Posted March 21, 2012
I had a fancy spiel all written up about "Do you like Myst? Do you enjoy comedy relief as opposed to frustrating First-Person point-and-click puzzles?" and a lot of stuff like that, but I've found that attention spans don't agree with my adverts.
The game is Darkstar. It was in development before the Ascaron game of the same title, and both stories revolve around a single ship, but that's where the similarities end. There's about thirteen hours of full motion video recorded for this game, and to see it all you have to play more than once, and die more than a few times as well (yeah, it's one of those adventure games; save often!). As serious as the plot is, the humour injects itself in the same way it's found in "Wrath of the Gods" (another QT adventure game). You're a guy who wakes up in a cryo-pod after 300+ years, and your only surviving crewmate is a robot with a hologram played by Frank Conniff. If you know who Frank is, then you'll enjoy hearing that the rest of the original Deep 13 and SoL crews are present and accounted for.
The game itself was produced and animated by two guys, with their own money, far away from Hollywood or any big-time game publishers, over the course of a decade. The good thing about this is that they get to control what content is released in which "Editions" of the game you buy, and as far as they're concerned, each version is the "Collector's Edition". In other words, if you buy the regular game for $20, you still get all the digital extras like artbooks and players' guides and bonus video material like outtakes "Making of" and stuff. Then there's the $70 "Captain's Box" which has the two-disc soundtrack, a t-shirt, and a pre-printed glossy photo with signatures (not hand-signed, but the store sells those, too).
The best way to find out about the game is to visit their website, Darkstar.gs.
{EDIT}
The Captain's Box is now $65, and the regular UK version includes the 2-disc soundtrack (it's available for pre-order for 20GBP at Amazon.co.uk; I can't make the GBP symbol on my keyboard).
The game is Darkstar. It was in development before the Ascaron game of the same title, and both stories revolve around a single ship, but that's where the similarities end. There's about thirteen hours of full motion video recorded for this game, and to see it all you have to play more than once, and die more than a few times as well (yeah, it's one of those adventure games; save often!). As serious as the plot is, the humour injects itself in the same way it's found in "Wrath of the Gods" (another QT adventure game). You're a guy who wakes up in a cryo-pod after 300+ years, and your only surviving crewmate is a robot with a hologram played by Frank Conniff. If you know who Frank is, then you'll enjoy hearing that the rest of the original Deep 13 and SoL crews are present and accounted for.
The game itself was produced and animated by two guys, with their own money, far away from Hollywood or any big-time game publishers, over the course of a decade. The good thing about this is that they get to control what content is released in which "Editions" of the game you buy, and as far as they're concerned, each version is the "Collector's Edition". In other words, if you buy the regular game for $20, you still get all the digital extras like artbooks and players' guides and bonus video material like outtakes "Making of" and stuff. Then there's the $70 "Captain's Box" which has the two-disc soundtrack, a t-shirt, and a pre-printed glossy photo with signatures (not hand-signed, but the store sells those, too).
The best way to find out about the game is to visit their website, Darkstar.gs.
{EDIT}
The Captain's Box is now $65, and the regular UK version includes the 2-disc soundtrack (it's available for pre-order for 20GBP at Amazon.co.uk; I can't make the GBP symbol on my keyboard).
Post edited March 21, 2012 by predcon
