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A new company called Wadjet Eye Games has been founded by independent
developer Dave Gilbert, and the first project announced is an episodic series
called The Blackwell Legacy. Gilbert, best known for his freeware adventure Two of
a Kind and fresh off his first commercial release, The Shivah, will once again seek
to create a game with distinctly old school adventure gameplay and presentation.
The new miniseries builds on the story and characters first introduced in another
Gilbert freeware title called Bestowers of Eternity. It stars a medium named
Rosangela Blackwell, a reclusive would-be writer in New York City, and her "spirit
guide", a ghost named Joey Mallone. In each episode, this unlikely pair will be
called upon to "assist tormented spirits and investigate supernatural events."
Their first adventure will see them confronted by an unexplained series of student
suicides at a local university. Each episode will focus on a standalone
investigation, so it won't be necessary to play each game in sequence, though an
emerging backstory will provide a connection between episodes for those who do. Each
game will cost $14.99 USD and be available as a download directly from the Wadjet
Eye website, though the company is also exploring the possibility of a boxed version.
In January/2012, a remastered version was released that was transferred to the latest version of the AGS engine, plus revised sound and an audio commentary and other small changes as well. |