1. Plot

2. Gameplay

3. Critical reception
     Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle    Barrow Hill: The Dark Path  

4. References

5. External links

Barrow Hill is a horror adventure game series consisting of two titles: Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle, created in 2006 by independent developers Matt Clark & Shadow Tor Studios, and Barrow Hill: The Dark Path, released in 2016.

Plot

The game is set in the site of Barrow Hill, which is based on real geographical locations in Cornwall, England.

Forced to spend a sinister night there, you will investigate what is happening to the local people and why an archeological dig, led by professor Conrad Morse, has created so much unrest and hostility among the local community. During your exploration you will discover the local legends and superstitions, while using modern electronic devices like PDAs, GPS and metal detectors to unfold the mystery.

Gameplay

It is played as a classic first person "point and click" adventure, with the world being represented by pre-rendered, animated screens.

The adventure is based on a non linear structure, that gives the player a lot of freedom in exploring the environment and collecting clues, letting him solve the game at his or her own pace.

Critical reception

Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle

Some general videogame publications were less impressed. Eurogamer.net gave the game a 5/10 stating "While the storyline blooms from the initial boredom into something more intriguing, it fizzles disappointingly as the game comes to its rather abrupt end."^[3] Gamespot.com was less charitable, giving the game a 2.6/10 and stating "...Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle is about as engaging and terrifying as a wait in a doctor's office."^[4] GameRankings.com, which averages reviews from various game review sites, gave the game a composite score of 68.85 percent out of a possible 100 as of April 11, 2017.^[5]

Barrow Hill: The Dark Path

Adventure Gamers enjoyed the tense atmosphere and intuitive puzzles.^[6] Cog Connected negatively compared the game to The Blair Witch Project.^[7] CG Magazine thought the game unintentionally served as a parody of 90's era Myst-clone adventure games.^[8]

References

External links

• Barrow Hill (Official site)
• Shadow Tor Studios (Developer site)
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