The Random Adventure Game News Thread

[Modron]

Didn't check Whatsonsteam for a day and missed that Gigant came out yesterday

 

[LESS T_T]

It's 1788 and Mozart is in Prague. He is giving the inaugural showing of his famous opera, Don Giovanni. The plaudits he receives are universal, but very quickly the events that are shaking the capital of Bohemia will take his mind off the music.

Far from the footlights, a terrible conspiracy is underway, designed to de- throne Joseph II, Austro-Hungarian Emperor and Mozart's benefactor. Left bereft and manipulated, the musical prodigy finds himself plunged into the heart of a grand conspiracy!

With murders, sinister intrigue and occult ceremonies going on all around, only his genius will allow him to get to the bottom of this hideous plot!

Join Mozart as he must find his way through 18th century Prague, find the clues and solve the great mystery. Displayed in stunning 3D third per- son, Mozart will need to use all his genius to uncover the various plots, dis- cover how and who has committed various crimes and clear his name be- fore he is charged with Murder!

Key Features

• Full 3D third person gameplay with portions in first person.
• Features the historical city of Prague modeled accurately on period maps.
• Actual characters, personalities and intrigue from historical records.
• Dozens of puzzles to solve.
• Complete dialog development and intelligent conversation while interacting with the characters.
• Player must finish writing some of Mozart’s masterpieces to eventually solve who is behind the murders.
• Conduct the Prague Symphony as part of the gameplay with a 3D controller.
• Features licensed and original scored music of the master Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
• Designed as the first in a series of “PERSONA INTERACTIVA” products.
• Mozart has 24 hours to unravel one of the greatest mysteries ever.

 

[LESS T_T]

Cold War has split the world in two, both figuratively and literally. The Great Divide spans across the globe with an impenetrable mess of concrete and barbed wire sandwiched between the two blocs. You are Leonard Nimby; stone-faced former top agent of IM5, hot on the trail of a shrink gun stolen from you by a villanous mayoral candidate on the eve of a fateful election.

Splittown is a point-and-click adventure game inspired by 90s classics such as Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max Hit The Road. You'll crack confounding puzzles, stuff improbable amounts of items in your pockets, and engage in humorous dialogue with a colorful cast of characters on an adventure that will push your wits to the limit.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

The Tales of Bayun is a narrative adventure game with RPG elements in a grim Eastern European and Slavic fantasy setting. A unique world based on fairy tales and legends. Fascinating stories with unexpected plot twists. Authentic characters with their own secrets and motivation. Tough moral choices with unpredictable consequences. Will you overcome all the twists of fate or go unsung with a knife in your back? Let’s figure this out! 


The Storona is a challenging place for a reason. Characters from myths and tales live side by side with ordinary people. Earnestness and kindness rub shoulders with betrayal and devilry. Someone has a stroke of luck and in the shake of a hand turns into a noble person. Another one got kicked in the teeth and thrown to the wolves. Sorrow and happiness, wealth and poverty, good and evil — everything is bound so tightly, that those bonds can’t be broken. But don’t be afraid. It’s easy to change someone’s fortune. Much harder to sort oneself out. Those who search for answers should visit Bayun the Cat. But knowledge comes at a price. Bayun might even chuck you down in a single bite if something goes wrong… Beware!

About game:​

Set off for an epic adventure
Two stories with different characters and plots but connected with each other. decide everyone's fate but ask yourself: does the end justify the means?


Make fateful decisions
All the choices are hard and complex. Should you kill or spare a little lizard? How will this decision affect the story? Should you swear an oath in favor of immediate benefits? Finish the game and find all the answers!

Explore the beautiful world of slavic tales and narrations
Enjoy the picturesque locations, take a close look at different points of interest and find all the hidden objects — unveil the secrets of the world itself and discover hidden paths.


Meet remarkable characters
Heroes from different legends, evil spirits, keepers of the forests, dangerous beasts, folks and nobles — more than 50 unique characters with their own secrets, motives and desires.

Go all the way… And choose another path
10+ different endings including the hidden ones, lots of plot twists, secret paths and variations will provide unique experience throughout several walkthroughs.

Beware of Bayun — this cat is a sly fox!
Big. Sarcastic. Clumsy. Cat. With a fang! There are rumors about his gastronomic preferences. He might eat you, if something goes wrong. Or if nothing goes wrong. Or he might not. But watch out for Bayun, you have been warned!



Features​

• A unique world based on eastern European myths and legends;
• Intriguing plot with interesting plot twists and dramatic situations;
• Moral dilemmas, difficult choices and lots of ethical questions with choosing the lesser of two evils;
• Authentic characters with their own stories, motives, interests, secrets, dreams, and desires;
• Branching the main story with great replayability value, dozens of variations, and plot-changing actions;
• Characteristics management that influences available dialogue options and actions;
• World exploration, item search with point and click elements, inventory management;
• Bestiary and diary to get even more information about everything;
• High-quality artwork by professional artists;
• Original soundtrack by a professional composer, sound effects and voice acting;
• Fully self-contained game with two separate episodes;
• Indie-project made with love and passion.

 

[Darkozric]

Features​

• A unique world based on eastern European myths and legends;
• Intriguing plot with interesting plot twists and dramatic situations;
• Moral dilemmas, difficult choices and lots of ethical questions with choosing the lesser of two evils;
• Authentic characters with their own stories, motives, interests, secrets, dreams, and desires;
• Branching the main story with great replayability value, dozens of variations, and plot-changing actions;
• Characteristics management that influences available dialogue options and actions;
• World exploration, item search with point and click elements, inventory management;
• Bestiary and diary to get even more information about everything;
• High-quality artwork by professional artists;
• Original soundtrack by a professional composer, sound effects and voice acting;
• Fully self-contained game with two separate episodes;
• Indie-project made with love and passion.

Where's the romances you fag? No romances no buy.

Hmm, the description says "desires", you sneaky lil weasel.

 

[WallaceChambers]

Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy will set sail for incredible adventures! After meeting with the Egyptologist Sophocles Sarcophagus during a Mediterranean cruise, the famous reporter decides to investigate the Pharaoh Kih-Oskh’s tomb. What terrible secret does the tomb hide? From Egypt to India and Arabia, Tintin and Snowy will follow a lead on narcotics trafficking all the way to the far east.

This new adventure game will immerse players into the captivating comic book’s universe and make them the heroes of an epic action adventure masterpiece. With an art direction faithful to Hergé’s drawings, this game is lining up to be a jubilant adaptation!

- Faithfulness to the comics series
Featuring all the facets of the Tintin universe and with a story full of twists making part of Hergé’s great creative legacy, the game plunges you into the heart of mysterious Egypt and other lands of infinite beauty. “Cigars of the Pharaoh”, the 4th album of the series was prepublished in December 1932 in the youth supplement “Le Petit – Vingtième”.

- A lot of adventures to live
Join Tintin in a series of action-packed puzzles as he tries to solve an international drug trafficking case by exploring the Orient, but also an ancient temple, a desert the depths of a lush jungle and other magnificent but challenging locations.

- Many different gameplays to master
A unique and innovative gameplay combining all the key elements of adventure and investigation video games. A game that puts you in a reporter’s shoes, searching for clues, infiltrating hostile places and solving puzzles with the help of investigative dialogues sumptuously enriched with breathtaking video sequences.

 

[WallaceChambers]

Announcement teaser and brief gameplay overview for Perfect Tides: Station to Station, sequel to this year's Perfect Tides.

 

[WallaceChambers]

New Tales from The Borderlands trailer from Gamescom.

 

[WallaceChambers]

Under the Waves is a narrative-driven adventure game about the engulfing power of grief. Set in the depths of the North Sea in a techno-futuristic 1970s, professional diver Stan is struggling to overcome a life-changing loss and embrace a new future. The isolation of the deep sea is a fitting manifestation of his state of mind, and as Stan retreads further into his self-imposed solitude, he starts to experience strange events far beneath the waves. Stuck between life and death, Stan will have to make the most significant choice of his existence.

 

[WallaceChambers]

small behind the scenes look at Telltale's The Expanse.

 

[WallaceChambers]

Out today

 

[WallaceChambers]

It seems SuperMassive are updating their choice based adventure format to include more exploration and some puzzles.



New trailer for Case of The Golden Idol

 

[V_K]

Brok: The InvestiGator is out now. The Adventure/Beat-Em-Up/RPG combination sounds like it shouldn't work, but it absolutely does. The demo from a few years ago was very impressive - decent puzzles, alternative solutions (basically, evey fight could be circumvented by solving a puzzle), C&Cs (many of which are tied to gameplay rather than simple dialog choices).

 

[Darkozric]

Dev describes this as "Myst-esque". The demo seems to have more interactivity and puzzles compared to hipster Norco and other similar shit.

 

[Morpheus Kitami]

Seems more like the kind of game that came out just before Myst, not saying that's a bad thing, just that's what it reminds me of. Adventure games were forming the roots of that style before Myst changed everything.

 

[Darkozric]

Seems more like the kind of game that came out just before Myst

Looks like a simplified Legend Entertainment type of game. Dev probably describes it Myst-esque for commercial reasons.

 

[Zombra]

Ex-Telltale writer Mark Darin is at it again with another Kickstarter:



This is a full visual remaster of a Flash game he made in 2005, using all the original voice and music files but rebuilding the whole thing in 3D with true point and click gameplay, in the vein of The Dame with the Blue Chewed Shoe, an adventure game I liked a lot, and I generally hate adventure games.

I expect it to be worthwhile to play. I was also glad to be a backer because the guy had a heart attack and is on permanent disability; so part of the reason he's doing this is to stay active and fight depression. Showing interest in the project by backing $1 would be a nice gesture for a sharp, funny game writer. Two days left in the Kickstarter.

 

[Darkozric]

There's also a demo playthrough on YT.


A cretin is crying about a 4 verb UI..

 

[WallaceChambers]

Match cut your own path through the footage and solve the mystery:

IMMORTALITY is an interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story. Use the cinematic ability to teleport from scene to scene to explore a treasure trove of newly unearthed footage from the three lost films of Marissa Marcel and traverse decades of movie history:

Alan Fischer directs Ambrosio his adaptation of M. G. Lewis’s notorious Gothic novel The Monk. He casts unknown Marissa Marcel as the infamous Matilda.

John Durick writes his thriller Minsky with Marcel in mind. Set in New York City, the movie concerns the death of a famous artist and Marissa stars as the muse suspected of murdering him.

For his swansong, Durick teams up with Marcel again as she returns from a lengthy hiatus. The movie Two of Everything is a subversive thriller which explores the duality between a successful pop star and her body double.

None of these movies was ever released. They were thought to be lost or destroyed. Until now.

 

[LESS T_T]

Enclosure 3-D, the Sierra pixel art style 3d adventure game, got a Steam page.

Story​

You play as Mike Goodman, a small-time con man who, after yet another night of bad business, gets an offer he just can't refuse. The next day you find yourself joining a party of 10 professionals embarking on a mission to uncover the secrets of an abandoned arctic base.

Gameplay​

Enclosure is a text-parser graphic adventure game inspired by classics of the genre and horror movies of the 80s. You control Mike by moving him around and issuing commands via keyboard. You explore and interact with the environment, talk to your fellow party members and solve adventure game-style puzzles on the way.

Enclosure 3-D is a modern remaster of the game Enclosure originally released in 2004. The graphics have been remodeled in 3D while preserving the pixel art look of the game, and a completely new soundtrack has been composed. You can switch between original and remastered graphics by using F2 in the game.

Controls​

• move Mike using arrow keys or the numpad (tap to move/stop)
• type in text commands ("look", "open door" etc.)
• Enter to progress dialog
• Escape to open menu
• F11 for fullscreen

Tips​

• Talk - talk to all characters until you've exhausted their conversations (F3)
• Observe - ask Mike to look at anything that stands out
• Explore - walk inside and outside the station to discover all the locations

 

[Darkozric]

About This Game​

When Sadie Sanderson's husband Hunter doesn't return from his annual fishing trip, it's up to her to take up the investigation.
Help Sadie uncover the secrets of idyllic Sandy Lake Village.
Solve challenging puzzles set in a rich pixel art environment.
Follow the clues and discover the truth behind Hunter's disappearance.

 

[Darkozric]

About This Game​

The powerful and prosperous Velayan Empire has reigned peacefully for over three centuries, even as distant galaxies – connected to the empire by a string of star channels – have been wracked by war.
Now the empress is abdicating the throne. Her eldest daughter, Princess Love, must take her place. But when Love becomes the target of conspirators seeking to thwart her ascension, she becomes trapped aboard an interstellar lighthouse, with only her best friend and protector, Kel Yakkavan, by her side.

Love and Kel must expose the threat and save the empire before time runs out.
Blood Nova is a modern point and click adventure game set in a unique and original science fantasy universe. It tells a story of adventure and conspiracy, depicted in classical pixel art.

As Love you will explore an interstellar lighthouse called The Looping Vale, solving creative puzzles and meeting a cast of eccentric characters, each with their own hidden motivations and desires.
The game is brought to you by Cosmic Void (The Corruption Within, Void Breach), Ross Joseph Gardner (Half-Life: A Place in the West), and Donovan Jonk (Megahammer Studios).

 

[Modron]

There have been a couple of releases the last couple days not covered granted they aren't tradtional point and clicks:









Apparently pretty short so probably not worth that cost of admission.

 

[Modron]

Just an interesting tidbit:

 

[WallaceChambers]

The university student hoping to make a life for himself.
The journalist determined to make a difference.
The heiress to a ruthless empire and her rise to infamy.
The scientists unearthing what should have remained buried.

Four different people for whom the world will never be the same.
These are their stories.

ABOUT TAILS: THE BACKBONE PRELUDES

Tails: The Backbone Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four different characters through formative moments in their lives, all set to the backdrop of a gorgeously pixelized dystopian vision of Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.


As a narrative and thematic prequel to Backbone, Tails: The Backbone Preludes introduces a plethora of new gameplay elements, interactions, and puzzles, as well as choices that affect each story from start to finish.

Play as Howard, Renee, Clarissa, and newcomer Eli, as you uncover the events leading up to the original game in this short-form and highly replayable anthology. Return to the world of dystopian Vancouver to learn more about your favourite characters, or start at the beginning - you can play Backbone and Tails in any order.


GAMEPLAY

Following the paths of four unique protagonists, the narrative-driven world of Tails: The Backbone Preludes has been designed from the ground up with replayability in mind, rewarding players for their choices through a heavily branching style of storytelling.

Deep branching dialogue - player expression is placed at the forefront with tons of variations and unlockable dialogue depending on choices that you make, traits you choose, as well as randomised events.

Tracking choice - between each vignette, the player is not only presented with a summary of their key decisions in both their current and previous playthroughs, but also catch a glimpse of other potential outcomes to hunt for in subsequent runs.
Unlockable photo mode - take pictures as young photography major Howard Lotor and share your own captures of the game’s beautifully crafted pixel art world.

Interactive everything - from mundane tasks like cleaning up and feeding your pet lizard, to repairing or vandalising a City landmark, Tails: The Backbone Preludes offers a wide range of interaction to immerse you in its world.


FEATURES


Changing lives in a changing world
What makes us who we are? How does our past dictate our future? In these stories leading up to the events of the original Backbone, players will experience key moments in the lives of the main cast, set them on the path of self-realisation or even destruction, and experience the growing pains of a world on the cusp of irreversible change, first-hand.

Four stories, united by a common future
Tails: The Backbone Preludes tells the stories of four protagonists, each thrust into circumstances beyond their control. Howard and Larry are two college friends. Clarissa is the heir to a crime family characterised by ruthlessness. Renee is a part time journalist and housewife struggling to regain her sense of personal agency. Eli is a scientist who makes a discovery that could change the world. The choices you make for them will alter their destinies forever.

Built to be replayable
A brand new branching tree interface allows you to track your choices, not only as you play each story, but every time you return for another run. Character traits, branching dialogues and randomised events allow for new paths to open up on every subsequent playthrough, with a wide variety of variations and endings for each scene.

Gorgeous visuals
Tails: The Backbone Preludes features breathtaking high-resolution pixel art environments mixed with 3D effects. From snow-covered streets to dunes of volumetric pixel art sand, these innovative visuals represent a world with rich history, inspired by Vancouver, art deco and post-soviet architecture. Inhabit a wide variety of environments, ranging from college dorm rooms to the seedy underbelly of The City, and revisit iconic Backbone locations such as Gastown.

Another banger of a soundtrack
Doom jazz makes a triumphant return in a brand new original soundtrack by Danshin, perfectly accompanying the themes and characters of each story under a single melodic umbrella. The soundtrack of melancholic and trippy noir tunes will keep you sorted for a rainy day long after you finish the game.

First Backbone was not well received but it seems the devs aren't giving up on the series. The first one promised a bunch of detective mechanics and puzzles that never materialized, not expecting much from this but hopefully they learn from the first game and improve.