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The Medium for PC is a game all about the spirit world, demonstrating how actions taken in this realm (the real world) can affect the spirits and places in the spirit world – and sometimes vice versa which is much less of a fun idea! The game incorporates puzzle solving, exploration and thinking your way around or through problems that seem insurmountable. About the Game You are in the guise of a Polish orphan, Marianne, who grows up to be an undertaker, like the man who adopted her. Marianne is the eponymous medium for whom the game is named, and she must work to solve puzzles and fulfil missions and quests. There is an entertaining and absorbing storyline to be winkled out by accompanying Marianne and getting her through all her quests. Being psychic, Marianne can see and walk in the spiritual realm even as she is present in the real world at the same time, and this action is frequently shown on a split screen, with real world and spiritual world Marianne in both, interacting with objects and people on both sides as she needs to. Marianne’s spiritual or psychic energy can be depleted by battles with hostile spirits and overusing her powers and when this happens she must seek out spirit wells where she will be rejuvenated. The antagonist of the game is the creepy Maw, which wants to possess Marianne in order to escape its prison in the spirit world and fulfil its bloodlust in the real world. Despite her best efforts, The Maw does escape, and Marianne must work hard to contain the evil entity before it can do too much harm. The creepy villainy of The Maw is beautifully brought to life by voice actor Troy Baker, while Marianne excels, thanks to the voice talents of Kathy Burke. The player must work both worlds in tandem, and learn how to use the features of one world in