History VideoGame / Primal

It has been released as a [=PS2=] Classic on the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork, then again as part of the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4's [=PS2=] games lineup with trophy support.

** "Iblis" is the Islamic name for Satan, [[MeaningfulName in case you needed any hints that King Iblis was a bad guy.]] [[spoiler: Satan is also The Great Deceiver; King Iblis first appears in disguise, manipulating the protagonists and later tries to corrupt Jen, the messianic champion of Order.]]

* AdventuresInComaland: A possible interpretation of the events of the game, The opening provides plenty of evidence of subconcious projections, The club is called Nexus, The nearby church has gargoyles that exactly resemble Scree, the symbology of her tattoo is everywhere, and the tattoo might of been important to her and Lewis as they had matching tattoos, they are heavy into the metal scene, which may explain some of the fantasy characters, and it is implied that While Jen wants to be orderly, settled and stable, Lewis seems more into the chaotic rockstar lifstyle, And the monster that attacked them? probably just a (very big and strong) looney fan of Lewis and his band, or a member of a gang Lewis fell afoul of, and the fact that nobody in the club actually reacted to the obviously inhuman creature (the trench and flatcap did little to disguse him).

** Good luck [[ThatOneSidequest finding all the Tarot cards]] on your first playthrough without a guide; some are so far off the beaten path that it can take hours of combing every inch of not just the four worlds, but the Nexus itself.

** Good luck finding all the Tarot cards on your first playthrough without a guide; some are so far off the beaten path that it can take hours of combing every inch of not just the four worlds, but the Nexus itself.

* MoodDissonance: Jen is pretty snarky, sometimes even when it isn't called for; Scree even calls her attitude "distinctly inappropriate." The only times her veneer cracks is when [[spoiler: Lewis]] is involved.

* MoodDissonance: Jen is pretty snarky, sometimes even when

* RevelingInTheNewForm: While Jen initially dislikes [[PainfulTransformation transforming]], once she gets used to the enhanced abilities of her new shapes she becomes quite happy about them.

%%* DoingItForTheArt

* BladeOnAStick: The demons of Aquis are fond of these.

* WhipItGood: Jen's Wraith form.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking
** King Herne in Solum.
** King Adaro in Aquis.
** Count Raum and Countess Empusa in Aetha.

!!Controllable Characters:
* Jen, a snarky Goth girl.
** Slim enough to enter spaces too narrow for Scree.
** Jen obtains forms with different abilities in the various Realms. One of the forms is an almost unique aquatic form. This permits a full water level, as well as watery paths in later levels.
** Jen will do most of the fighting, using only melee attacks, despite the fact that some enemies have ranged attacks. During combat Scree freezes into immobility. If Jen can get clear of combat Scree will loosen up enough to let Jen heal by drawing energy from him.
* Scree, a possessed gargoyle statue. Powers include:
** Able to walk up some dressed stone walls.
** Carry a torch for light and incendiary purposes.
** Collect lodestones.
** Possess some statues, if he has sufficient lodestones.
** Store elemental energy from fountains, energy stones, blobs of energy and enemy corpses.

Jen's Elemental forms are healed by drawing elemental energy from Scree that only he can collect. Her human form is weakest, but regenerates naturally after a short time of not being hit.

Notable Voice Actors:
* Scree - voiced by Andreas Katsulas, who played G'Kar in ''Series/BabylonFive'' and the one-armed man in the Harrison Ford movie, ''Film/TheFugitive''.
* Jen - voiced by Hudson Leick, who played Callisto as a recurring role in ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' and ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys''.
* Jared - voiced by Creator/SeanPertwee. Son of Creator/JonPertwee of ''Series/DoctorWho'' fame. Sean also voiced the Aquis Engineer uncredited. (You can't mistake that voice.)

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Lots of spinning control wheels, and rift gates.

Developed by SCEE Cambridge, the development team responsible for ''VideoGame/MediEvil'' and ''VideoGame/MediEvil2'', ''Primal'' (2003) is a [=PS2=] exclusive. Even today, it can hold its own against more recent games. It is a single player, two character action/adventure game focusing on Jen, a mortal girl attacked when leaving a nightclub with her boyfriend Lewis, singer in the club's band.

* Scree - voiced by Andreas Katsulas, who played G'Kar in ''Series/BabylonFive'' and the one-armed man in the Harrison Ford movie, ''The Fugitive''.