pleas and silently leaves the mansion as Moloch exacts his revenge on Killian. While debriefing The Stranger, the Colonel apologizes to him for his ordeal and what Killian became. He advises The Stranger not to let his distaste of monsters get the best of him if he doesn't want to end up like Killian. To this, The Stranger agrees. In Epilogue, The Stranger enters Spookhouse's headquarters only to discovers that all of its staff are gruesomely mutilated. Shocked and confused, The Stranger enters the briefing room where he reads a message on the wall, written in blood that said, "I finally found you, Stranger!" as the screen fades to black. Reception The game received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. AllGame gave a very positive review of the game, giving it four-and-a-half stars out of five and stating that the graphics were "perhaps the best graphics ever for a 1999 PC title" and also praised gameplay, story and action. GameZone gave it 8.3 out of 10. Benjamin E. Sones of Computer Games Strategy Plus gave it four stars out of five: "If you have the hardware to run it, Nocturne is an intensely unique and visually beautiful game that will draw you in and keep you coming back for more in spite of its shortcomings. Just make sure you play it at night, and keep a few sharpened stakes close at hand..." However, Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen gave it a negative review, calling the game as not terrible, but not terrifying either. Camera angles were criticized. During gameplay, it is common to experience difficulty keeping track of the player/character, because the camera view can radically change when moving out of the current camera frame. The game was a runner-up for Computer Games Strategy Plus 1999 "Adventure Game of the Year" award. The staff wrote that the high system requirements provided impressive atmosphere for Alone in the Dark-styled horror romp. It won the 1999 "Adventure Game of the Year" prize from GameSpy, whose staff called it "the best adventure game [...] in a long time". It was also a runner-up for the "Best Graphics, Technical Excellence" award at GameSpots Best & Worst of 1999 Awards, which went to Quake III Arena. The game was a runner-up for the "Best Sound" award at PC Accelerators 2nd Annual PCXL Awards, while "The Stranger" won the Best Actor award. It won