The Abbey – Point-and-Click Adventure Awaits

The point-and-click genre seems to be making a come back as of late. Not only do we have Nancy Drew and Agatha Christie mysteries to solve, along with our favorite detective of all – Sherlock Holmes, we now have a creepy abbey to add to the picture.

Crimson Cow and Alcachofa Soft plan to tread new paths in the narrative of this new point-and-click adventure called The Abbey. The storyline for this “whodunit” adventure reminds me of “In the Name of the Rose” by Umberto Eco – not the horrible movie starring Sean Connery and Christian Slater, but the novel – which apparently was a bit of an inspiration for the game. Featuring new technology which allows camera angles and action scenes that until now have only been seen in movies, The Abbey is a clerical mystery with suspense that goes beyond that of a conventional adventure.

Game Features, Storyline, and Screenshots after the break.

Storyline:

“Monks, murder, and suspense. An old abbey is the scene of a series of mysterious murders, and only one man can put a stop to the slaughter. Former grand inquisitor Leonardo and his assistant Bruno are sent to the isolated abbey by the Vatican to investigate the strange goings on surrounding a carefully guarded secret. Yet hardly have they arrived when their quest is overshadowed by an attempt on their lives…… ”

FEATURES

• Innovative cinematic presentation through a new method of combining 2D and 3D graphics unique in a point-and-click adventure game
• A faithful reproduction of a medieval abbey, architecture, works of art, secret passageways and treasures.
• 1,000 scenes in 60 locations promise 40 hours of gameplay
• Cinematic sound: music, effects, and top quality voice output completely in Dolby Surround Sound
• Over 70 minutes of orchestral soundtrack by the Prague Symphony Orchestra
• Professional voice recordings with star voices

The website is completely up and running yet, but we do have a few screens for you. Check back with us for more updates, and hopefully we will have a concert release date to announce soon – but for now we just know that it will hit retailers sometime before the end of the year.