As he arrived at the castle, he was greeted warmly by the baron, Alexander of Brennenburg and his servants, who appeared to be very pleased by Daniel's arrival. Desperate and despairing, he received a strange letter from a Prussian baron named Alexander, who promised protection if Daniel would sojourn in his castle.ĭaniel had no other choice but to flee to Brennenburg. However, he began to be plagued by nightmares, and several people who came across his path, and that of the Orb, died horribly at the hands of the "Shadow" that appears to dog his footsteps. Daniel started to seek information about the Orb's history from a geologist and a professor. These events are linked and pertain to why Daniel came to Brennenburg.ĭaniel was once a part of an archaeological expedition to Africa, in an attempt to excavate a tomb called "The Tomb of Tin Hinan." He came across a mystical orb buried within the ruins of the ancient temple, and brought its broken pieces back to England where he successfully assembled them. While he unravels the mysteries of Brennenburg Castle, he also finds himself hunted by a dangerous unearthly presence that manifests itself as a corruption that is slowly covering the castle in fleshy, acidic growths, and bizarre monsters against which his only defense is to flee. The exploration of the dark depths of the castle (following a trail of pink liquid that he seems to have left for himself,) is also a journey into his own erased past, as he discovers not only notes and his own journal entries, but experiences visions of past events that took place within the castle's countless chambers (including memories that are not his own). Shortly after awakening, Daniel discovers a note written to himself, from which he learns that he has deliberately erased his own memory, and that he needs to descend into the Inner Sanctum of the castle to kill the Baron, Alexander. All he can remember is his name, and that he lives in Mayfair and that something is hunting him. In late August in the year 1839, Daniel, a young man from London, awakens in the dark halls of the Brennenburg Castle with little to no memory about himself or his past. It is also possible to pick up objects and throw them to distract the shadow or solve certain physical puzzles.Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. Interaction with the environment is performed by using a physics based method where the mouse is emulated as a hand, meaning the player will need to rotate it to turn wheels or use it to grab drawers and pull them open by moving the mouse. The player must solve various puzzles and the game is very much a fully interactive adventure game. The player must also never look at the monsters because if Daniel stares at them too long, his sanity will be fully compromised. The player must evade the monsters entirely, but this will affect Daniel's sanity as to hide from the monsters, the player must also hide in the dark. As Daniel loses sanity, the world will distort and become hard to navigate and the monsters will be able to sense the player. If Daniel remains in the dark for too long, he will gradually lose his sanity. Oil will allow Daniel to use a lamp to provide him with light and tinderboxes can be used to light candles and torches strewn throughout the mansion. It is often necessary to scour every corner for oil and tinderboxes. In order to stay sane, he must keep moving and pushing the plot forward, as well as making sure there is always light. Along with self-preservation, the players must keep the hero sane. Daniel cannot fight monsters and the only choice is to run or hide. The game takes place from a first person perspective, however there are no weapons. The player must solve the mystery of the mansion while running from a Shadow that is constantly chasing the player throughout the game. Gameplay has the player searching for Daniel's diaries and other notes and journals of the poor souls who have crossed Baron Alexander. The only clues to Daniel's true identity are mementos and notes left behind by Daniel himself, who reminds himself to find and kill Alexander. In Amnesia: The Dark Descent, the player takes on the role of Daniel, an amnesiac man trapped in the mansion of a Prussian Baron named Alexander.
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