Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of the Flesh

Curtis Craig is a thirty-year-old man whose distorted childhood is filled with horrors. His father was involved in an illegal, top-secret experiment for a company called WynTech Industries. Nearly nothing is known about the true nature of this experiment; but something in it affected the sanity of Curtis' mother, eventually driving her to suicide. Curtis' father was later shot, leaving the poor little boy with serious behavioural disturbances, and eventually in therapy.

Now, a year after having been released from the mental institution, Curtis is employed at WynTech Industries, whose manager, Paul Warner, has seemingly taken it upon himself to take care of Curtis. He tries to find the cause of his psychotic episodes and the mysterious murders that break out all around him, all the while discovering more and more about his past life and his father's fate.

Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh is not an actual sequel to the original Phantasmagoria, but rather a follow-up that has similar themes and visual concept. The game is more heavy on puzzles and traditional adventure gameplay than its predecessor. The gameplay involves standard activities found in adventure games, including extended conversations with the characters featuring selectable dialogue topics, collecting and manipulating inventory items with the environment, etc. It is possible (and often necessary) to call characters on the phone, as well as check and answer e-mails accessed by Curtis' computer at his workplace.

Like its predecessor, the game has a simple point-and-click interface and employs video sequences with live actors as cutscenes. Short movies are usually shown after each action performed by the protagonist.

Preceded by Phantasmagoria
Series Phantasmagoria (2)
Added March 8, 2020
Published By Sierra On-line, Inc.
Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developed By Sierra On-line, Inc.
Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
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You start the game in Curtis' apartment. The cursor turns white whenever the game allows you to interact with an object or a person (DOS) from mobygames.com
You'll accumulate quite a few inventory items and will be able to zoom in on them - often it is essential (DOS) from mobygames.com
Some places require more in-depth observation, with close-ups and individual items that can be picked up. This feature is noticeably more developed than in the first game (DOS) from mobygames.com
You use this map to travel between locations. There are only a few of those (DOS) from mobygames.com
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Now that I got clearance, I think it's time to do some snoopying around. (DOS) from mobygames.com
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An example of inventory object interaction within a zoomed-in environment (not a puzzle solution) (DOS) from mobygames.com
You'll have to talk to your co-workers a lot (DOS) from mobygames.com
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Talking to Trevor, your best buddy (DOS) from mobygames.com
Use the phone to dial extensions and call your colleagues (DOS) from mobygames.com
Your boss seems to be obsessed with hunting... (DOS) from mobygames.com
Jocilyn, your girlfriend... duh, isn't it obvious?.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
One of the game's most interesting features - use your computer, read files, receive and send e-mails (DOS) from mobygames.com
Curtis at his session with the psychiatrist... for the first time (DOS) from mobygames.com
Looks like the girlfriend is just not enough for our hero... or is there something else behind all that?.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
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Dr. Rikki just realized her phone was bugged (DOS) from mobygames.com
This is the detective signed to uncover the mystery that lies behind these horrible deaths of your colleagues, and she's got an eye on you (DOS) from mobygames.com
What claw marks? Oh, you mean these on my chest? I fell down the sharp pitchfork, seriously (DOS) from mobygames.com
How can you not see this blue shiny creature from another dimension!? It's right there with us, I'm telling you (DOS) from mobygames.com
Roaming through inventory (note how there are not black lines when you have the mouse cursor). (DOS) from mobygames.com
Okay, okay, lighten up a bit. I'll be quiet, mistress (DOS) from mobygames.com
C'mon, get me outta here!! You got the wrong person, I swear... (DOS) from mobygames.com
Young Curtis (from time to time, you remember some events from your past) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Many puzzles are timed, and not solving them on time will usually end up by killing you. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Hey, what kind of a mirror is this, that can't be me, can it? (DOS) from mobygames.com
Hey, looks I'm the only alien around here (DOS) from mobygames.com
Electro-therapy, very deadly if not prevented (DOS) from mobygames.com
Phah, is that the best you can do? Glow me? Muhahahaha! (DOS) from mobygames.com
Standing near the vortex to another dimension... again, for who knows which time (DOS) from mobygames.com
Main Menu under Windows (has some extra options comparing to DOS Main Menu) (Windows) from mobygames.com
You room, the point where you start your game... when you eventually do wake up ;)) (Windows) from mobygames.com
You can closely examine every item in your inventory. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Reading a mail in your living room. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Map with locations of your possible movement. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Curtis at work (Windows) from mobygames.com
Browsing through your inventory (holding a mouse pointer ovr a certain thing will write you what it is). (Windows) from mobygames.com
You'll realize some strange things will start to happen at your working place, so you'll start to investigate a bit. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Talking to your boss, and explaining him why are you late to work (rat stole your wallet and that kinda things). (Windows) from mobygames.com
Curtis is always kinda repulsive towards his girlfriend when in public, you'll find out why is it so. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Your working desk - phoning, writing emails and doing such things. (Windows) from mobygames.com
A rival to your girlfriend affair, and very dangerous one (Windows) from mobygames.com
Talking to your friend at his cubicle (Windows) from mobygames.com
replying to emails is always a fun, plus there are many directories to deal with, beside. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Talking to your best buddy about some paranormal events you encountered. (Windows) from mobygames.com
There is a certain bond between Jocilyn and Curtis without any doubts. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Your girlfriend, Jocelyn (Windows) from mobygames.com
Up close and personal scenes like this one are one of those that won't lack during the game. (Windows) from mobygames.com
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Year of Release:
1996

Platform(s):

Genre(s):
Traditional

Graphic Style:
2D FMV

Camera View:
First-Person Third-Person

Control Type:
Point and Click

Setting/Theme:
Horror

Other Tags:
Speech

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