Lucius (PC) :
As you can probably guess from the images of the game and artwork of Lucius dotted around this post, the game is basically an unofficial "The Omen" game....which naturally got me very interested in it! Buying it several years ago in a sale, it has sat in my Steam library until I had a computer capable of running even a game this old. And last year, that became the case!
As Lucius, we are the son of Lucifer, born into an unsuspecting wealthy family with various servants and visitors who start to annoy poor Lucius. One year, our real father visits us on our birthday and suggests we start following a dark path, giving us a few birthday gifts to get things started and some tips on how to get things done....
One accidental death in a walk in freezer later, and an ever-increasingly-suspicious detective shows up for the first of what is likely to be many unfortunate incidents. Can we keep up the facade of being a "good little boy" and tidying our room, doing our chores, etc, whilst also getting rid of annoying people and avoiding the bumbling detective??
When it first appeared, this game had very mixed reviews, mainly due to some shoddy mechanics and laughable dialogue. But as you probably know, I love a bit of bad dialogue and slightly iffy mechanics, so long as the rest of the game is fun and entertaining enough to keep me busy for a while.
And Lucius does a fair job! Wandering around trying to not be too obvious when setting traps, and using some new found powers like telekinesis and mind control to help us in our quest can be quite funny, as can the over-the-top death scenes...
I'm only a little bit into the game so far though, to be fair...so I'm not sure how long it will continue to be interesting. Just be aware of that when I recommend it, and also be aware that it does come with some janky controls or mechanics in some sections, and very often little idea of what you're supposed to be doing. But somehow, I still just really like it, so....
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