Yesterday afternoon, while gathering gaming news for fine readers like yourself, I came across a curious painting. Be sure to click on it to get the full effect:
…and my breath was completely taken away. The serene vista, replete with tranquil water and ancient wood… The mysterious handcrafted, broken door leading to nowhere… I was entirely transfixed. I had to know more.
As it turns out, this art is the work of graphic artist Marco Hüllen, whose graduation project soon became The Whispered World, a fantasy graphic adventure game from Daedalic Entertainment due end of 2008:
Hamburg/Germany: March 18, 2008. In the upcoming adventure game The Whispered World from Daedalic Entertainment, hero Sadwick sets out on a perilous journey. An ancient prophecy is supposed to lead him on his way, but first he will have to find it. His adventure begins in the Autumn Forest, where the foliage brims with color thoughout the year. Here he comes across the decaying remains of a building - only a doorway seems to have stood the test of time – but what secrets lie beyond? The second new screenshot shows an old grandfather clock that is part of another riddle for Sadwick to overcome in search of the prophecy.
Protagonist Sadwick is a young clown but and far from being in a laughing mood. He travels a fairy tale world with his family’s circus. One night, a mysterious form speaks to him in a dream and sends him on perilous journey. Many challenges await Sadwick, for the world he knows so well is doomed…
In the vein of classic adventure games, gamers direct Sadwick and his constant companion, a little worm named Spot, through the gorgeous backdrops of the game world. Hand-painted backgrounds filled with animated details and lovingly crafted characters in the style of classic animated films bring the story to life. The Whispered World meshes fairy-tale elements with melancholic undertones to create an epic fantasy story.
The fantasy adventure game will be released for PC in the 4th quarter of 2008.
But the real gems were to be found at AdventureGamers.com, which discovered and translated a German article about the game’s inception. More beautiful screenshots await you there.
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