The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay - The Developer's Cut (2004)
Genres:Shooter
Themes:Stealth
Game modes:Single player
Story:The most wanted man in the universe comes to your neighborhood in The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay. Set before the events of two movies, The Chronicles of Riddick and Pitch Black, the game tells the story of Riddick's escape from the previously inescapable maximum security prison Butcher Bay, which is home to the most violent prisoners in the galaxy. Battle your enemies in first-person or third-person views using shooting, stealth, or hand-to-hand combat. With Riddick's eye-shine, you can easily see through the dark to take out your foes.Show more
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This was the first game that made me go "woah...so this is what the future looks like." I have way too many fond memories of playing Escape from Butcher Bay after school and just being completely immersed in the world.
I really enjoyed the movie. I also dreamed of playing it as a kid, but then I had a weak computer and it wouldn't even start.... and it's been 20 years. I don't want to look for the pirate version, it would spoil the impression. I hope to launch this game someday and feel 2004 again.
An impressive simulator at its best. All Riddick games must be on GOG.
I loaded the game for the first time as a kid, without knowing much about it and was blown away by the atmosphere and graphics. The gameplay was amazing too. I had never experienced anything like it at that point. One of the best first-person games of all time.
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