Diabolika II

Diabolika II is a 2003 independent game by Derek Yu, created in the early period of a developer whose later work would become highly regarded in the indie scene. The game has the experimental flavor typical of small PC projects from that era, focusing on unusual ideas rather than blockbuster presentation. Its dark and eccentric tone gives it an identity that separates it from more conventional commercial releases. As with many obscure indie games, part of the appeal is discovering exactly what the developer was trying to achieve and seeing how those ideas evolved. It is a fascinating little time capsule from an era when one determined programmer could simply make something strange and release it.