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Sentient

by Psygnosis·published by Psygnosis

1 April 1997Teen23
PCDOSWindowsPlayStationPS1

Reader score

5.7/ 10

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About

You are sent to investigate an outbreak of radiation sickness aboard the space station Icarus, but once aboard, you realize your primary objective is the least of your worries. The captain has been murdered, an assassin threatens a visiting senior Senator, and a power struggle arises as the station careens toward the sun. Save yourself, or save the ship?

Sentient's main feature is the artificial intelligence controlling multiple individual crew members aboard the station, each with their own assignments and behaviors. You interact with the AI characters through an elaborate parser interface, which allows you to ask them everything from the location of a vital piece of equipment, to their opinion of another member of the crew. To succeed, you must take advantage of the crew's help through this social system.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

First person

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Drivers/APIs Supported

Direct3D

Media Type

CD-ROM

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

Additional Hardware Required

3D Accelerator

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 95

Min. RAM Required

16 MB

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

4X (600 KB/s)

Min. Video Memory Required

4 MB

Video Modes Supported

Full screen

Video Resolutions Supported

640×480

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Also known as

Sentient: Explore the Infinite — European PlayStation tag-lined title

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Facts

Developer

Psygnosis

Publisher

Psygnosis

Released

1 April 1997

Platforms

PCDOSWindowsPlayStationPS1

Age ratings

ESRBTeenUSK6ACBG8+ELSPA15+

Standing

Top 39% by want to play

Tags

1st-person3rd-person (Other)Cyberpunk / dark sci-fiSci-fi / futuristicDetective / mystery