I mentioned to you recently that it was nearing release and it's good to see it finally happen. Moebius: Empire Rising is the adventure game written by Jane Jensen.
If you pick it up, be sure to come back and let us know what it's like. I don't really follow any Jane Jensen games and this didn't get the best reviews overall.
It has been a long time coming, with the developers asking for Linux testers back in 2014, so it's really pleasing to see another Kickstarter deliver. Better late than never right?
About the game (From Steam)
This thrilling new adventure game from master storyteller Jane Jensen (Gabriel Knight, Gray Matter) and Phoenix Online Studios (Cognition, The Silver Lining) introduces Malachi Rector, an expert in antiquities whose photographic memory and eye for detail transform people and clues into interactive puzzles.
When a secretive government agency enlists him to determine whether a murdered woman in Venice resembles any particular historical figure, Malachi is left with only questions. Why would the U.S. government hire him -- a dealer of high-end antiques -- to look into a foreign murder? Why does David Walker, a former Special Forces operative he meets in his travels, feel like someone Malachi’s known all his life? And how come every time Malachi lets his guard down, someone tries to kill him?
To celebrate it's currently 50% off, awesome deal.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Well, it has a demo, so I will at least take a look at it :)
EDIT: the demo is only windows/mac at the moment…
Last edited by voyageur on 16 May 2016 at 6:33 pm UTC
EDIT: the demo is only windows/mac at the moment…
Last edited by voyageur on 16 May 2016 at 6:33 pm UTC
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Quoting: toorApparently this game is pretty shitty
Metacritic average seems fairly low but Steam reviews are mostly positive. Some of the bad reviews are referencing technical issues one would hope are resolved at this point and most of the reviews aren't from particularly well-known sources.
I watched a little of this being streamed when it was new and it seemed intriguing at least.
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Imo. this was a pretty decent "point & click" adventure. It had an interesting and fairly original story that took place in many locations all over the world (one that I would have loved to see a sequel to). Some good characters and dialogue, nice graphics and some interesting puzzles as well.
On the less positive front, the level of difficulty was rather low/mediochre (a somewhat disturbing trend in many modern adventure games) also the main character was somewhat difficult to like, being a rather odd "savant/genius" of sorts (if you imagine Sheldon Cooper from the tv-series "The Big Bang Theory", only without any attempt to make him appear funny/comical, then you have an idea).
Although other JJ-games such as "Gabriel Knight" or "Gray Matter" are better than this one, I still felt that this was definitly worth my money and (like mentioned above) the ending left lots of room to build a sequel or even an entire series on. So...if it´s not too expensive and you enjoy classical adventures then I´d reccommend it.
On the less positive front, the level of difficulty was rather low/mediochre (a somewhat disturbing trend in many modern adventure games) also the main character was somewhat difficult to like, being a rather odd "savant/genius" of sorts (if you imagine Sheldon Cooper from the tv-series "The Big Bang Theory", only without any attempt to make him appear funny/comical, then you have an idea).
Although other JJ-games such as "Gabriel Knight" or "Gray Matter" are better than this one, I still felt that this was definitly worth my money and (like mentioned above) the ending left lots of room to build a sequel or even an entire series on. So...if it´s not too expensive and you enjoy classical adventures then I´d reccommend it.
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I don't think this is an awful game at all. The biggest problem, as I see it, is that they seem to have been too ambitious with the many unique character animations and haven't had enough time or money to make them look polished, and the end result looks more than a little jarring. Some of the locations are also not nearly as interesting as others, and the analysis puzzles are sometimes more tedious than challenging.
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