Perihelion: The Prophecy
The six characters under your control in this visually exotic RPG have been genetically engineered so as to be resistant to a virus which has been spread by an evil being in the futuristic land of Perihelion…
Perihelion: The Prophecy is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Morbid Visions, released 31 December 1993 on Amiga.
What Perihelion: The Prophecy is
Perihelion: The Prophecy is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Morbid Visions and released in 1993. It was published by Psygnosis. It is available on Amiga only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The six characters under your control in this visually exotic RPG have been genetically engineered so as to be resistant to a virus which has been spread by an evil being in the futuristic land of Perihelion. The character races include Bionecrons, Symbions and various cross-breeds. The gameplay is controlled from a set of initial icons, with each character's vital statistics accessible from this screen as well as inventory, combat and travel options. Large distances can be traversed simply by issuing directions and letting the characters follow them. The cities have very detailed buildings, but there is little variety between them. Combat is a regular feature of the game, although its…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Perihelion: The Prophecy launched on 31 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park and Windjammers.
Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park, Windjammers.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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