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Featured Article:
Dark Fall: Lost Souls Announced!
March 20th, 2009
At last! Official news has been released regarding Lost Souls,
the third installment of the Dark Fall series. More news to follow,
but in the mean time, check:
The
Dark Fall Games Website
There is a place, in every village, in every town and in every
city where the people never go. They are forgotten places, the
dark places, the abandoned places. Rust, mould and rot have taken
up residence, in those secret places which continue to decay,
invisible to the eyes of the living. They are thought to be empty
places, where no one has set foot for many decades. No light nor
life can be expected in such hopeless locations. But some form
of life remains...an echo, a memory, a ghost.
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"If you're into ghosts, you'll love digging into
this haunted adventure mystery...the presentation is one of a
kind...Overall Rating: Great" - Cheat Code Central
PC Game of the Year / Best Story
/ Best Adventure Game: DieHardGameFan.com
Travel with Nigel Danvers to an eerie seaside town on England's
east coast. Learn to use advanced techniques used by real paranormal
investigators, and uncover an ancient mystery and treasure. But,
beware, not all of the towns residents will help in your mission,
whether they are alive or dead.
Inspiration from the haunting works of Charles Dickens, M.R. James,
Arthur Conan Doyle, and E.F. Benson combines with real ghost-hunting
gadgets to bring this frightening story to bone-chilling life.
Success or failure in locating wandering spirits depends on your
skill as an investigator. With nerves of steel, and wits to match,
you will soon discover long lost secrets, previously known only
to the dead!
Visit
the Wesite now and begin your Ghost Hunting adventure!
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The
Lost Crown re-found in New York City!
THE GHOST-HUNTING GAME CASTS A FOREBODING SHADOW ACROSS TIMES
SQUARE, MARCH 14th 2008.
Darkening the day, like only a good ghost story can, The
Lost crown casts an eerie ochre light across Times Square,
as the game is unveiled to the American public. News of
UK, EU and Worldwide publishing will be announced shortly.
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"...The
Lost Crown truly is HUGE. If I had to draw comparisons
to movies, I’d say The Lost Crown is part Village of the
Damned, part The Wicker Man (The original one), and a heavy dose
of Poltergiest. There is so much mystery and suspense in the game
that your thoughts will run from one end of the spectrum to the
next..."
- Score: A+ - justadventure.com
"...a delightful tapestry which entices the game player
on a romp in search of lost treasure. Prospective ghost hunters
will be thrilled with this how-to guide, collecting evidence of
the extraordinary utilizing “tweaked” modern day gadgets
-- all set into a very entertaining story (Boakes’ strength).
Fans of his game Dark Fall will not be disappointed with this
long awaited entry into their hands for many hours of gaming enjoyment..."
- Score: A - Gameboomers.com
"...you can use a digital camera, a night-vision video
camera, a multi-camera surveillance rig, a handheld tape recorder,
and an EMF reader to collect evidence. Yes, it's just like the
show Ghost Hunters on the Sci-Fi Channel, and it's pretty awesome...Dark
shadows, spectral figures, near constant mist, and chilling sounds
are bound to give most folks an uneasy feeling about playing the
game at night in a dimly lit room..."
- Score 4/5: Great! - CheatCC.com
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15/02/07: In-depth Interview with Adventure Classic Gaming
This detailed, well executed and thoughtful interview
was conducted by the well respected adventure website, and features
illustrations from several of the games produced by Jonathan Boakes
and colleagues. Adventure Classic Gaming also includes reviews,
previews and further interviews with adventure devloper 'stars'
such as Roberta Williams, Charles Cecil, Jane Jensen and Ragnar
Tornquist. View the full article here.
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03/11/06: Korea Focuses on Indie Hit 'Dark Fall'
Post Independent Gaming conducts this sparky interview
Jonathan Baokes, and asks questions about game production, self
publishing and the process of game creation. The website includes
both the original English version, and a localised version for
gamers in Korea. View the full article here.
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06/06/06: Jonathan Boakes & Matt Clark in Business.
The Western Morning News features both Darkling Room
and Shadow
Tor Studios in the business section of the popular newspaper.
The article features an interview held in Cornwall's The Olde
Salutation Inne (Looe), as well as images from Barrow Hill. View
the full article here.
24/04/06: Barrow Hill is ready to explore!
Darkling Room were thrilled, and excited, to help Shadow Tor Studios
build their pagan thriller 'Barrow Hill'. Adding vocal talents,
offering guidence with scripting and publishing, Darkling Room
are happy to boast that the game is one of the best point&click
adventure games available. Click the images above to learn about
the games creation, or buy the game directly from the developers
here.
Here's
a few quotes from a recent review:
"...there is a decided mysterious and menacing atmosphere
to the game...."
"A fascinating interactive screenplay, which poses
thematic questions of what and where, while allowing the gamer
to formulate his or her theories as to why."
04/02/06: GAME.exe: Popular Russian print magazine
'Game.exe' published a huge six page interview with Jonathan Boakes
in Spring 2006, the article featured illustrations from the up
and coming adventure game 'The Lost crown: a ghosthunting adventure'.
Some of the images were exclusive to Game.Exe. Click the banner,
above, to view preview pages and read a complete transcription.
(With illustrations).
19/01/06: Just Adventure: The worlds most popular
(and busy!) adventure games forum gathers a huge group of independent
developers together for a chat about game creation, publishing
and up's and downs of the industry. Whether you are a game fan,
or potential developer, this large chatty interview is a must.
A word of advice, put the kettle on, and make some coffee....it's
a long feature!
25/11/05: Adventura Y Cia: The huge
Spanish adventure game magazine has published an in-depth interview
with Jonathan Boakes. Questions cover everything from ghosthunting,
to game production. A great read, with nice illustrations. There
are also exclusive clues about the next adventure game, The Lost
Crown. Both English and Spanish versions are available: English
version / Spanish
version
22/11/05: Amazon.com: XXv Productions
ghostly adventure game, Dark Fall, is still in
the top 70 PC games, according to Amazon.com. The game, the first
commercial game by Jonathan Boakes, sits happily at number 66
(at time of going to press) between Harry Potter, Neverwinter
Nights and The Sims. Big bed fellows indeed! See a screengrab
of the chart here.
30/06/05: Destinies: The official website is
launched! A selection of screenshots were
also published; alongside soundtrack samples, an introduction
to the story. Click the images above, to view artwork by Darkling
Room.
28/03/05: A Warning to the Curious: Website
launched. Explore the haunting story, by M.R.James, through photographs,
video and real ghost stories. The legacy lives on, from Japanese
neo-horror, to the existential wanderings of Sapphire and Steel.
Enter the website to learn more.
Strata 3D Software features Dark Fall II: The 3D content
creation tool, (used to build the Dark Fall worlds), was proud
to feature the game and Jonathan in their flashy newsletter and
website.
2 Weeks after the storm: The online edition of the recent
exhibition is now live! This follows successful print exhibhitions
in The Bunker Gallery (Central London) and The Smithy in Looe,
Carnwall. 23 b/w prints are available to view, from the collection
of 50. Jonathan says about the work "such large scale carnage,
following a natural storm, is always inspiring. There is a desire
to create something worthwhile from the tatters".
Dark
Fall in top three! The folks over at the Gameboomers Adventure
game forums vote Dark Fall third most recommended game to play,
for 2005. Dark Fall 2 was also featured, at number 13. The competition
was impressive, with many classics, and newer games to choose
between.
Visit the Gameboomers
page.
SFX says "Website of the Month!": The hugely
popular SFX Magazine, devoted to Sci-Fi and Fantasy states that
the Blakes 7 website built by XXv Productions and The Anorakzone
is website of the month, July 2005. See
full clipping.
Aventura: The Spanish adventure zine features an article
on the forthcoming horror/adventure games, with mention of the
Dark Fall games, Scratches and Barrow Hill. Good company!
This Haunted Land: Ever fancied being a ghosthunter? There
are many groups, and organisations to join. The "THL Team" are
but one, but we have experienced the unexplainable, and interacted
with the otherside. Jonathan Boakes writes up the casefiles,
and invites all to explore the paranormal, and judge for themsleves.
Not for the nervous.
The stylish PDF adventure-zine "The Inventory" published
an interview with Jonathan Boakes in early Summer 2005, here's
a quote: "Right now Jonathan is working on his third title,
called ?The Lost Crown: A Warning to the Curious?, Our new writer
Jordy Tubman talks with Jonathan in the Lounge this month about
his future title and adventure games in general". Click the
image above to download "The
Inventory" for yourself.
Do not adjust your sets!: Dark Fall: The Journal has now
been published in Russia, by Akella. Click to view the artwork,
it's surprising stuff, with a mix of B-Movie horror, and classic
adventure fiction. Front /
Back.
Do not adjust your sets!: "Lights Out" (aka Dark Fall 2)
has been published in Russia. Click to view the artwork, featuring
a fisherman monk! Front / Back.
Scratches: The producers of up and coming horror/mystery/thriller
"Scratches", mention the Dark Fall games in a recent production
interview. The game looks great, with gothic churches and naked
trees. Click the image, above, to view the interview, or click here
for the official website.
Ghost! Magazine: Large feature on the ghostly Dark Fall games
in this premier paranormal magazine. Choose from a feature:
Dark Fall 2 Poster
Interview page 1
Interview page 2
Both Dark Fall games reviewed!
Ghost! Magazine front cover
New game announced!: News broke on the Just Adventure forum
("the largest and most visited adventure site on the internet"),
regarding the up and coming horror/adventure/thriller known as
'The Lost Crown'. Visit the forum for details. Quote "With
a good, and original, backdrop you have a fabulous base from which
to work, and unnerve people. The world presented is both utterly
normal, and alien in equal measure".
Gameboomers Interview: Becky Waxman explores the ghost
ridden lighthouse, and survives to ask questions. Nice interview
with talk of future plans.
Graphics Interview: Derek Lofgreen chats with the Dark
Fall creator about game production, and building worlds using
the Strata 3D creation package, the software was also made famous
by Cyan World's 'Myst' series, and Omni Creative with 'The Riddle
of the Sphinx'. The interview includes excellent illustrations,
from Dark Fall II: Lights Out.
Gamezone Interview: Louis Bedigian has a fireside chat
with Jonathan about ghosts, games and "Lights Out". Here's a snippet:
“No two playtimes will ever be the same, as hundreds of random
elements have been included to provide a rich and lively ghost
hunting experience.”
E3
Preview Showing! / Gamespot: Gamespot post impressions
after seeing Dark Fall II presented at LA based interactive entertainment
expo, the HUGE E3! An additional screengrab is available here.
Computer Gaming World:
MYST 4 VS DArk Fall 2 Dark Fall: Lights Out vs Myst 4:
Revelation direct comparison. Very flattering, but rather surreal.
Dark Fall : Rencontres
avec l'au-delà: While digging through the archived files
we came across this oddment. A demo for the first Dark Fall game
with full French translation. A curiousity, and could be fun for
collectors. The graphic quality isn't great, and the atmosphere
is nothing like the full game (with ghosts!), but it's a nice
retro addition to our existing Dark Fall material.
Interview
/ Just Adventure+: Great interview with news about Dark
Fall: Lights Out, and Jonathan, with illustrations.
Interview
/ INTERVISTA: Interview for Italy's "Adventure Planet"
/ Intervista a Jonathan Boakes, creatore e sviluppatore di Dark
Fall.
The haunting:
Dark Fall creator has spooky first hand encounter with a possible
haunting in Oxfordshire, England: "I am not too proud to admit
that I got out of that space very quickly, and stood outside wondering
what it was that had just occurred."
Adventure
Gamers Interview : 14th November: Evan Dickens
speaks one-to-one with Jonathan Boakes about Dark Fall II, XXv
Productions and other projects..
Magazine Feature
: 101 PCGames included the first Dark Fall adventure
both in the printed magazine (click to view) and on the cover
disk in Issue 7.
Interview
: Newer, post release, interview. Jonathan Boakes discusses
the inspiration for Dark Fall, as his on-going motivations.
Interview
: An interview with PC Game World, where Jonathan talks
about the production of this title, and hints as to what gamers
can expect of the title.
Strata3D Feature :
In May, 2003, the 3D creation software “Strata” featured Dark
Fall II on it’s main page. Click to see a screen grab of this
event.
Gamers
Saga : In June, 2003, Gamers Saga held a 'short and sweet'
interview with Jonathan.
GamersPulse
: In June, 2003, GamersPulse talked with Jonathan about the release
of the first game, Dark Fall : The Journal.
PC Format
: In September, 2003, the popular PC software and game magazine
featured the Dark Fall demo on the cover DVD and CD's.
About the author
: Jonathan Boakes. CV. Biog. Pics. Previous "game" projects and
influence. Clicking link will launch new window.
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