History VideoGame / Harbinger

%%* InsectoidAliens: What the Cimicidae are. And boy, are they not nice.

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''Harbinger'' is a 2003 isometric 2D ActionAdventure game for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] developed by Silverback Entertainment and published by Creator/DreamCatcherInteractive that takes many elements you know and love about ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' and puts them into an unforgiving sci-fi RPG set on a massive starship that is suffering from a whole mess of trouble.

You start off with one of three playable characters: The Human, the Gladiator, and the Culibine. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiemAzkq-gs&list=PL1ADE17D130B149EE Here]] is a playthrough of the Human character. So what exactly are you trying to do? At first, survive. Then when everything starts going down south, you must fight through warring alien factions and bug-like creatures to get you and your band of misfit refugees off this dying hellhole of a ship.

[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Unrelated to]] the Creator/ValiantComics [[ComicBook/{{Harbinger}} series]], [[VideoGame/SteelHarbinger the 1996 mo-cap video game]] or the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' [[Fanfic/{{Harbinger}} fanfic]].

Under the Overlord's ruthless control, Harbinger's shadow has fallen across countless worlds. Ravaged by endless conflict, the lumbering war machine carries her scars like trophies. Where lesser ships have fallen, Harbinger stands: a monument to her master's destructive appetites.

But within her cold walls the old alliances are fracturing. Today, the Overlord's dominance is threatened from all corners. The corruptive Vantir, first and oldest aboard Harbinger, continue to spread like a rampant infection throughout the ship. The tribal Scintilla, placated for decades with false promises and half-truths, are once again rising to take the blood oaths of their ancestors. But it's the newcomers that pose the greatest threat here. The bug-like Cimicidae have arrived and with them a wave of change that threatens to rip this ship apart. That is where you come in. A member of a small raider community, these corridors are the only home you've known. You've been living on scraps with enemies on all sides. Death is always a misstep behind. Sometimes you do the Overlord's dirty work. Sometimes you do your own. We live by unspoken laws down here and the blood-hungry are never far behind. This is your destiny. The choices you make now will affect everything from here on. Choose wisely.

A 2003 Isometric 2D ActionAdventure game for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] from Dream Catcher Interactive and Silverback Interactive that takes many elements you know and love about ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' and puts them into an unforgiving sci-fi RPG set on a massive starship that is suffering from a whole mess of trouble. It was one of those games that went under the radar and never made much of an impact despite it's original premise. There were few and far in between critics who talked about it in their reviews and the public willing to shine a light to it.

You start off with one of three playable characters: The Human, The Gladiator, The Culibine. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiemAzkq-gs&list=PL1ADE17D130B149EE Here]] is a playthrough of the Human character. So what exactly are you trying to do? At first survive. Then when everything starts going down south, you must fight through warring alien factions and bug-like creatures to get you and your band of misfit refugees off this dying hellhole of a ship.

[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Unrelated to]] the Creator/ValiantComics [[ComicBook/{{Harbinger}} series]], [[VideoGame/SteelHarbinger the 1996 Mo-cap video game]] or the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' [[Fanfic/{{Harbinger}} fanfic]].

!!This game provides examples of:

* AntiGrinding: There's not a lot of enemies for you to farm off of. So every time you try to backtrack or explore previous sections of the level you are on, expect there not to be much bad guys about.

* BigBad: Essentially the primary antagonist The Overlord: A human warlord who controls the starship Harbinger.
* GlassCannon: The Culibine. Her powerful energy blasts are deadly but she's helluva fragile and easy to kill.
* InsectoidAliens: What the Cimicidae are. And boy are they NOT nice.
* LongRangeFighter: The human. Though he does have a melee attachment but it's not as effective compared to the Gladiator's melee based weapons and stats.
* UnwillingRoboticisation: The Gladiator: A scintilla's consciousness infused with the body of a machine after a life-threatening injury. Now he's a walking talking killer robot.

* ActionGirl: The Culibine.

[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Unrelated to]] the Creator/ValiantComics [[ComicBook/{{Harbinger}} series]], or the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' [[Fanfic/{{Harbinger}} fanfic]].

* BiggerBad: While not the antagonists, the Cimicidae are a vicious species hellbent on taking over The Harbinger.

[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Unrelated to]] the Creator/ValiantComics [[ComicBook/{{Harbinger}} series]], or the ''Franchise/MassEffect [[Fanfic/{{Harbinger}} fanfic]].

Under the Overlord's ruthless control, Harbinger's shadow has fallen across countless worlds. Ravaged by endless conflict, the lumbering war machine carries her scars like trophies. Where lesser ships have fallen, Harbinger stands: a monument to her master's destructive appetites. But within her cold walls the old alliances are fracturing. Today, the Overlord's dominance is threatened from all corners. The corruptive Vantir, first and oldest aboard Harbinger, continue to spread like a rampant infection throughout the ship. The tribal Scintilla, placated for decades with false promises and half-truths, are once again rising to take the blood oaths of their ancestors. But it's the newcomers that pose the greatest threat here. The bug-like Cimicidae have arrived and with them a wave of change that threatens to rip this ship apart. That is where you come in. A member of a small raider community, these corridors are the only home you've known. You've been living on scraps with enemies on all sides. Death is always a misstep behind. Sometimes you do the Overlord's dirty work. Sometimes you do your own. We live by unspoken laws down here and the bloodhungry are never far behind. This is your destiny. The choices you make now will affect everything from here on. Choose wisely. [Dream Catcher]

An Isometric 2D action/adventure game from creator/DreamCatcherInteractive and creator/SilverbackInteractive that takes many elements you know and love about Diablo and puts them into an unforgiving sci-fi RPG set on a massive starship that is suffering from a whole mess of trouble. It was one of those games that went under the radar and never made much of an impact despite it's original premise. There were few and far in between critics who talked about it in their reviews and the public willing to shine a light to it. http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/harbinger Just to prove that this existed.

You start off with one of three playable characters: The Human, The Gladiator, The Culibine. Here is a playthrough of the Human character: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiemAzkq-gs&list=PL1ADE17D130B149EE So what exactly are you trying to do? At first survive. Then when everything starts going down south, you must fight through warring alien factions and bug-like creatures to get you and your band of misfit refugees off this dying hellhole of a ship.

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* BigBad: Essentially the primary antagonist The Overlord: A human warlord who controls the starship Harbinger. Though his domin

* UnwillingRoboticisation: The Gladiator: A scintilla's consciousness infused with the body of a machine after a life-threatening injury. Now he's a walking talking killer robot.

Under the Overlord's ruthless control, Harbinger's shadow has fallen across countless worlds. Ravaged by endless conflict, the lumbering war machine carries her scars like trophies. Where lesser ships have fallen, Harbinger stands: a monument to her master's destructive appetites. But within her cold walls the old alliances are fracturing. Today, the Overlord's dominance is threatened from all corners. The corruptive Vantir, first and oldest aboard Harbinger, continue to spread like a rampant infection throughout the ship. The tribal Scintilla, placated for decades with false promises and half-truths, are once again rising to take the blood oaths of their ancestors. But it's the newcomers that pose the greatest threat here. The bug-like Cimicidae have arrived and with them a wave of change that threatens to rip this ship apart. That is where you come in. A member of a small raider community, these corridors are the only home you've known. You've been living on scraps with enemies on all sides. Death is always a misstep behind. Sometimes you do the Overlord's dirty work. Sometimes you do your own. We live by unspoken laws down here and the bloodhungry are never far behind. This is your destiny. The choices you make now will affect everything from here on. Choose wisely. [DreamCatcher]

* BadAss: You gotta be one if you want to survive The Harbinger.

* Badass: You gotta be one if you want to survive The Harbinger.

* InsectoidAliens: What the Cimicidae are. And boy are NOT nice.

->''If ignorance is bliss... then slap the grin off my face.''

An Isometric 2D action/adventure game from creator/DreamCatcherInteractive and creator/SIlverbackInteractive that takes many elements you know and love about Diablo and puts them into an unforgiving sci-fi RPG set on a massive starship that is suffering from a whole mess of trouble. It was one of those games that went under the radar and never made much of an impact despite it's original premise. There were few and far in between critics who talked about it in their reviews and the public willing to shine a light to it. http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/harbinger Just to prove that this existed.

* Onlyinitforthemoney: This was the human's first reaction when going through the motions of helping out his fellow refugees. Overtime, he gets a change of heart.

* Long-RangeFighter: The human. Though he does have a melee attachment but it's not as effective compared to the Gladiator's melee based weapons and stats.

BigBad: Essentially the primary antagonist The Overlord: A human warlord who controls the starship Harbinger. Though his domin
BiggerBad: While not the antagonists, the Cimicidae are a vicious species hellbent on taking over The Harbinger.