Let's play something different
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... No, wait, wrong game!! Okay, let me start again. Many moons ago, a good friend of mine surprised me with a gift sent from the land of Vikings. Inside was a beautifully preserved, sealed copy of Kult, something I'd not played before. He was adamant that this was a 16-bit classic, and I even remember it receiving good reviews. Heck, Atari ST User magazine rated it a perfect ten!
So what's this peculiar game about? We are Raven, a psionic mutant, who saw a bunch of other mutants destroy a village and now wants to fight back! That's the gist of it, for what is a confusing (French!) adventure. It's got a tough learning curve, and there are many cunning puzzles. This is a game like no other I have ever played, but it's that learning curve you need to master, especially concerning the user interface. The graphics are creepy-cool in a sci-fi style, and the sound effects are samples, with great speech effects.
So what's this peculiar game about? We are Raven, a psionic mutant, who saw a bunch of other mutants destroy a village and now wants to fight back! That's the gist of it, for what is a confusing (French!) adventure. It's got a tough learning curve, and there are many cunning puzzles. This is a game like no other I have ever played, but it's that learning curve you need to master, especially concerning the user interface. The graphics are creepy-cool in a sci-fi style, and the sound effects are samples, with great speech effects.
Kult has more to it than you first realise. You're probably wondering how my first game went...
I've been getting to grips with this game today but the hard drive version fails to work for me (I think it's my SD Card) so I went for the floppy version, linked below, by Zuul and this worked perfectly. Well, after a couple of hours, I am blown away by this captivating game. The user interface might first appear confusing and quite laboured but in fact, it's actually anything but because navigation is a breeze. I also love how the rooms are titled, which certainly helps me a bunch!
I'm getting to grips with the locations and examining everything I see in the rooms. Objects are often tripped-out and plain silly - I've just polished the eyeballs on a fountain to get it working, why I'm not exactly sure yet but I've done it. I have also chatted to some strange looking fellas, so I followed them and used the attack function. Won this battle but then his friends ate the corpse!
I laughably love using the brain to select instructions, such as inspect, attack, and talk. What a strange yet oddly obvious way to make decisions!! I've learned not to trust people, I walked into a dark room and somebody told me to follow them. Stupid that I am, I did just that and promptly fell through a trap into a water-filled pit. Here, I was eaten alive by some kind of monster...
This game is different to anything I've played. Its storyline is deep and involving but never overwelming. I feel that I've only just scratched the surface of what will be a unique experience!
- 8BitChip has created a version for your hard disk.
- Atari Legend has the floppies, and I recommend Zuul #195.
- Wasabim has recorded a brilliant YouTube video.
- Atari ST User scored Kult 10/10 - wow!! [AtariMania]
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