Anachronox #4 - Paparazzi

This game gives the term "noir" a new meaning

"Ask and ye shall be answered" is not a saying that exists, but it should because that is pretty much exactly what happened to me. In my previous post I was still wondering what the heck the camera was used for but it took about ten minutes into my next play session and I had my answer. People around Anachronox will give you missions, and so far all those missions have been to take pictures of one or several items/persons and return. These quests are quite lucrative so of course they're something you want to do, because there are some really nice looking equipment at Zordo's that I want to buy...

The casino area, aptly named "Casinox"

On the other hand it means you might need to take part in things that you don't really agree with, like the police man who asks you to take pictures of a certain alien so that he can round them up and beat them just because they look suspicious. Let me just say, that one was actually a difficult one for me to even consider accepting. I had to really remind myself that it's only a game and I am not that kind of person really. In a way I am glad to be confronted with these situations in games because they allow me to reflect on my own behaviour. 

Some people share a bit more about themselves than necessary.

While the menu is pretty good at helping you keep track of quests I have still not come across any map. You really need to remember where everything is so I've taken to write down little notes. I do find my way around pretty well now and everything is sign posted, but to remember exactly where some quest giver was standing you'd better not rely entirely on your memory.

This dude is way cooler than me! I want to be this guy!

I haven't mentioned the music yet and that's because it's pretty unassuming, at least so far. I wouldn't call it ambient, like something out of Metroid, but it's definitely not you're regular type of soundtrack. I'm guessing they're trying to go for something that you can listen to quite a lot without it becoming annoying and I think they succeed though there definitely haven't been any stand out tracks either. For better or worse they fade from your memory as soon as you turn off the game.

These guys just wants to mess you up for some reason

Me and Grumpos (because that's is his real name, and not whatever I said in the last post) haven't ventured down into the catacombs for Mystech yet and that might be just as well because I am not in any hurry to have limbs torn from my body. Instead I found a junkyard area which was littered with goons and some other little critters. Grumpos hits really hard with his stick and I've been able to get some well needed levels here. When you level up it makes a huge difference, you get loads more hp and hit way harder. I am suspecting I am going to need all of that extra power when I go down into the catacombs.