Here's some gaming news from the old world for a change.
Today's program, Deck13's upcoming adventure games!
Deck13 Interactive is a German video game company who's been making lots of fun adventure games for this past decade, while American companies quickly lost interest in the genre and only got back in it a couple years ago.
They're the guys behind such games as the fun Ankh series, the fantastic Jack Keane and the original Venetica more recently.
Their upcoming title, Haunted, will be released by the end of the month (in most of Europe, that is).
This supernatural adventure will be darker than Deck13's previous titles, but still retain some humor here and there throughout the adventure.
The story is set in the 19th century, in London. You play as Mary, a girl that was being part of some strange experiment but ran off. She has the ability to see and itneract with ghosts.
All in all, it's a pretty classic point and click game, featuring the usual inventory system, various difficulty settings for experienced and beginners alike (through the difficulty set, the game will offer clues, etc.).
Mary will obtain different ghost companions to help out resolve puzzles, which will add a little gimmick gameplay in this classic forumla.
Also, other Deck13 speciality, like Jack Keane tried to offer in the past, the game will contain an entire bonus scenario in the form of sidequests that are optional. A nice bonus for an adventure game (which tend to be pretty linear usually).
Here's some screens!
Looks promising!
A definitive must play!
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The other fantastic news is that their previous hero's coming back in Jack Keane 2!
The original game was a great tribute to old adventure games and adventure movies such as the Monkey Island series, Indiana Jones, the original The Mummy movie, etc.
The game was long, fun and a great example how to make a modern "classic" point & click adventure game.
This new adventure is called "Jack Keane und das Auge des Schicksals"/"Jack Keane et l'oeil du destin" (aka Jack Keane and the Eye of Destiny if they keep the same title in English).
Things are looking mighty promising so far, it's looking great! It really shows Deck13's worked on graphically more complex games since the original, but thankfully the game will still retain the original's art style and direction.
The new episode will introduce new characters, revamp the old ones, and the new adventure will take Jack from city backdrops to more exotical places such as jungles, islands (again!) and even Egypt it seems...
Check out these concept arts and first in-game screens:
Can't wait for this one!
Love Jack Keane! (the theme song was so epic and catchy~)
