’m not convinced the growls work with the music. While I understand the relation to black metal, I think Wÿntër Ärvń’s is too removed from the original style—his hoarse, rough growling is a stark contrast to a song as lovely as “Ad Vesperam,” and breaks my immersion a bit. It’s not even a bad choice—the backdrop of chants and percussion supports it really well, but the song itself is almost peaceful up to that point. The second is that I don’t think the back half of the album does enough to distinguish itself from the first four or five tracks, making Sous l’Orage Noir feel a bit front-loaded. I don’t love the melody in “L’Astre et la Chute, for example;” it feels passive, while “Sous L’Orage Noir” leans a bit too much on repetition. Neither are bad songs, but they don’t do much to keep up the momentum from the openers.
On the other hand, these are the same qualities that make it so easy to load Wÿntër Ärvń, close your eyes, and get carried away by the music. There is a phenomenal sense of flow to Sous l’Orage Noir – L’Astre et la Chute that complements its style so well. Whether you’re a fan of metal or folk, there’s something to love here. In my mind, Sous l’Orage Noir is a step up from Abysses, and has made me a real fan of Wÿntër Ärvń— I can’t wait to see where the music flows from here.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Antiq Records
Website: facebook.com/wynterarvnneofolk
Releases Worldwide: March 7th, 2025
#2025 #35 #AntiqRecords #DawnOfADarkAge #Épaves #FrenchMetal #InCaudaVenenum #LesBâtardsDuNord #Mar25 #Neofolk #OctoberFalls #Ofdrykkja #Orkhys #Psygnosis #Review #Reviews #SousLOrageNoirLAstreEtLaChute #WÿntërÄrvń
This screenshot from the new No Man's Sky Worlds Part II update somehow reminds me of Shadow of the Beast for Amiga.