I worked for the game studio as an intern in the lead up to them making this game. They had a few games in the can already that used this kind of game pattern (quantum gate, QG2: vortex) .. while I was around they were producing their own engine to build their next game which eventually became the xfiles. They kept the lights on doing a bunch of random CDROM industry work (cd rom magazines, educational stuff, etc) We did shoot another 'short game' that was a pitch for the xfiles.
That was a fantastic read. My best friend back in school had this game and I played it several times during school holiday. As described in the article, it felt like an actual episode of the X-Files. Had an interesting packaging as well because of the 7 CD's it included.<p>If I remember correctly, it did have a showstopper in, not sure if intentional or not. At the very beginning, when the reporter asked you for information, and you don't give any ... later in the game (in the ship) when you need her help, the game just can't go forward. And you have no idea why, because nobody tells you.<p>This is so stuck in my head as a very bad design choice, if it was intentional.
Related X-Files parts (more about the show's origins and development):<p><a href="https://www.filfre.net/2024/09/the-truth-is-out-there-part-1-the-will-to-believe/" rel="nofollow">https://www.filfre.net/2024/09/the-truth-is-out-there-part-1...</a><p><a href="https://www.filfre.net/2024/09/the-truth-is-out-there-part-2-the-power-of-belief/" rel="nofollow">https://www.filfre.net/2024/09/the-truth-is-out-there-part-2...</a>
Having own this game, a little tidbit is that while the playstation release loads on the ps2 the graphics are gabled at least on the pal version. I only got it to play on the OG psx console.
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People like to crap all over this game, for a good reason perhaps. But man they absolutely nailed the X-Files atmosphere and aesthetics of the Vancouver era of the show (S1-S5).<p>Also, RIP Jordan Lee Williams, aka Agent Craig Willmore.
Unrelated to the article, what’s the deal with the submitter, who seems to want to give the impression that they’re <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=thunderbong">https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=thunderbong</a> cc dang